Coyotes at Blues

COYOTES (22-42-5) at BLUES (38-20-10)

Coyotes projected lineup
Nick Ritchie -- Nick Schmaltz -- Travis Boyd
Jan Jenik -- Alex Galchenyuk -- Phil Kessel
Andrew Ladd -- Barrett Hayton -- Loui Eriksson
Hudson Fasching -- Jay Beagle -- Michael Carcone
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Dysin Mayo
Cam Dineen -- Anton Stralman
Kyle Capobianco -- Vladislav Kolyachonok
Ivan Prosvetov
Karel Vejmelka
Scratched:Jack McBain, Matias Maccelli, Harri Sateri
Injured: Clayton Keller (broken femur), Christian Fischer (lower body), J.J. Moser (upper body), Liam O'Brien (upper body), Antoine Roussel (lower body), Jakob Chychrun (lower body)
Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Ivan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Mackenzie MacEachern -- Nathan Walker -- Alexey Toropchenko
Marco Scandella -- Colton Parayko
Nick Leddy -- Justin Faulk
Calle Rosen -- Robert Bortuzzo
Ville Husso
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Niko Mikkola, Logan Brown
Injured:Torey Krug (hand), Tyler Bozak (lower body)
Status report
The Coyotes did not hold a morning skate. ... Richie is expected to return after serving a one-game suspension. ... Prosvetov will make his fourth NHL start after Vejmelka made 29 saves in a 3-2 overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. ... Kyrou returns after missing three games with an illness. ... Brown, a forward, was on the ice after missing one game with an illness but will be a healthy scratch.