Sharks at Blue Jackets preview

SHARKS (26-16-8) at BLUE JACKETS (27-19-4)
7 p.m. ET; FS-O, NBCSCA, NHL.TV

Columbus is 2-3-1 in its past six games and 5-5-1 in its past 11. In those 11, the Blue Jackets have scored more than two goals in regulation once, a 6-3 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Jan. 23

Players to watch

Goaltender Martin Jones made 43 saves in a 2-1 shootout loss at the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, his second game after missing four with a lower-body injury.
Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson has a goal and an assist in two games since returning from missing 11 with a broken foot. He had no goals and four assists in his 13 games prior to the injury on Dec. 23.

They said it

"If we keep playing the right way like we have, we'll get results. The main thing is to remain positive." -- Sharks forward Joel Ward
"If you're not competing on pucks and winning battles, your transition game is gone."-- Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella on his team's scoring problems

Sharks projected lineup

Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Mikkel Boedker -- Joe Pavelski -- Chris Tierney
Melker Karlsson -- Tomas Hertl -- Joonas Donskoi
Daniel O'Regan
-- Barclay Goodrow -- Joel Ward
Brent Burns -- Joakim Ryan
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Brenden Dillon -- Dylan DeMelo
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
Scratched: Jannik Hansen, Tim Heed, Marcus Sorensen](https://www.nhl.com/player/marcus-sorensen-8475834)
Injured:Joe Thornton (knee)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Alex Wennberg -- Nick Foligno
Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Josh Anderson
Matt Calvert -- Brandon Dubinsky -- Cam Atkinson
Boone Jenner -- Lukas Sedlak -- Jussi Jokinen
Zach Werenski -- Seth Jones
Markus Nutivaara
-- Jack Johnson
Dean Kukan
-- David Savard
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Scott Harrington, Markus Hannikainen
Injured: Ryan Murray (back), Sonny Milano (oblique)

Status report

O'Regan, recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Tuesday, replaces Sorensen. … Korpisalo could play because the Blue Jackets are at the New York Islanders on Saturday.

Stat pack

Burns has nine points (one goal, eight assists) in his past eight games and 17 points (two goals, 15 assists) in his past 14. Couture has four goals in the past four games. … Seth Jones has nine points (one goal, eight assists) in the past eight games. Panarin had a goal, an assist and a shootout goal in the 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. Sedlak is expected to play his 100th NHL game.