Sharks at Bruins

SHARKS (4-0-0) at BRUINS (2-1-0)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Jonathan Dahlen
William Eklund - Tomas Hertl -- Rudolfs Balcers
Matt Nieto -- Nick Bonino -- Kevin Labanc
Andrew Cogliano -- Jasper Weatherby -- Lane Pederson
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Jake Middleton -- Erik Karlsson
Radim Simek -- Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Adin Hill
James Reimer
Scratched: Jonah Gadjovich, Alexander Barabanov, Santeri Hatakka
Injured: Jeffrey Viel (upper body),Nikolai Knyzhov (lower body)
Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall -- Charlie Coyle -- Tomas Nosek
Jake DeBrusk -- Erik Haula -- Craig Smith
Trent Frederic --
Jack Studnicka
-- Karson Kuhlman
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Mike Reilly -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- John Moore
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Connor Clifton
Injured: Nick Foligno (upper body), Anton Blidh (upper body), Curtis Lazar (upper body)
Status report
The Sharks did not hold media availability Saturday. … The Bruins held an optional skate Saturday. … Studnicka is expected to be recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League and make his season debut. Smith did not skate Saturday and is questionable with a "nagging injury," Cassidy said. … Blidh, a forward, will not play after leaving Boston's 4-1 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. … Foligno, a forward, was due to have an MRI after being injured during Boston's 6-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.