Avalanche at Blues

AVALANCHE (2-4-0) at BLUES (5-0-0)

Avalanche projected lineup
Andre Burakovsky -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nazem Kadri -- Logan O'Connor
Sampo Ranta -- Tyson Jost -- J.T. Compher
Darren Helm -- Jayson Megna -- Martin Kaut
Bowen Byram -- Cale Makar
Jack Johnson -- Erik Johnson
Kurtis MacDermid -- Ryan Murray
Darcy Kuemper
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Jacob MacDonald
Injured: Pavel Francouz (ankle), Samuel Girard (upper body), Valeri Nichushkin (upper body), Devon Toews (shoulder)
Blues projected lineup
Klim Kostin -- Brayden Schenn -- David Perron
Jordan Kyrou -- Tyler Bozak -- Pavel Buchnevich
Ivan Barbashev -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Jake Neighbours -- Dakota Joshua -- James Neal
Marco Scandella -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Jake Walman -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched: Niko Mikkola, Kyle Clifford
Injured: Oskar Sundqvist (knee)
COVID-19 protocol: Ryan O'Reilly, Brandon Saad
Status report
Rantanen left the morning skate early and Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said he is not sure of the forward's status for the game. ... Girard, a defenseman, will miss his second straight game. ... Toews has been cleared for contact and the defenseman is considered day to day. ... O'Reilly will miss his first game since the center joined the Blues on July 1, 2018. ... Saad, a forward, will miss his third consecutive game. ... Joshua will make his season debut after being recalled from Springfield of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.