Blues at Kings

BLUES (6-1-0) at KINGS (3-5-1)

Blues projected lineup
Jordan Kyrou -- Brayden Schenn -- David Perron
Ivan Barbashev -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Brandon Saad -- Tyler Bozak -- Pavel Buchnevich
James Neal -- Dakota Joshua -- Klim Kostin
Marco Scandella -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Jake Walman -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Niko Mikkola, Jake Neighbours
Injured:Oskar Sundqvist (knee)
COVID-19 protocol:Kyle Clifford, Ville Husso, Ryan O'Reilly
Kings projected lineup
Lias Andersson -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown

Alex Iafallo -- Phillip Danault -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Rasmus Kupari -- Carl Grundstrom
Brendan Lemieux -- Blake Lizotte -- Arthur Kaliyev
Tobias Bjornfot -- Mikey Anderson
Olli Maatta -- Matt Roy
Alexander Edler -- Kale Clague
Jonathan Quick
Calvin Petersen
Scratched:Austin Strand
Injured:Drew Doughty (knee contusion), Quinton Byfield (fractured ankle), Andreas Athanasiou (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol:Viktor Arvidsson, Gabriel Vilardi
Status report
Saad will return after missing four games while in NHL COVID-19 protocol. ... O'Reilly, a forward, will travel with the Blues and could return against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. ... Sundqvist, a forward, has been cleared for contact. ... Clifford, a forward, was placed in COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. ... Athanasiou, a forward, took contact in practice Tuesday for the first time since he was injured in training camp.