Blues at Coyotes

BLUES (23-22-3) at COYOTES (15-28-5)

Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Ivan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Jake Neighbours -- Logan Brown -- Josh Leivo
Alexey Toropchenko -- Noel Acciari -- Tyler Pitlick
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Calle Rosen -- Niko Mikkola
Thomas Greiss
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Tyler Tucker, Robert Bortuzzo, Nathan Walker
Injured: Ryan O'Reilly (foot), Pavel Buchnevich (ankle infection), Marco Scandella (hip), Scott Perunovich (shoulder)
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Barrett Hayton -- Nick Schmaltz
Lawson Crouse -- Nick Bjugstad -- Matias Maccelli
Nick Ritchie -- Jack McBain -- Christian Fischer
Zack Kassian -- Travis Boyd -- Dylan Guenther
Jakob Chychrun -- Troy Stecher
Juuso Valimaki -- J.J. Moser
Patrik Nemeth -- Josh Brown
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Scratched: Milos Kelemen
Injured: Liam O'Brien (upper body), Shayne Gostisbehere (upper body)
Status report
Bortuzzo, a defenseman, was activated off injured reserve Thursday after missing eight games, but likely won't play. ... Parayko returned to the top pair during the Blues' morning skate Thursday after being dropped to the No. 3 pair during a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. ... Greiss will start after Binnington started the previous five games. ... Gostisbehere, a defenseman, is expected to be out 4-6 weeks after being injured during a 5-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. ... Maccelli will return after missing 16 games with a lower-body injury. … Crouse will return after missing four games with an upper-body injury. ... Vejmelka and Ingram will alternate starts for the eighth consecutive game.