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ST. PAUL - After missing last game with an illness, captain Alex Pietrangelo will return to the lineup tonight for the St. Louis Blues as they face off against the Minnesota Wild (6:30 p.m., NBCSN, 101 ESPN).

With Pietrangelo back in, Robert Bortuzzo will be the odd man out on defense. Forward Tyler Bozak (lower-body injury) will not play tonight, however head coach Craig Berube said he does not expect it to be long-term.
Here's tonight's projected lineup, based on this morning's skate at Xcel Energy Center.
PROJECTED LINEUP
Forwards
Schwartz - O'Reilly - Schenn
Sanford - Thomas - Perron
Steen - Sundqvist - Kyrou
MacEachern - Barbashev - Blais
Defense
Gunnarsson - Pietrangelo
Scandella - Parayko
Dunn - Faulk
Goalie
Binnington