Sharks at Blue Jackets

SHARKS (13-10-1) at BLUE JACKETS (12-10-0)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Jonathan Dahlen
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Noah Gregor
Matt Nieto -- Nick Bonino -- Andrew Cogliano
Jasper Weatherby -- Lane Pederson -- Kevin Labanc
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Jake Middleton -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Radim Simek
Adin Hill
James Reimer
Scratched:Nicolas Meloche
Injured: Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body), Jonah Gadjovich (lower body), Rudolfs Balcers (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Boone Jenner -- Jakub Voracek
Gustav Nyquist -- Cole Sillinger -- Max Domi
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Alexandre Texier
Yegor Chinakhov -- Justin Danforth -- Gregory Hofmann
Zach Werenski -- Jake Bean
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Gavin Bayreuther -- Adam Boqvist
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched:Gabriel Carlsson, Scott Harrington, Jack Roslovic
Injured: Dean Kukan (wrist fracture), Patrik Laine (oblique strain), Joonas Korpisalo (illness)
Status report
Cogliano, who missed the previous two games because of a personal matter, returns and replaces Balcers. The forward was injured against the New York Rangers on Friday and coach Bob Boughner said he is day to day. ... Simek goes in for Meloche on the defense. ... The Blue Jackets did not have a morning skate. ... Merzlikins starts after Tarasov played the past two games, his first two in the NHL. ... Roslovic, a center, was a healthy scratch against the Capitals and replaced by Hofmann.