Projected Lineup: Dec. 13 at Nashville

NASHVILLE - Vladimir Tarasenko, Jaden Schwartz and Robby Fabbri rank first, second and third on the team in scoring among forwards, and all three of them will be on the same line tonight when the Blues meet the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena (7 p.m., FSMW, KMOX) to wrap up a four-game road trip.
"I'm excited. Both are really good players," Jaden Schwartz said. "I've played with Vladi a lot, so I know what he's all about, and 'Fabs,' I haven't played with him as much, but he's a smart player - he sees the game very, very well, he knows where everyone is. They're both very creative, so I should be able to read off them pretty easy… I'll just try to keep it simple and do what I can to complement them."

"It's a bunch of young guys that are pretty excited to play together," Blues Head Coach Ken Hitchcock said. "They're quite frankly playing some of the best hockey they've ever played. But I looked at it from a balance standpoint; we need more participants in our game. Too much one and done.
"It's not one line, its the line-by-line momentum that has to change," Hitchcock added. "We need more tempo in our game… Give us a few games and let's see how it looks. But I know they're excited."
Tarasenko, Schwartz and Fabbri have combined for 33 goals and 34 assists this season (67 points).
Nail Yakupov will also draw back into the lineup tonight for his first game since Dec. 3. He's expected to take Dmitrij Jaskin's spot alongside Jori Lehtera and Patrik Berglund.
Here is the full projected lineup for tonight's game against the Predators:

Forwards

Robby Fabbri - Jaden Schwartz - Vladimir Tarasenko
Alexander Steen - Paul Stastny - David Perron
Jori Lehtera - Patrik Berglund - Nail Yakupov
Scottie Upshall - Kyle Brodziak - Ryan Reaves

Defense

Jay Bouwmeester - Alex Pietrangelo
Brad Hunt - Kevin Shattenkirk
Joel Edmundson - Colton Parayko

Goalie

Jake Allen