#### **SHARKS (6-7-1) at BLUES (9-5-2)****Sharks projected lineup**Evander Kane -- Logan Couture -- Kevin LabancRudolfs Balcers -- Tomas Hertl -- Timo MeierMatt Nieto -- Patrick Marleau -- Ryan DonatoNoah Gregor -- Dylan Gambrell -- John LeonardMario Ferraro -- Brent BurnsMarc-Edouard Vlasic -- Nicolas MelocheFredrik Claesson -- Nikolai KnyzhovMartin JonesDevan Dubnyk***Scratched:** Marcus Sorensen, Jake Middleton, Stefan Noesen****Injured:** Erik Karlsson (lower body), Radim Simek (upper body)***Blues projected lineup**Ivan Barbashev -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David PerronMike Hoffman -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan KyrouZach Sanford -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Austin PoganskiKyle Clifford -- Jacob de la Rose -- Mackenzie MacEachernTorey Krug -- Justin FaulkMarco Scandella -- Carl GunnarssonVince Dunn -- Robert BortuzzoJordan BinningtonVille Husso***Scratched:** None****Injured:**[Vladimir Tarasenko](https://www.nhl.com/player/vladimir-tarasenko-8475765)* *(shoulder), Colton Parayko (undisclosed), Tyler Bozak (upper body), Robert Thomas (thumb), Sammy Blais (upper body)***Status report**Karlsson, a defenseman, did not accompany the Sharks on their road trip and is day to day after being injured during practice Wednesday. ... Simek, a defenseman, is on the trip but is not expected to play in the two games against the Blues. ... Parayko, a defenseman, will miss his first game this season. ... Scandella returns after missing six games with an upper-body injury. ... Blais, a forward, will be a game-time decision.
