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Jordan Binnington looks likely to be back between the pipes on Tuesday when the St. Louis Blues wrap up a four-game road trip in Philadelphia (6 p.m. CT, BSMW, 101 ESPN).
It was this building - Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia - where Binnington made his first career start, turning aside all 25 shots he faced to become just the second goalie in team history to record a shutout in his first start.
At the time, the Blues had the second-worst record in the NHL at 16-19-4.

The game would represent a huge turning point in the season, though.
Binnington would go 24-5-1 that season with a 1.89 goals-against average, a .927 save-percentage and five shutouts. He also became the first rookie goaltender in NHL history to record all 16 of the team's playoff wins en route to a Stanley Cup championship.
Binnington will be looking to bounce back to form on Tuesday, making his first start since Feb. 10 vs. New Jersey.
"We're not worried about Binner," said teammate Brayden Schenn. "He's very capable of getting out of a funk. We expect big things from him tonight, and we're looking forward to him being in the net. He's a guy that's worked hard when he's been out, and I'm sure he's ready for his chance."

Berube, Schenn on Binnington starting @ PHI

The Blues will also get Vladimir Tarasenko back on Tuesday after he missed one game with an undisclosed injury. Tarasenko was skating in his usual spot alongside Pavel Buchnevich and Robert Thomas, which means Jordan Kyrou is expected to return to the right wing with Ivan Barbashev and Brayden Schenn.
Tyler Bozak, who returned Saturday in Toronto and contributed an assist, is expected to remain on the fourth line with Klim Kostin and Oskar Sundqvist.
Below is a projected lineup based on Tuesday's morning skate in Philadelphia.

PROJECTED LINEUP

Forwards
Saad - O'Reilly - Perron
Buchnevich - Thomas - Tarasenko
Barbashev - Schenn - Kyrou
Kostin - Bozak - Sundqvist
Defense
Mikkola - Parayko
Krug - Faulk
Walman - Bortuzzo
Goalie
Binnington