Coyotes at Blues

COYOTES (3-4-1) at BLUES (6-2-1)

Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Conor Garland
Barrett Hayton -- Derick Brassard -- Phil Kessel
Drake Caggiula -- Christian Dvorak -- Tyler Pitlick
Dryden Hunt
-- Johan Larsson -- John Hayden
Jakob Chychrun -- Alex Goligoski
Jason Demers -- Niklas Hjalmarsson
Jordan Oesterle -- Jordan Gross
Darcy Kuemper
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Ilya Lyubushkin, Adin Hill
Injured: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (lower body), Christian Fischer (upper body), Lawson Crouse (upper body)
Blues projected lineup
Zach Sanford -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Jaden Schwartz -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Sammy Blais -- Robert Thomas -- Mike Hoffman
Kyle Clifford -- Ivan Barbashev -- Oskar Sundqvist
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Marco Scandella -- Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn -- Niko Mikkola
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched: Carl Gunnarsson, Jacob de la Rose
Injured: Vladimir Tarasenko (shoulder), Tyler Bozak (upper body), Robert Bortuzzo (upper body)
Status report
Fischer, a forward, was placed on injured reserve. Crouse, a forward, is day to day. Coyotes coach Rich Tocchet said Lyubushkin, a defenseman, is not ready to play after being in COVID-19 protocol. ... Hunt will make his Coyotes debut after being recalled from the taxi squad. ... Blues coach Craig Berube said Tarasenko has started skating on his own but the forward is not ready to join teammates on the ice yet. ... Bozak will miss a third straight game and the forward is day to day. Bortuzzo skated for a fourth consecutive day but the defenseman will miss his eighth straight game.