Blues at Bruins

BLUES (3-6-0) at BRUINS (10-2-0)

Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Ivan Barbashev
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Jake Neighbors
-- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Alexey Toropchenko -- Noel Acciari -- Nathan Walker
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Niko Mikkola -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Calle Rosen, Logan Brown, Tyler Pitlick
Injured: Scott Perunovich (shoulder), Marco Scandella (hip)
Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Jake DeBrusk
Taylor Hall -- David Krejci -- David Pastrnak
Nick Foligno -- Charlie Coyle -- Pavel Zacha
Trent Frederic -- Tomas Nosek -- Craig Smith
Hampus Lindholm -- Connor Clifton
Matt Grzelcyk -- Brandon Carlo
Jakub Zboril -- Mike Reilly
Linus Ullmark
Keith Kinkaid
Scratched: Anton Stralman, A.J. Greer
Injured: Charlie McAvoy (shoulder), Jeremy Swayman (lower body), Derek Forbort (hand)
Status Report
Saad is expected to return to the lineup after sustaining an upper-body injury during the Blues 2-0 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Oct. 22. … Schenn and Acciari move from the first line down to the third and fourth line, respectively. Thomas moves up to the second line, Barbashev up to the first and Brown, a forward, will be a healthy scratch. … Walker is expected to take the place of Pitlick, a forward. … Smith returns to the Boston lineup, replacing Greer, a forward.