Blues at Oilers

BLUES (37-20-9) at OILERS (38-25-5)

Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Ivan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Alexey Toropchenko
Mackenzie MacEachern -- Nathan Walker -- Logan Brown
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Marco Scandella -- Justin Faulk
Calle Rosen -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched: Niko Mikkola
Injured: Torey Krug (hand), Tyler Bozak (lower body), Scott Perunovich (wrist), Jordan Kyrou (illness)
Oilers projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Zach Hyman -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Derick Brassard -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Zack Kassian
Warren Foegele -- Ryan McLeod -- Josh Archibald
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Duncan Keith -- Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak -- Tyson Barrie
Mike Smith
Mikko Koskinen
Scratched: Devin Shore, Derek Ryan
Injured: Kyle Turris (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Kris Russell
Status report
Kyrou, a center, is expected to miss his second straight game. ... Binnington is expected start in the first game of a back-to-back; the Blues play at the Calgary Flames on Saturday. ... Kassian will return after being a healthy scratch the past two games. ... Smith will start for the first time in four games.