#### **BLUES (49-20-11) at AVALANCHE (55-18-6)****Blues projected lineup**Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David PerronPavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir TarasenkoIvan Barbashev -- Tyler Bozak -- Jordan KyrouAlexey Toropchenko -- Logan Brown -- Nathan WalkerMarco Scandella -- Colton ParaykoNick Leddy -- Justin FaulkTorey Krug -- Calle RosenJordan BinningtonVille Husso***Scratched:** Robert Bortuzzo, Niko Mikkola, [Dakota Joshua](https://www.nhl.com/player/dakota-joshua-8478057)****Injured:** Mackenzie MacEachern (upper body), Brayden Schenn (upper body)***Avalanche projected lineup**Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri NichushkinLogan O'Connor -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre BurakovskyAlex Newhook -- J.T. Compher -- Nicolas Aube-KubelAndrew Cogliano -- Nico Sturm -- Darren HelmCale Makar -- Devon ToewsSamuel Girard -- Josh MansonErik Johnson -- Bowen ByramDarcy KuemperPavel Francouz***Scratched:** Jack Johnson, Kurtis MacDermid, Ryan Murray, Ben Meyers****Injured:** Mikko Rantanen (non-COVID illness), Gabriel Landeskog (knee surgery)***Status report**Schenn, a center, will not play but could return against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. ... Murray skated in a full-contact jersey during the Avalanche morning skate Tuesday but the defenseman will be a healthy scratch. … Rantanen skated on his own before the morning skate and won't play, but is expected to return against the Nashville Predators on Thursday; the forward has missed three games. ... Landeskog is unlikely to return before the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs but the forward is expected to resume practicing in a non-contact jersey this week.
