DEVILS (28-29-2) at BLUES (21-28-9)
5 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, MSG
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Jesper Bratt -- Jack Hughes -- Connor Brown
Arseny Gritsyuk -- Cody Glass -- Lenni Hameenaho
Paul Cotter -- Nick Bjugstad -- Maxim Tsyplakov
Brett Pesce -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Brenden Dillon -- Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Luke Glendening, Evgenii Dadonov, Colton White
Injured: Luke Hughes (shoulder), Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL)
Blues projected lineup
Brayden Schenn -- Dalibor Dvorsky -- Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours -- Pavel Buchnevich -- Jordan Kyrou
Dylan Holloway -- Pius Suter -- Jonatan Berggren
Alexey Toropchenko -- Jack Finley -- Nathan Walker
Philip Broberg -- Colton Parayko
Tyler Tucker -- Justin Faulk
Cam Fowler -- Logan Mailloux
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Robby Fabbri, Matthew Kessel
Injured: Robert Thomas (lower body), Oskar Sundqvist (upper body)
Status report
Luke Hughes, a defenseman, could be activated off long-term injured reserve and return after missing 10 games. ... Thomas is "potentially" available, according to Blues coach Jim Montgomery; the forward has missed 12 games after having a procedure done on his right leg but stepped away from the team Wednesday due to a personal matter. Montgomery said Friday there would be more clarity when he addresses the lineup before the game Saturday. ... Binnington could start, but a final decision has not been made yet; St. Louis plays at the Minnesota Wild on Sunday so the expectation is Binnington will get one game and Hofer the other. ... Sundqvist, a forward, is a possibility to play following a recent procedure. ... The Blues assigned Mathieu Joseph to Springfield of the American Hockey League after the forward cleared waivers Friday.
