Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Kevin Labanc
Matt Nieto -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Oskar Lindblom -- Nico Sturm -- Luke Kunin
Noah Gregor -- Nick Bonino -- Jonah Gadjovich
Jaycob Megna -- Erik Karlsson
Matt Benning -- Mario Ferraro
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Radim Simek
Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer
Scratched:Scott Harrington, Evgeny Svechnikov, Steven Lorentz
Injured:Markus Nutivaara (lower body)
Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Josh Leivo
Ivan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Nikita Alexandrov -- Noel Acciari -- Tyler Pitlick
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Calle Rosen -- Niko Mikkola
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched:Nathan Walker, Alexey Toropchenko, Tyler Tucker
Injured: Marco Scandella (hip), Scott Perunovich (shoulder), Logan Brown (upper body), Robert Bortuzzo (upper body)
Status report
Gregor, a healthy scratch four of the past five games, will draw into the lineup, replacing Lorentz, a forward. Kahkonen is expected to start, and Reimer is projected to start Friday at the Dallas Stars. ... Alexandrov will make his NHL debut after being recalled from Springfield of the American Hockey League Wednesday. ... Leivo will play after being recalled by Springfield on Wednesday. ... The Blues assigned 2020 first-round pick Jake Neighbours, a forward, to Springfield on Wednesday. ... Brown, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday after leaving a 5-1 loss against the Philadelphia Flyers in the second period on Tuesday, and Bortuzzo, a defenseman, was placed on IR on Thursday after being injured against the Flyers. ... Tucker, a defenseman, was recalled from Springfield to replace Bortuzzo but will not play. ... Pitlick will replace Toropchenko, a forward.
