Game Thread: Columbus Blue Jackets (16-26-10) at San Jose Sharks (15-33-5) – 17 Feb 2024 – 10:30PM EST

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# Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (16-26-10) at San Jose [](/r/sanjosesharks) Sharks (15-33-5)

#SAP Center at San Jose

##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|7:30PM|8:30PM|9:30PM|10:30PM|11:30PM|3:30AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|NBCSCA, BSOH|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020861) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020861/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020861/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020861/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
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|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Fabian Zetterlund|Mikael Granlund|Anthony Duclair|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Boone Jenner|Jack Roslovic|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Alexander Barabanov|William Eklund|Luke Kunin|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Yegor Chinakhov|Dmitri Voronkov|Kirill Marchenko|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Mike Hoffman|Nico Sturm|Jacob MacDonald|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kent Johnson|Cole Sillinger|Emil Bemstrom|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Justin Bailey|Ryan Carpenter|Filip Zadina|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier|Sean Kuraly|Justin Danforth|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
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|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Mario Ferraro|Jan Rutta|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|Adam Boqvist|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Marc-Edouard Vlasic|Ty Emberson|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Ivan Provorov|Damon Severson|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Kyle Burroughs|Calen Addison|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Bean|Erik Gudbranson|

||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Kaapo Kahkonen|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Mackenzie Blackwood|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Daniil Tarasov|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/san-jose-sharks/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Logan Couture|11 Feb 2024|Groin|DTD|Couture is considered week-to-week with the same groin issue that caused him to miss the first 45 games of the campaign, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.|19 Feb 2024|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Henry Thrun|14 Feb 2024|Shoulder|IR|Thrun (shoulder) will remain on injured reserve ahead of Thursday’s clash with Calgary, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports.|unknown|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Givani Smith|14 Feb 2024|Lower Body|IR|Smith (lower body) won’t play Thursday against the Calgary Flames, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports.|unknown|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Matt Benning||Hip|IR|Surgery|15 Sep 2024|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Tomas Hertl|12 Feb 2024|Knee|IR|Surgery|12 Mar 2024|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|16 Feb 2024|Undisclosed|DTD|Gudbranson suffered an undisclosed injury during Friday’s practice but might still be able to play Saturday against the San Jose Sharks, Blue Jackets radio host Dylan Tyrer reports.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Justin Danforth|16 Feb 2024|Illness|DTD|Danforth missed Friday’s practice due to an illness, but coach Pascal Vincent is hopeful the forward will still be available Saturday versus San Jose, per Blue Jackets radio host Dylan Tyrer.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Adam Fantilli||Laceration|OUT|Laceration|27 Mar 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jordan Dumais||Abdomen|OUT||22 Feb 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Patrik Laine||Personal|IR-NR|Fracture|29 Feb 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/san-jose-sharks/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/columbus-blue-jackets/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|53|15|33|5|35|0.330|2.11|3.75|17.19|74.12|25.42|35.47|50.07|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|52|16|26|10|42|0.404|2.90|3.71|14.67|76.16|29.81|33.35|47.19|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
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|G|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Tomas Hertl|15|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|16|
|A|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Mikael Granlund|24|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|29|
|P|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Tomas Hertl|34|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|35|
|+/-|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Ryan Carpenter, Ty Emberson, Shakir Mukhamadullin|0|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Dmitri Voronkov|5|
|PIM|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Luke Kunin|53|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|55|
|TOI|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Mario Ferraro|22:48|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24:23|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=28 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=29 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##In-Game Updates

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