BLUES (9-7-1) at COYOTES (8-8-2)
9 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, BSMW
Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad -- Brayden Schenn -- Jake Neighbours
Alexey Toropchenko -- Kevin Hayes -- Kasperi Kapanen
Sammy Blais -- Nikita Alexandrov -- Oskar Sundqvist
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Marco Scandella -- Scott Perunovich
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Robert Bortuzzo, Tyler Tucker, Jakub Vrana
Injured: None
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Logan Cooley - - Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli -- Nick Bjugstad -- Lawson Crouse
Michael Carcone -- Alex Kerfoot -- Jason Zucker
Liam O’Brien -- Travis Boyd -- Jan Jenik
J.J. Moser -- Sean Durzi
Matt Dumba -- Michael Kesselring
Troy Stecher -- Josh Brown
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Scratched: Vladislav Kolyachonok, Milos Kelemen
Injured: Travis Dermott (upper body), Jack McBain (lower body), Juuso Valimaki (upper body), Barrett Hayton (upper body)
Status report
Vrana, a forward, will be a healthy scratch after being benched for the final 10:15 of a 3-1 win at the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. … Blais returns to the lineup after being a healthy scratch Sunday. … Neighbours moved up from the fourth line to the second line during the Blues morning skate. … Binnington is expected to start after Hofer made 30 saves against Anaheim. ... The Coyotes held an optional morning skate Wednesday. … Cooley is moving up to the top line with Keller and Schmaltz, with Boyd dropping down to the fourth line. … Hayton, a center, is expected to be out about a month after being injured duing a 3-2 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. ... Vejmelka and Ingram will alternate starts for the 13th straight games. ... Jenik is expected to make his season debut.
