Tarasenko, who missed Thursday's 5-2 win against the Washington Capitals while sick, will be back in the lineup after skating Friday. Joining Tarasenko and Tyler Bozak's line will be Zach Sanford, who will play his first game since Dec. 9.
"He played really well in the minors," Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said of Sanford. "He's back up here and we want to get him going."
Here's who's out: Pat Maroon, Joel Edmundson and Jordan Schmaltz.
"I just wanted him to take a game here and watch," Berube said of Edmundson. "We've got a lot of defensemen, they're all healthy now, so we have to make decisions... His puck decisions at times, just being more aggressive in his play would be the two main things (I'm looking for)."
About Maroon, Berube said, "(He) hasn't produced like he's wanted to and like we've wanted him to. I think his effort has been there and he's been playing pretty good hockey for the last 10 games, but production is just not there. We're going to get Sanford in there tonight and Patty is working hard. He'll be ready when we need him."
