Senators at Blues

SENATORS (19-31-5) at BLUES (32-16-7)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Zach Sanford
Alex Formenton --
Tim Stutzle
-- Connor Brown
Nick Paul -- Colin White -- Tyler Ennis
Parker Kelly -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot -- Nikita Zaitsev
Nick Holden -- Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom -- Josh Brown
Anton Forsberg
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Victor Mete, Dillon Heatherington , Adam Gaudette
Injured: Matt Murray (undisclosed), Shane Pinto (upper body), Drake Batherson (ankle), Chris Tierney (lower body)
Blues projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Jordan Kyrou -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Brandon Saad -- Brayden Schenn -- Pavel Buchnevich
Mackenzie MacEachern -- Tyler Bozak -- Alexey Toropchenko
Niko Mikkola -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Jake Walman -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched: Logan Brown
Injured: Oskar Sundqvist (undisclosed), Marco Scandella (lower body), Scott Perunovich (upper body)
Status report
Connor Brown, who did not participate in the morning skate, will be a game-time decision because of an undisclosed injury, according to Senators coach D.J. Smith. ... Sundqvist will not play; Blues coach Craig Berube said the center is being managed after two hip surgeries and left knee surgery during the offseason. ... MacEachern will make his season debut. He and Toropchenko each was recalled from Springfield of the American Hockey League on Monday.