Blues at Devils

BLUES (18-17-3) at DEVILS (24-11-3)

Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad -- Brayden Schenn -- Ivan Barbashev
Jake Neighbours -- Noel Acciari -- Josh Leivo
Alexey Toropchenko -- Nikita Alexandrov -- Tyler Pitlick
Niko Mikkola -- Colton Parayko
Nick Leddy -- Justin Faulk
Calle Rosen -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched:Nathan Walker, Steven Santini
Injured: Ryan O'Reilly (foot), Vladimir Tarasenko (hand), Torey Krug (lower body), Marco Scandella (hip), Scott Perunovich (shoulder), Logan Brown (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Ondrej Palat
Miles Wood -- Jesper Boqvist -- Fabian Zetterlund
Yegor Sharangovich -- Michael McLeod -- Dawson Mercer
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- Damon Severson
Kevin Bahl -- Brendan Smith
Vitek Vanecek

Akira Schmid
Scratched:Tyler Wotherspoon, Nikita Okhotiuk, Alexander Holtz
Injured: Ondrej Palat (lower body), John Marino (upper body), Nathan Bastian (shoulder), Jonathan Bernier (hip), Mackenzie Blackwood (hand)
Status report
Palat will return after missing 32 games following groin surgery. ... Blackwood was injured in the morning skate prior to a 5-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Schmid was recalled from Utica of the American Hockey League and will back up Vanecek. … Forward Tyce Thompson was sent to Utica on Thursday to make room for Palat. … Santini, a defenseman, was recalled from Springfield of the AHL on Wednesday.