Coyotes at Blues

COYOTES (17-28-7) at BLUES (23-25-3)

Coyotes projected lineup
Matias Maccelli -- Nick Bjugstad -- Lawson Crouse
Nick Ritchie -- Travis Boyd -- Christian Fischer
Clayton Keller -- Barrett Hayton -- Nick Schmaltz
Liam O'Brien -- Jack McBain -- Zack Kassian
Patrik Nemeth -- J.J. Moser
Troy Stecher -- Josh Brown
Jakob Chychrun -- Juuso Valimaki
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Scratched: None
Injured: Shayne Gostisbehere (upper body)
Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Pavel Buchnevich
Brayden Schenn -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Ivan Barbashev -- Noel Acciari -- Sammy Blais
Alexey Toropchenko -- Nathan Walker -- Tyler Pitlick
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Tyler Tucker -- Calle Rosen
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Robert Bortuzzo, Josh Leivo, Logan Brown
Injured: Scott Perunovich (shoulder), Marco Scandella (hip)
Status report
The Coyotes did not hold a morning skate Saturday following a 4-3 overtime loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. ... Vejmelka is projected to start after Ingram made 40 saves Friday. ... O'Reilly will return after missing 14 games with a broken left foot. ... Buchnevich will return after missing four games with an ankle infection. ... Thomas will play after missing two games with a lower-body injury. ... Blais will make his Blues season debut after being acquired from the New York Rangers on Thursday along with defenseman Hunter Skinner, a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and conditional 2024 fourth-round pick for forward Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola. ... Tucker was recalled from Springfield of the American Hockey League on Thursday.