BLUES (24-20-2) at KRAKEN (20-18-9)
10 p.m. ET; ROOT-NW, BSMW, SN
Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad --Brayden Schenn -- Jake Neighbours
Alexey Toropchenko -- Kevin Hayes -- Nathan Walker
Nikita Alexandrov -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Sammy Blais
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Matthew Kessel
Marco Scandella -- Scott Perunovich
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Scott Perunovich, Adam Gaudette
Injured: Justin Faulk (lower body), Kasperi Kapanen (lower body)
Kraken projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Jared McCann -- Jordan Eberle
Eeli Tolvanen -- Alex Wennberg -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Jaden Schwartz -- Alex Wennberg -- Andre Burakovsky
Tye Kartye -- Matty Beniers -- Brandon Tanev
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak -- Will Borgen
Brian Dumoulin -- Justin Schultz
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Kailer Yamamoto, Ryker Evans, Devin Shore
Injured: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (lower body), Matty Beniers (upper body)
Status report
Binnington is expected to start after Hofer made 29 saves in a 4-3 overtime win at the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. … Faulk, a defenseman, will miss his second straight game. ... The Kraken held an optional morning skate Friday. … Daccord is expected to make his 18th start in 20 games. ... Beniers was activated off injured reserve Friday after missing five games with an upper-body injury; Seattle coach Dave Hakstol did not confirm the center would be in the lineup.
