Blues at Ducks

BLUES (7-1-1) at DUCKS (5-4-3)

Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Jordan Kyrou -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Klim Kostin -- Ivan Barbashev -- Pavel Buchnevich
Jake Neighbours -- Tyler Bozak -- James Neal
Jake Walman -- Colton Parayko
Marco Scandella -- Justin Faulk
Calle Rosen -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched:None
Injured:Brayden Schenn (upper body), Oskar Sundqvist (knee)
COVID-19 protocol:Torey Krug, Ville Husso, Niko Mikkola, Kyle Clifford
Ducks projected lineup
Adam Henrique -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Troy Terry
Mason McTavish -- Sam Steel -- Sonny Milano
Max Comtois -- Isac Lundestrom --
Sam Carrick
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Benoit-Olivier Groulx -- Derek Grant
Hampus Lindholm -- Jamie Drysdale
Cam Fowler -- Josh Manson
Josh Mahura -- Kevin Shattenkirk
John Gibson
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched:Simon Benoit, Vinni Lettieri
Injured:Rickard Rakell (upper body), Max Jones (upper body), Trevor Zegras (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol:Jakob Silfverberg
Status report
O'Reilly is expected to return after missing the past four games while in NHL COVID-19 protocol. ... Schenn, a forward, returned to St. Louis for further evaluation. ... The Blues placed defensemen Krug and Mikkola in COVID-19 protocol on Saturday, leaving them with the minimum of 20 players. ... Zegras, a forward, is expected to miss his second consecutive game. He is day to day. ...The Ducks recalled McTavish and Benoit, a defenseman, from San Diego of the American Hockey League on Saturday. ... McTavish is expected to be in the lineup for the first time since sustaining a lower-body injury against the Calgary Flames on Oct. 18. ... Gibson was not available in a 3-1 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Friday because of an illness. He practiced on Saturday, but was not fully recovered. ... Neither team held a morning skate Sunday.