Blues at Avalanche

BLUES (1-0-0) at AVALANCHE (0-1-0)

Blues projected lineup
Brayden Schenn -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Jaden Schwartz -- Robert Thomas -- Mike Hoffman
Zach Sanford -- Tyler Bozak -- Jordan Kyrou
Kyle Clifford -- Ivan Barbashev -- Oskar Sundqvist
Torey Krug -- Colton Parayko
Marco Scandella -- Justin Faulk
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched: Carl Gunnarsson, Mackenzie MacEachern
Injured:Vladimir Tarasenko (shoulder)
Suspended:Sammy Blais
Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Brandon Saad -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Valeri Nichushkin -- J.T. Compher -- Joonas Donskoi
Tyson Jost -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Matt Calvert
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Ryan Graves
Ian Cole -- Conor Timmins
Philipp Grubauer
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: None
Injured: None
COVID-19 protocol: Erik Johnson
Status report
Hoffman will make his Blues debut. He was ineligible Wednesday because of a work visa issue. … Blais, a forward, begins a two-game suspension for an illegal check to Toews' head Wednesday. … Landeskog moves from the second line to the first line, swapping places with Burakovsky. … Johnson, a defenseman, will skate for first time Saturday after completing quarantine Friday.