Blues at Sabres

BLUES (10-8-0) at SABRES (8-11-0)

Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Ivan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Noel Acciari
Alexey Toropchenko -- Nikita Alexandrov -- Tyler Pitlick
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Calle Rosen -- Niko Mikkola
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Josh Leivo, Nathan Walker, Robert Bortuzzo
Injured: Marco Scandella (hip), Scott Perunovich (shoulder), Logan Brown (upper body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Victor Olofsson -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Rasmus Asplund -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Tyson Jost
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Peyton Krebs, Lawrence Pilut, Casey Fitzgerald
Injured: Kyle Okposo (lower body), Eric Comrie (lower body)
Status report
Tarasenko will play after missing two games because of an illness. … Krug participated in the morning skate and will play after he missed a 3-1 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday because of an upper-body injury and did not practice Tuesday. … Parayko will play after missing practice Tuesday. … Bortuzzo was activated from injured reserve but is not expected to play. The defenseman was out seven games because of an upper-body injury. … The Sabres did not hold a morning skate. … Luukkonen is expected to start after Anderson made 29 saves in a 7-2 win at the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.