{"id":241312,"date":"2026-03-28T22:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T22:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/241312\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T22:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T22:04:11","slug":"nhl-game-preview-san-jose-sharks-at-columbus-blue-jackets-with-line-combinations-03-28-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/241312\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 03\/28\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NHL-Game-Preview-San-Jose-Sharks-at-Columbus-Blue-Jackets-with-Line-Combinations-03.28.2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 03\/28\/2026\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo by: Jae C. Hong-AP)<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks (32-31-7, 69 pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (38-23-11, 87 pts)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Nationwide Arena<br \/>Date: Saturday, March 28<br \/>Time: 5:00 pm EST<br \/>How To Watch: ESPN+, NBC Sports Bay Area+, FDSNO<br \/>Radio:\u00a0KPAY Sports 1290 AM\/ 97.1 The Fan, 93.3 The Bus, 1460 AM <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">The Sharks lost their last game 2-1 to the Blues in overtime on Thursday night. In their previous five games, San Jose has a 0-4-1 record, scoring 1.6 goals per game while allowing 4.4.<\/p>\n<p>Columbus Blue Jackets News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jackets lost their last game 2-1 to the Canadiens on Thursday night. In their last five games, Columbus has a 3-2-0 record, scoring three goals per game while conceding two.<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">Chernyshov-Celebrini-Smith<br \/>Eklund-Wennberg-Sherwood<br \/>Graf-Misa-Toffoli<br \/>Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Gaudette<\/p>\n<p>Orlov-Desharnais<br \/>Mukhamadullin-Ferraro<br \/>Dickinson-Leddy<\/p>\n<p>Nedeljkovic<br \/>Askarov<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/san-jose-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=san&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get San Jose Hockey Merchandise Here:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p>Marchment-Fantilli-Marchenko<br \/>Heinen-Monahan-Garland<br \/>Sillinger-Coyle-Olivier<br \/>Wood-Jenner-Lundestrom<\/p>\n<p>Werenski-Fabbro<br \/>Provorov-Mateychuk<br \/>Mayo-Gudbranson<\/p>\n<p>Greaves<br \/>Merzlikins<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/columbus-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=colum&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get Your Columbus Hockey Merchandise Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch:<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Alexander%20Wennberg&amp;post_tag=alexander-wennberg\" id=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Alexander%20Wennberg&amp;post_tag=alexander-wennberg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Wennberg<\/a> had one goal and two assists in the Sharks\u2019 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets in their only other meeting this season, back on January 6th.<\/p>\n<p>Columbus Blue Jackets<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Sean%20Monahan&amp;post_tag=sean-monahan\" id=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Sean%20Monahan&amp;post_tag=sean-monahan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Monahan<\/a> had a goal on four shots in the Blue Jackets\u2019 5-2 loss to the Sharks earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report:<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">F Ty Dellandrea \u2013 IR<br \/>F Ryan Reaves \u2013 Out<br \/>D John Klingberg \u2013 DTD<br \/>G Yaroslav Askarov \u2013 DTD<\/p>\n<p>Columbus Blue Jackets<\/p>\n<p>D <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/brendan-smith\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brendan Smith<\/a> \u2013 IR<br \/>D Damon Severson \u2013 DTD<\/p>\n<p>Next Game<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774735451_929_8db68b5dc1a6417474926df3f6d3c47ad5c5859e11a1a42050a5fdf654aba77b.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JC Giff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Father of 3, Bruins, Red Sox, Cubs, Liverpool, Syracuse football and Basketball Fan. Love Fantasy Football, Baseball and Hockey. If I am not at work, I either at an ice rink, Ball field or spending quality time with my family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Photo by: Jae C. 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