BLUES (32-27-3) at DEVILS (30-28-4)
7 p.m. ET; ESPN
Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Jake Neighbours -- Brayden Schenn -- Pavel Buchnevich
Zachary Bolduc -- Kevin Hayes -- Kasperi Kapanen
Nathan Walker -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Alexey Toropchenko
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Marco Scandella -- Scott Perunovich
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Sammy Blais, Tyler Tucker, Nikita Alexandrov
Injured: None
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Ondrej Palat
Jack Hughes -- Erik Haula -- Jesper Bratt
Chris Tierney -- Curtis Lazar -- Dawson Mercer
Kurtis MacDermid -- Tomas Nosek -- Alexander Holtz
Jonas Siegenthaler -- John Marino
Kevin Bahl -- Simon Nemec
Luke Hughes -- Brendan Smith
Nico Daws
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Colin Miller, Nick DeSimone, Tyler Toffoli
Injured: Dougie Hamilton (torn pectoral muscle), Vitek Vanecek (lower body)
Status report
Binnington is expected to make his fourth start in five games. ... Sundqvist signed a two-year, $3 million contract with the Blues on Thursday. ... The Devils held an optional morning skate Thursday. ... Toffoli, a forward, will be scratched for trade-related reasons; he will be replaced in the lineup by Palat, who returns after missing a 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. ... Daws will start for the fourth time in five games.
