Sharks at Blues

SHARKS (8-6-1) at BLUES (8-5-2)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Jonathan Dahlen
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Rudolfs Balcers
Andrew Cogliano -- Nick Bonino -- Matt Nieto
Jonah Gadjovich -- Jasper Weatherby -- Kevin Labanc
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Erik Karlsson -- Jake Middleton
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Santeri Hatakka
James Reimer
Adin Hill
Scratched: Radim Simek, Nick Merkley
Injured: Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body), Lane Pederson (lower body), Jeffrey Viel (finger)
Blues projected lineup
Jordan Kyrou -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Brandon Saad -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Ivan Barbashev
Klim Kostin -- Tyler Bozak -- James Neal
Torey Krug -- Colton Parayko
Scott Perunovich -- Justin Faulk
Marco Scandella -- Robert Bortuzzo
Ville Husso
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Jake Walman, Niko Mikkola
Injured:Brayden Schenn (upper body)
Status report
The Sharks held an optional morning skate Thursday and will dress the same lineup they used in a 4-1 win at the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. ... Husso will make his second start this season and first after being removed from COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. ... The Blues, who held an optional morning skate, have made changes to all four forward lines and defensive pairs.