Sabres at Blues

SABRES (24-19-3) at BLUES (23-21-3)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Casey Mittelstadt -- Tyson Jost -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Craig Anderson, Rasmus Asplund, Kale Clague
Injured: None
Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Ivan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Jake Neighbours -- Noel Acciari -- Logan Brown
Alexey Toropchenko -- Nathan Walker -- Tyler Pitlick
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Niko Mikkola -- Justin Faulk
Torey Krug -- Tyler Tucker
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Josh Leivo, Calle Rosen
Injured: Ryan O'Reilly (foot), Pavel Buchnevich (ankle infection), Robert Bortuzzo (lower body), Marco Scandella (hip), Scott Perunovich (shoulder)
Status report
The Sabres did not hold a morning skate Tuesday following a 3-2 overtime win at the Dallas Stars on Monday. ... Luukkonen could start after Anderson made 29 saves Monday. ... The Blues held an optional morning skate Tuesday. ... Tarasenko was activated off injured reserve and will return after missing 10 games with a hand injury. ... Krug also was activated off IR and will return after missing 13 games with a lower-body injury. ... Buchnevich was placed on IR with an ankle infection that will sideline him through the All-Star break; the forward will miss at least the next four games. ... Brown will play for the first time in 12 games and replace Leivo, a forward. ... Rosen, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch after playing the past 13 games.