Blues at Sharks

BLUES (46-20-11) at SHARKS (30-34-12)

Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Ivan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Dakota Joshua -- Logan Brown -- Nathan Walker
Marco Scandella -- Colton Parayko
Nick Leddy -- Justin Faulk
Torey Krug -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched: Niko Mikkola, Calle Rosen
Injured: Tyler Bozak (lower body), Mackenzie MacEachern (upper body), Alexey Toropchenko (lower body)
Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Jonathan Dahlen
Nick Bonino -- Logan Couture -- Matt Nieto
Rudolfs Balcers -- Thomas Bordeleau -- Noah Gregor
Scott Reedy -- Sasha Chmelevski -- Jeffrey Viel
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Jaycob Megna -- Nicolas Meloche
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Ryan Merkley
James Reimer
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Santeri Hatakka , Jasper Weatherby
Injured: Adin Hill (lower body), Kevin Labanc (shoulder), John Leonard (lower body), Erik Karlsson (lower body), Alexander Barabanov (upper body), Radim Simek (upper body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)
Status report
Binnington is expected to start after Husso made 32 saves in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. ... Bozak, a center, was on the ice before the Blues' morning skate Thursday but will miss his 19th straight game. ... Reimer will start after Kahkonen made 22 saves in a 3-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. ... Viel will return after missing two games with an undisclosed injury and will replace Weatherby, a forward. ... Barabanov, a forward, will miss his fourth straight game. ... Karlsson and Simek, each a defenseman, is day to day.