Blues at Golden Knights

BLUES (2-0-0) vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS (1-1-0)

Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Jordan Kyrou -- Brayden Schenn -- James Neal
Ivan Barbashev -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Jake Neighbours -- Tyler Bozak -- Klim Kostin
Marco Scandella -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Jake Walman -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched: Kyle Clifford, Niko Mikkola
Injured: Oskar Sundqvist (knee)
Suspended: Pavel Buchnevich
Golden Knights projected lineup
Evgenii Dadonov -- Nicolas Roy -- Chandler Stephenson
Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Peyton Krebs
-- Nolan Patrick -- Keegan Kolesar
William Carrier -- Jake Leschyshyn -- Brett Howden
Alec Martinez -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague -- Zach Whitecloud
Robin Lehner
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan
Injured:Mark Stone (lower body), Max Pacioretty (lower body), Alex Tuch (shoulder)
COVID-19 Protocol: Mattias Janmark
Status report
Buchnevich, a forward, is serving the first of a two-game suspension for head-butting Arizona Coyotes forward Lawson Crouse on Monday. Neal will take his place in the lineup, but it hasn't been determined where he'll skate. … Roy (undisclosed), Carrier (concussion) and Howden (lower body) each will make his season debut. … Krebs and Leschyshyn were called up from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … Lehner did not participate in the optional morning skate Wednesday but will start.