Wild at Blues

WILD (20-13-2) at BLUES (17-16-3)

Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Sam Steel -- Mats Zuccarello
Jordan Greenway -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Ryan Hartman
Matt Boldy -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Sammy Walker
Mason Shaw -- Connor Dewar -- Ryan Reaves
Jake Middleton -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Mathew Dumba
Jon Merrill -- Calen Addison
Marc-Andre Fleury
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Alex Goligoski, Adam Beckman
Injured: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Brandon Duhaime (upper body)
Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Brayden Schenn
Jordan Kyrou -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Brandon Saad -- Noel Acciari -- Ivan Barbashev
Alexey Toropchenko -- Logan Brown -- Josh Leivo
Niko Mikkola -- Colton Parayko
Nick Leddy -- Justin Faulk
Calle Rosen -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Tyler Pitlick, Tyler Tucker, Nathan Walker
Injured:Torey Krug (lower body), Marco Scandella (hip), Scott Perunovich (shoulder)
Status report
Eriksson Ek did not practice Friday and is questionable; coach Dean Evason said he is "banged up." ... Foligno practiced Friday and has a chance to play; the forward has missed three games. ... Duhaime, a forward, also practiced Friday but will miss his 17th straight game. ... Shaw will return after serving a two-game suspension for kneeing San Jose Sharks forward Evgeny Svechnikov during a 5-2 loss Dec. 22. ... Tarasenko will return after missing a 3-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday because of an illness. ... Buchnevich missed practice Friday but is expected to play.