BLUES (3-2-1) at WILD (4-2-1)
8 p.m. ET; Wild+, BN+, STLNHL, MINNHL
Blues projected lineup
Dylan Holloway -- Robert Thomas -- Jimmy Snuggerud
Connor McMichael -- Mason McTavish -- Jonatan Berggren
Jake Neighbours -- Dalibor Dvorsky -- Zach Dean
Ross Johnston -- Pius Suter -- Dylan Peterson
Philip Broberg -- Adam Jiricek
Justin Barron -- Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler -- Brandon Carlo
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Theo Lindstein, Pavel Buchnevich
Injured: Logan Mailloux (hand), Tyler Tucker (knee), Alexey Toropchenko (upper body), Dillon Dube (neck)
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Boldy
Blake Coleman -- Danila Yurov -- Maxim Shabanov
Rieger Lorenz -- Ryan Hartman -- Bobby Brink
Tyler Pitlick -- Michael McCarron -- Yakov Trenin
Quinn Hughes -- Jonas Brodin
Daemon Hunt -- Zach Bogosian
Matt Kiersted -- David Spacek
Jesper Wallstedt
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Justin Kirkland
Injured: Marcus Foligno (mid body), Nick Foligno (upper body), Brock Faber (skull fracture), Filip Gustavsson (lower body), Olli Maatta (upper body), Nico Sturm (upper body), Jared Spurgeon (upper body)
Status report
The Blues did not conduct a morning skate. ... Hofer could start after he made 16 saves in a 7-2 win at the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. … Buchnevich, a forward, returned to St. Louis for the birth of his child; Dean will take his place in the lineup. ... The Wild held an optional morning skate. ... Sturm is in concussion protocol after a shot hit the center up high in the first period of a 4-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. ... Maatta, a defenseman, will miss his second straight game. ... Kiersted is expected to make his season debut. … Spurgeon is expected to miss his second consecutive game after the defenseman was a late scratch for a 5-2 loss at the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. ... Forwards Marcus Foligno and Nick Foligno each has resumed skating. ... Faber has his stitches removed, which is a positive sign, coach John Hynes said; the defenseman had surgery after he was injured in a preseason game on Sept. 25 and remains on injured reserve.
