In an exciting matchup, the San Jose Sharks (32-31-7) will face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets (38-23-11) at 5 p.m. ET. This game promises to be competitive as both teams seek to improve their standings.
Projected Starting Lineups
San Jose Sharks
- Igor Chernyshov — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
- William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Collin Graf
- Pavol Regenda — Michael Misa — Kiefer Sherwood
- Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Adam Gaudette
- Dmitry Orlov — John Klingberg
- Shakir Mukhamadullin — Mario Ferraro
- Sam Dickinson — Vincent Desharnais
- Goaltenders: Alex Nedeljkovic, Yaroslav Askarov
Scratched: Nick Leddy, Philipp Kurashev
Injured: Tyler Toffoli (lower body), Ryan Reaves (upper body), Ty Dellandrea (lower body)
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Mason Marchment — Adam Fantilli — Kirill Marchenko
- Danton Heinen — Sean Monahan — Conor Garland
- Cole Sillinger — Charlie Coyle — Mathieu Olivier
- Isac Lundestrom — Boone Jenner — Miles Wood
- Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
- Egor Zamula — Ivan Provorov
- Denton Mateychuk — Erik Gudbranson
- Goaltenders: Jet Greaves, Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Kent Johnston, Dimitri Voronkov, Jake Christiansen
Injured: Damon Severson (upper body)
Status Report
Yaroslav Askarov returned to practice on Friday after suffering an undisclosed injury during the Sharks’ recent game against the St. Louis Blues. He left the match after a collision at the net in the second period.
Damon Severson will be out for an extended period. Columbus coach Rick Bowness reported that Severson’s condition will be monitored week to week following an injury sustained in the game against the Montreal Canadiens.
