Blues at Blackhawks

BLUES (10-7-2) at BLACKHAWKS (6-11-2)

Blues projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Brandon Saad -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Klim Kostin -- Tyler Bozak -- Oskar Sundqvist
Marco Scandella -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Niko Mikkola -- Scott Perunovich
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched:Robert Bortuzzo, Jake Walman
Injured:James Neal (undisclosed)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Jonathan Toews -- Patrick Kane
Alex DeBrincat -- Kirby Dach -- Dominik Kubalik
Philipp Kurashev -- Henrik Borgstrom -- Ryan Carpenter
Reese Johnson -- Dylan Strome -- Jujhar Khaira
Calvin de Haan -- Seth Jones
Jake McCabe -- Connor Murphy
Wyatt Kalynuk -- Erik Gustafsson
Kevin Lankinen
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched:Adam Gaudette, Caleb Jones, Mike Hardman
Injured:Tyler Johnson (neck), Riley Stillman (knee)
Status report
Neal could be available Friday. Blues coach Craig Berube said the forward is day to day after he "kind of aggravated himself a little bit" during the morning skate Wednesday prior to their game against the Detroit Red Wings. ... Kalynuk will make his season debut following an ankle injury. ... Johnson, a forward, practiced Thursday but will not play.