Blues at Avalanche

BLUES (5-8-0) at AVALANCHE (8-4-1)

Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Josh Leivo
Ivan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Nikita Alexandrov -- Noel Acciari -- Tyler Pitlick
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Calle Rosen -- Niko Mikkola
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched:Nathan Walker, Alexey Toropchenko, Tyler Tucker
Injured:Marco Scandella (hip), Scott Perunovich (shoulder), Logan Brown (upper body), Robert Bortuzzo (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Alex Newhook -- Evan Rodrigues --
Martin Kaut
Andrew Cogliano -- J.T. Compher -- Logan O'Connor
Sampo Ranta
--
Jayson Megna
-- Dryden Hunt
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Jacob MacDonald
-- Josh Manson
Andreas Englund -- Erik Johnson
Pavel Francouz
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched:None
Injured:Gabriel Landeskog (knee surgery), Darren Helm (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin (ankle surgery), Bowen Byram (lower body), Samuel Girard (lower body), Shane Bowers (upper body), Kurtis MacDermid (lower-body)
Status report
Bortuzzo skated for the second straight day. Blues coach Craig Berube said the defenseman is making progress but will miss his third straight game. … MacDermid is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. The defenseman was injured during the first period of a 4-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.