NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 1/16/2025

Columbus Blue Jackets celebrating a goal
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San Jose Sharks (14-26-6, 34 pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (21-17-6, 48 pts)

Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Thursday, January 16
Time: 4:00 pm PST/ 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN + / NBCS / FDSO
Radio
San Jose Sharks – Sharks Audio Network
Columbus Blue Jackets – WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
San Jose Sharks
+1.5 ML +145
Columbus Blue Jackets -1.5 ML -170
O/U 6.5

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San Jose Sharks News & Notes: 

After losing three straight games, the Sharks snapped their losing streak with a 6-3 win in Detroit on Tuesday night. San Jose is 6-12-5 on the road this season and has struggled when committing more penalties than their opponents, with a 5-11-1 record in those games. This is the second and final meeting between these clubs this season, with the Sharks taking the first meeting 2-1 in overtime on an outstanding individual effort by Alex Wennberg. 

Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes: 

There is no other team that is hotter in the Eastern Conference than the Columbus Blue Jackets, winners of five in a row and 8-2-0 in their last ten games Columbus has thrust themselves into playoff contention. If the season ended today, the Blue Jackets would be the second wild-card team. Columbus has been excellent on home ice this year with a 15-5-3 record. 

San Jose Sharks Projected Lines: 

Graf-Granlund-Zetterlund
Eklund-Celebrini-Toffoli
Kunin-Wennberg-Smith
Goodrow-Sturm-Dellandrea

Walman-Ceci 
Ferraro-Liljegren 
Vlasic-Rutta

Georgiev
Askarov

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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines: 

Voronkov-Fantilli-Marchenko
van Riemsdyk-Belluz-Johnson
Aston-Reese-Sillinger-Olivier
Pyyhtia-Kuraly-Labanc

Werenski-Fabbro
Mateychuk-Provorov
Christiansen-Severson

Merzlikins
Tarasov

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Players To Watch:

San Jose Sharks

Tyler Toffoli has been a veteran presence relied on to provide leadership and production for a young Sharks team. The 32-year-old Toffoli has done just that, leading San Jose in goals with 16 this season. Toffoli had one goal and two assists in the Sharks victory over the Red Wings that snapped a three-game losing streak. 

Columbus Blue Jackets 

Zach Werenski has thrown his name into the Norris Trophy hunt with 50 points (15g, 35a) in 44 games for the Blue Jackets. The 27-year-old blueliner has been spearheading the Columbus attack all season but especially in January with 10 points in six games, including two goals in their 3-2 shootout victory over the Flyers on Tuesday night.

Injury Report:

San Jose Sharks 

G Vitek Vanecek – IR
C Klim Kosten – IR
RW Nikolai Kovalenko – IR
C Logan Couture – LTIR

Columbus Blue Jackets

C Sean Monahan – IR
RW Justin Danforth – IR
RW Yegor Chinakhov – IR
D Eric Gudbranson – IR
C Boone Jenner – IR

Next game:

San Jose Sharks – January 18 at Florida Panthers
Columbus Blue Jackets – January 18 vs. Detroit Red Wings

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