Blues at Canucks

BLUES (36-20-9) at CANUCKS (32-27-9)

Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Ivan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Mackenzie MacEachern -- Nathan Walker -- Alexey Toropchenko
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Marco Scandella -- Justin Faulk
Calle Rosen -- Robert Bortuzzo
Ville Husso
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Logan Brown, Niko Mikkola
Injured: Torey Krug (hand), Tyler Bozak (lower body), Scott Perunovich (wrist)
Canucks projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Garland
Elias Pettersson -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Vasily Podkolzin -- Juho Lammikko -- Alex Chiasson
Nic Petan -- Brad Richardson -- William Lockwood
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Travis Dermott -- Brad Hunt
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: None
Injured: Matthew Highmore (upper body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Jason Dickinson (lower body), Kyle Burroughs (upper body), Tucker Poolman (head)
Status report
Bortuzzo replaces Mikkola, a defenseman, after being rested in a 4-1 win against the Canucks on Monday. ... Husso will make his eighth start in 10 games. ... Demko starts after Halak made 25 saves Monday. ... Dickinson, a forward, and Burroughs and Poolman, each a defensemen, skated Wednesday; each could return against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.