Golden Knights at Blues

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (16-6-1) at BLUES (14-8-4)

Golden Knights projected lineup
Max Pacioretty -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Alex Tuch -- Cody Glass -- Nicolas Roy
Tomas Nosek -- Keegan Kolesar -- Ryan Reaves
Alec Martinez -- Shea Theodore
Brayden McNabb --
Dylan Coghlan
Nicolas Hague -- Zach Whitecloud
Marc-Andre Fleury
Logan Thompson
Scratched:Nick Holden, Dylan Ferguson
Injured: Alex Pietrangelo (upper body), Robin Lehner (upper body), William Carrier (undisclosed)
Blues projected lineup
Jordan Kyrou -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Mike Hoffman -- Brayden Schenn -- David Perron
Zach Sanford -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Sammy Blais
Kyle Clifford -- Dakota Joshua -- Mackenzie MacEachern
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Vince Dunn -- Marco Scandella
Niko Mikkola -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched: Nathan Walker, Jake Walman
Injured:Colton Parayko (upper body), Jaden Schwartz (upper body), Robert Thomas (thumb), Tyler Bozak (upper body), Ivan Barbashev (ankle), Carl Gunnarsson (knee), Jacob de la Rose (lower body)
Status report
Fleury was removed from COVID-19 protocol Friday following a false positive test and could start. ... Ferguson, a goalie, was called up from the taxi squad to be the backup to Thompson if Fleury couldn't play. ... Sundqvist will play after missing two games with an undisclosed injury. ... Blues coach Craig Berube said Parayko, a defenseman, and Bozak and Schwartz, each a forward, are making progress but will not play Friday.