Blues at Hurricanes

BLUES (8-2-2) at HURRICANES (10-2-0)
7:30 p.m. ET; BSSO, BSMW, ESPN+, NHL LIVE

Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Ivan Barbashev -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Jordan Kyrou -- Tyler Bozak -- Pavel Buchnevich
James Neal -- Dakota Joshua -- Klim Kostin
Marco Scandella -- Colton Parayko
Jake Walman -- Justin Faulk
Calle Rosen -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: None
Injured:Brayden Schenn (upper body), Oskar Sundqvist (knee)
COVID-19 protocol:Torey Krug, Kyle Clifford, Ville Husso, Niko Mikkola
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Vincent Trocheck -- Teuvo Teravainen
Steven Lorentz -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Derek Stepan -- Josh Leivo
Jaccob Slavin -- Ethan Bear
Brady Skjei -- Tony DeAngelo
Brendan Smith -- Ian Cole
Frederik Andersen
Alex Lyon
Scratched:None
Injured: Nino Niederreiter (lower body), Martin Necas (illness), Brett Pesce (upper body), Antti Raanta (concussion)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. ... Sundqvist, a forward who has yet to play this season, is day to day after being week to week. … Niederreiter, a forward who has missed four games, could return. Necas, a forward, missed Carolina's 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday.