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BLUES (26-29-5) at SHARKS (18-31-12)

Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Kasperi Kapanen
Alexey Toropchenko -- Logan Brown -- Sammy Blais
Josh Leivo -- Nikita Alexandrov -- Tyler Pitlick
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Marco Scandella -- Justin Faulk
Torey Krug -- Tyler Tucker
Thomas Greiss
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Calle Rosen, Robert Bortuzzo, Nathan Walker
Injured: Jake Neighbours (upper body)
Sharks projected lineup
Fabian Zetterlund -- Tomas Hertl -- Andreas Johnsson
Kevin Labanc -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Nick Bonino -- Nico Sturm -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Noah Gregor -- Steven Lorentz -- Oskar Lindblom
Mario Ferraro -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Radim Simek -- Jacob MacDonald
James Reimer
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Nick Cicek
Injured: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)
Status report
Greiss is expected to start after Binnington started the previous four games. ... Leivo will enter the lineup in place of Walker, a forward. ... The Sharks held an optional morning skate Thursday. ... Reimer will start after Kahkonen made 29 saves in a 3-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.