SHARKS (32-31-6) at BLUES (29-30-11)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, NBCSCA
Sharks projected lineup
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
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Nick Leddy, Philipp Kurashev
Injured: Tyler Toffoli (lower body), Ryan Reaves (upper body), Ty Dellandrea (lower body)
Blues projected lineup
Dylan Holloway — Dalibor Dvorsky — Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours — Pavel Buchnevich — Jordan Kyrou
Otto Stenberg — Pius Suter — Jonatan Berggren
Alexey Toropchenko — Jack Finley — Nathan Walker
Philip Broberg — Logan Mailloux
Theo Lindstein — Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler — Matthew Kessel
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Jonathan Drouin, Oskar Sundqvist, Justin Holl
Injured: Robert Thomas (upper body), Tyler Tucker (lower body)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate. … Askarov will return and start after missing seven games with a lower-body injury. … Toffoli will be a game-time decision; the forward has missed two games. … Thomas, a forward, will not play after leaving in the third period of a 3-0 win against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. … Kessel will play for the first time since March 8 and replace Holl, a defenseman.
