Blue Jackets at Sharks

BLUE JACKETS (20-38-7) at SHARKS (19-36-12)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Emil Bemstrom
Kirill Marchenko -- Jack Roslovic -- Patrik Laine
Eric Robinson -- Cole Sillinger -- Kent Johnson
Liam Foudy -- Lane Pederson -- Mathieu Olivier
Nick Blankenburg -- Erik Gudbranson
Tim Berni -- Andrew Peeke
Gavin Bayreuther -- Adam Boqvist
Daniil Tarasov
Michael Hutchinson
Scratched: Elvis Merzlikins
Injured: Justin Danforth (torn labrum), Sean Kuraly (left oblique strain)
Sharks projected lineup
William Eklund -- Tomas Hertl -- Fabian Zetterlund
Andreas Johnsson -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Noah Gregor -- Nico Sturm -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Oskar Lindblom -- Steven Lorentz -- Kevin Labanc
Nikolai Knyzhov -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Mario Ferraro -- Derrick Pouliot
Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: None
Injured: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Radim Simek (upper body), Jacob MacDonald (undisclosed)
Status report
Tarasov will make his first start since Jan. 17; Merzlikins will miss his second game after returning to Latvia to be with his seriously ill grandmother. ... The Sharks held an optional morning skate Tuesday. ... Kahkonen will start after Reimer made 24 saves in a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.