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Vladimir Tarasenko is back from an illness that kept him out of the lineup for two games, meaning the St. Louis Blues can dress the standard 12 forwards and six defensemen for Thursday's matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers (7 p.m., ESPN+, 101 ESPN).

Tarasenko, who has six points (one goal, five assists) in his last four games, was skating on a line with Ivan Barbashev and Robert Thomas in Thursday's morning skate.
That means Thomas - who missed Tuesday's game in Washington with an upper-body injury - will return to the lineup, too.
Defenseman Nick Leddy will play his first home game as a Blue at Enterprise Center. He was skating on a pair with Colton Parayko in Thursday's morning skate.
Torey Krug will not be in the lineup after being injured in Tuesday's win against the Capitals. Krug is considered week-to-week.
Jordan Binnington will start in goal.

PROJECTED LINEUP

Forwards
Saad - O'Reilly - Perron
Kyrou - Schenn - Buchnevich
Barbashev - Thomas - Tarasenko
Walker - Brown - Toropchenko
Defense
Leddy - Parayko
Scandella - Faulk
Mikkola - Bortuzzo
Goalie
Binnington