ST. LOUIS -- The Columbis Blue Jackets and St. Louis Blues, coming off road victories Thursday, had optional skates Friday morning with limited participation.
One change likely for the Blue Jackets will be the addition of forward Blake Comeau. He was acquired from the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, got his visa and working papers in order and will be available Friday.
Here are the projected lineups for when the teams face off Friday night at Scottrade Center:
BLUE JACKETS
Vinny Prospal - Artem Anisimov - Marian Gaborik
RJ Umberger - Ryan Johansen - Nick Foligno
Matt Calvert - Brandon Dubinsky - Cam Atkinson
Blake Comeau - Mark Letestu - Derek MacKenzie
James Wisniewski - Adrian Aucoin
Nikita Nikitin - Cody Goloubef
Scratched: Colton Gillies, Dalton Prout
Injuried: Jared Boll (lower body), Tim Erixon (upper body)
BLUES
Jaden Schwartz - David Backes - Alexander Steen
Andy McDonald - Patrik Berglund - Chris Stewart
David Perron - Vladimir Sobotka - Vladimir Tarasenko
Adam Cracknell - Chris Porter - Ryan Reaves
Jay Bouwmeester - Alex Pietrangelo
Jordan Leopold - Kevin Shattenkirk
Scratched: Kris Russell, Ian Cole.
Injured: Scott Nichol (soreless), Jaroslav Halak (lower body), T.J. Oshie (lower body), Jamie Langenbrunner (hip)