Blues at Sharks

BLUES (10-8-2) at SHARKS (7-8-2)

Blues projected lineup
Zach Sanford -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Jordan Kyrou
David Perron -- Brayden Schenn -- Nathan Walker
Sammy Blais -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Mike Hoffman
Kyle Clifford -- Jacob de la Rose -- Mackenzie MacEachern
Marco Scandella -- Justin Faulk
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Torey Krug -- Niko Mikkola
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched: None
Injured: Vladimir Tarasenko (shoulder), Jaden Schwartz (lower body), Colton Parayko (undisclosed), Tyler Bozak (upper body), Robert Thomas (thumb), Ivan Barbashev (ankle), Carl Gunnarsson (knee)
Sharks projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Rudolfs Balcers -- Dylan Gambrell -- Timo Meier
Ryan Donato -- Patrick Marleau -- John Leonard
Matt Nieto -- Alexander Chmelevski -- Noah Gregor
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Erik Karlsson -- Radim Simek
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Nikolai Knyzhov
Devan Dubnyk
Martin Jones
Scratched: Marcus Sorensen
Injured: None
COVID-19 protocol: Tomas Hertl
Status report
Walker will make his season debut. ... Tarasenko, a forward, continues to practice and could return during the Blues' six-game road trip but will not play Saturday. ... Schwartz and Bozak, each a forward, and Parayko, a defenseman, did not make the trip. ... Sharks coach Bob Boughner called Karlsson a game-time decision but said all signs point to his return after missing four games with a lower-body injury. ... Simek returns after missing four games with an upper-body injury. ... Gambrell returns after missing one game in concussion protocol.