Blue Jackets at Blues

BLUE JACKETS (12-6-0) at BLUES (10-7-3)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Boone Jenner -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Jakub Voracek
Gregory Hofmann -- Jack Roslovic -- Max Domi
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Alexandre Texier
Zach Werenski -- Jake Bean
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Gavin Bayreuther -- Adam Boqvist
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Scott Harrington, Gabriel Carlsson, Justin Danforth
Injured: Patrik Laine (oblique), Emil Bemstrom (oblique), Dean Kukan (wrist)
Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Jordan Kyrou -- Brayden Schenn -- Pavel Buchnevich
Ivan Barbashev -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Tyler Bozak -- Oskar Sundqvist
Niko Mikkola -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Marco Scandella -- Scott Perunovich
Robert Bortuzzo
Ville Husso
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Jake Walman, Dakota Joshua
Injured: James Neal (undisclosed), Klim Kostin (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Saturday. ... Korpisalo will start after Merzlikins made 39 saves in a 4-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. ... Perron is questionable after leaving in the first period of a 3-2 overtime loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday with an upper-body injury. ... Husso could start after Binnington made 24 saves Friday. ... The Blues placed Neal, a forward, on injured reserve Saturday and recalled Joshua, a forward, from Springfield of the American Hockey League.