Rangers at Blues

RANGERS (36-16-5) at BLUES (32-17-7)

Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad --
Alexis Lafreniere
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Dryden Hunt
Tim Gettinger -- Filip Chytil -- Julien Gauthier
Barclay Goodrow -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Patrik Nemeth -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Libor Hajek, Greg McKegg, Morgan Barron
Injured: Kaapo Kakko (upper body), Kevin Rooney (upper body)
Blues projected lineup
Brayden Schenn -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Jordan Kyrou -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Brandon Saad -- Logan Brown -- Ivan Barbashev
Mackenzie MacEachern -- Tyler Bozak -- Alexey Toropchenko
Marco Scandella -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Niko Mikkola -- Robert Bortuzzo
Ville Husso
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Jake Walman
Injured: Pavel Buchnevich (concussion protocol), Oskar Sundqvist (lower body), Scott Perunovich (wrist)
Status report
The Rangers held an optional morning skate Thursday. ... Buchnevich, a forward, will not play after being hit by Ottawa Senators forward Austin Watson in the third period of a 4-1 loss Tuesday. ... Scandella will return after missing 11 games with a lower-body injury. ... Sundqvist will miss his second straight game, but Blues coach Craig Berube said the center could return at the Nashville Predators on Saturday. ... Brown will play for the first time in eight games.