Sharks at Blues

SHARKS (19-34-12) at BLUES (27-31-5)

Sharks projected lineup
William Eklund -- Tomas Hertl -- Fabian Zetterlund
Andreas Johnsson -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Noah Gregor -- Nico Sturm -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Oskar Lindblom -- Steven Lorentz -- Kevin Labanc
Nikolai Knyzhov -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Mario Ferraro -- Derrick Pouliot
Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: None
Injured: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Radim Simek (upper body), Jacob MacDonald (undisclosed)
Blues projected lines
Alexey Toropchenko -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Jakub Vrana -- Pavel Buchnevich -- Kasperi Kapanen
Brandon Saad -- Brayden Schenn -- Sammy Blais
Nathan Walker -- Nikita Alexandrov -- Josh Leivo
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Marco Scandella -- Justin Faulk
Torey Krug -- Calle Rosen
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Logan Brown, Tyler Pitlick, Robert Bortuzzo, Tyler Tucker
Injured: Jake Neighbours (upper body)
Status report
The Sharks held an optional morning skate Thursday. ... Kahkonen will make his fifth start in seven games. ... San Jose will dress the same lineup it used in a 6-0 loss at the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. ... Toropchenko moves up to the top line from the fourth line. ... Buchnevich will move to center on the second line. ... Rosen will replace Tucker, a defenseman, after being a healthy scratch the past six games. ... Leivo and Walker will replace forwards Brown and Pitlick. ... Binnington will start for the 13th time in 15 games.