SAN JOSE -- The Sharks have the opportunity on Saturday afternoon to complete a perfect homestand and take over first place. First, they’ll have to get past the St. Louis Blues.
Team Teal enters the matinee matchup still trying to get their team healthy. Despite defeating the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, members of the team are still fighting off the flu, mainly captain Joe Pavelski and Norris Trophy hopeful Brent Burns.
Winger Evander Kane practiced during the week although an undisclosed injury continues to keep him out of the gameday lineup. Erik Karlsson remains out of the lineup and could potentially be out for the duration of the regular season.
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SIGN UP HERE The Blues visit San Jose having won their last two contests. They currently sit in third place in the Central Division standings, five points behind the Nashville Predators.
This is the third time the Sharks and Blues will play each other this season, having already split the season series at a game apiece. In 100 total contests between the franchises, San Jose holds a 41-50-2-7 record.
Sharks projected lines and pairs:
Timo Meier – Logan Couture – Joe Pavelski
Joonas Donskoi – Tomas Hertl – Kevin Labanc
Marcus Sorensen – Joe Thornton – Gustav Nyquist
Micheal Haley – Barclay Goodrow – Melker Karlsson
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Radim Simek – Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Tim Heed
Brenden Dillon – Justin Braun
Martin Jones – projected starter
Aaron Dell
Blues projected lines and pairs:
Brayden Schenn – Ryan O’Reilly – Jaden Schwartz
Patrick Maroon – Tyler Bozak – Robert Thomas
Zach Sanford – Oskar Sundqvist – Alex Steen
Mackenzie Maceachern – Ivan Barbashev – Sammy Blais
Joel Edmundson – Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester – Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn – Robert Bortuzzo
Jake Allen – projected starter
Jordan Binnington