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UPDATE (8:45 p.m. CT) - Based on pregame warm-ups, Josh Leivo will be in the lineup in place of Pavel Buchnevich. Adjusted line combinations from pre-game warm-ups are below.
Pavel Buchnevich did not practice with his team on Tuesday morning at Enterprise Center, taking what Blues Head Coach Craig Berube called a "maintenance day."
Buchnevich was on the ice with his teammates at Wednesday's morning skate in Seattle, although he left practice early and will be a game-time decision for Wednesday's 9 p.m. CT matchup with the Seattle Kraken (TNT, 101 ESPN).

"It's tough to say right now (if he can play)," Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said after the morning skate. "We'll see at game time."
If Buchnevich can't play, forward Josh Leivo might be an option to replace him. Leivo would be making his regular-season debut with the Blues after impressing enough in the preseason to make the Opening Night roster. The 29-year-old forward was practicing on a line with Robert Thomas and Vladimir Tarasenko on Tuesday in Buchnevich's absence.
"Could be Leivo, we'll see," Berube said. "I could go seven D, too. Right now, we'll just get to game time and see how (Buchnevich) is doing physically."
The Buchnevich-Thomas-Tarasenko line paced the team offensively on Opening Night vs. Columbus. The trio combined for three goals and two assists in a 5-2 win.
"I think it's a game-time decision, but I'm used to it," Leivo said of possibly making his Blues debut. "Just be ready. If I do get to go in on that line, it's just don't mess up and work hard."
Below is a projected lineup for Wednesday's game based pregame warm-ups:

PROJECTED LINEUP

Forwards
Saad - O'Reilly - Kyrou
Schenn - Thomas - Tarasenko
Neighbors - Barbashev - Leivo
Toropchenko - Acciari - Walker
Defense
Leddy - Parayko
Krug - Faulk
Mikkola - Bortuzzo
Goalie
Binnington