SHARKS (16-42-7) at BLUE JACKETS (22-33-11)
7 p.m. ET; BSOH, NBCSCA
Sharks projected lineup
Alexander Barabanov -- Mikael Granlund -- Fabian Zetterlund
Filip Zadina -- William Eklund -- Luke Kunin
Thomas Bordeleau -- Nico Sturm -- Klim Kostin
Kevin Labanc -- Ryan Carpenter -- Justin Bailey
Mario Ferraro -- Kyle Burroughs
Henry Thrun -- Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Jacob MacDonald -- Calen Addison
Magnus Chrona
Devin Cooley
Scratched: Givani Smith
Injured: Logan Couture (lower body), Matt Benning (hip), Ty Emberson (laceration), Mike Hoffman (upper body), Jan Rutta (lower body), Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Alex Nylander
Alexandre Texier -- Dmitri Voronkov -- Kirill Marchenko
Mikael Pyyhtia -- Cole Sillinger -- Trey Fix-Wolansky
Mathieu Olivier -- Brendan Gaunce -- Carson Meyer
Ivan Provorov -- Zach Werenski
Jake Christiansen -- Damon Severson
Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Daniil Tarasov
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: None
Injured: Adam Fantilli (calf), Patrik Laine (upper body), Justin Danforth (concussion), Sean Kuraly (lower body), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body), Adam Boqvist (upper body)
Status report
MacDonald returns after missing a 6-3 loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday because of illness, which forced the Sharks to play with 13 forwards and five defensemen; Smith, a forward, is expected to be scratched. … Chrona will start for the fifth straight game and Cooley is expected to make his NHL debut at the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. …. Christiansen replaces Boqvist, a defenseman injured in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday; Christiansen was recalled on an emegency basis from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Friday, the fifth player added to the Blue Jackets roster from the AHL since March 8 because of injuries and trades. … Tarasov will start with Merzlikins likely to start against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.
