Blue Jackets at Blues

BLUE JACKETS (0-2-0) at BLUES (0-0-0)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Justin Danforth
Yegor Chinakhov -- Jack Roslovic -- Jakub Voracek
Gustav Nyquist -- Cole Sillinger -- Kent Johnson
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski -- Adam Boqvist
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Liam Foudy, Nick Blankenburg
Injured: Patrik Laine (elbow), Joonas Korpisalo (hip)
Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Jordan Kyrou
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Jake Neighbours -- Brayden Schenn -- Ivan Barbashev
Alexey Toropchenko -- Noel Acciari -- Nathan Walker
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Niko Mikkola -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Calle Rosen, Josh Leivo
Injured: Marco Scandella (hip), Scott Perunovich (shoulder), Logan Brown (upper body)
Status report
Merzlikins could make his season debut after Tarasov made 34 saves in a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. ... The Blue Jackets did not hold a morning skate. ... Toropchenko will play after offseason shoulder surgery that was initially supposed to keep him out until mid-December. ... Brown, a forward, will not play; he has practiced on a limited basis since sustaining an injury in a 5-2 preseason loss to the Dallas Stars on Oct. 1.