Projected Lineup: March 17 vs. Pittsburgh

UPDATE: Logan Brown will enter the lineup with Robert Thomas out. The projected lineup below has been updated based on pregame warm-ups.
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Pavel Buchnevich will return to the lineup Thursday when the Blues host the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7 p.m. at Enterprise Center (BSMW, 101 ESPN).
Buchnevich, who took a high hit from Ottawa Senators forward Austin Watson late in the March 8 game, has practiced with the team in each of the last two days and is good to go after missing three games with an upper-body injury.

Robert Thomas, who was a last-minute scratch before Sunday's game against the Winning Jets because of an illness, will not be ready to return. Thomas skated on a line with Jordan Kyrou and Vladimir Tarasenko in Thursday's practice, but Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said after the skate that Thomas wasn't ready to play just yet. A decision about who will take Thomas' spot in the lineup will be made later.
The Blues will also not have Tyler Bozak in the lineup for the near future after he sustained a lower-body injury during a team practice Tuesday. Bozak is expected to miss at least four weeks.

PROJECTED LINEUP

Forward
Saad - O'Reilly - Perron
Kyrou - Schenn - Tarasenko
Brown - Barbashev - Buchnevich
MacEachern - Sundqvist - Toropchenko
Defense
Scandella - Parayko
Krug - Faulk
Mikkola - Bortuzzo
Goalie
Husso