BLUES (2-2-1) at FLAMES (2-4-1)
9 p.m. ET; SNW, BSMW
Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Pavel Buchnevich -- Brayden Schenn -- Kasperi Kapanen
Alexey Toropchenko -- Kevin Hayes -- Jake Neighbours
Oskar Sundqvist -- Sammy Blais
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Marco Scandella -- Robert Bortuzzo
Scott Perunovich
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Jakub Vrana, Tyler Tucker
Injured: None
Flames projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Elias Lindholm -- Yegor Sharangovich
Andrew Mangiapane -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake Coleman
Dillon Dube -- Nazem Kadri -- Walker Duehr
A.J. Greer -- Dryden Hunt -- Matt Coronato
Noah Hanifin -- Chris Tanev
Nikita Zadorov -- MacKenzie Weegar
Dennis Gilbert -- Ilya Solovyov
Jacob Markstrom
Dan Vladar
Scratched: Jordan Oesterle, Dryden Hunt
Injured: Adam Ruzicka (shoulder), Jakob Pelletier (shoulder), Kevin Rooney (upper body), Oliver Kylington (undisclosed)
Suspended: Rasmus Andersson
Status report
The Blues held an optional morning skate Thursday. ... St. Louis will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen; Vrana will be the forward coming out of the lineup. ... Hofer will start the first of back-to-back games; the Blues play at the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. ... The Flames conducted a full morning skate Thursday but did not run lines. ... Solovyov, recalled earlier Thursday from Calgary of the American Hockey League, will make his NHL debut. ... Ruzicka is day to day; the center briefly participated in the morning skate but will not play after being injured in the first period of a 3-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday. ... Markstrom will make his second straight start; he made 17 saves Tuesday.
