Blues at Sharks

BLUES (6-1-1) at SHARKS (6-3-0)

Blues projected lineup
Jordan Kyrou -- Brayden Schenn -- David Perron
Ivan Barbashev -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Brandon Saad -- Tyler Bozak -- Pavel Buchnevich
James Neal -- Dakota Joshua -- Klim Kostin
Marco Scandella -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Jake Walman -- Robert Bortuzzo
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Niko Mikkola, Jake Neighbours
Injured: Oskar Sundqvist (knee)
COVID-19 protocol: Kyle Clifford, Ville Husso, Ryan O'Reilly
Sharks projected lineup
Jonathan Dahlen -- Logan Couture -- William Eklund
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Rudolfs Balcers
Andrew Cogliano -- Nick Bonino -- Nick Merkley
Jonah Gadjovich -- Jasper Weatherby -- Lane Pederson
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Artemi Kniazev -- Nicolas Meloche
Jaycob Megna -- Ryan Merkley
Adin Hill
James Reimer
Scratched: John Leonard
Injured: Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body), Jeffrey Viel (finger), Santeri Hatakka (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Timo Meier, Kevin Labanc, Erik Karlsson , Jacob Middleton , Matt Nieto , Radim Simek, Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Status report
The Blues did not hold a morning skate Thursday... Hofer is expected to start and make his NHL debut. ... Kniazev will make his NHL debut. ... Hatakka, a defenseman, was injured in a 5-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday and is day to day.