DEVILS (28-29-2) at BLUES (21-28-9)
5 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, MSG
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Dawson Mercer
Jesper Bratt — Jack Hughes — Connor Brown
Arseny Gritsyuk — Cody Glass — Lenni Hameenaho
Paul Cotter — Nick Bjugstad — Maxim Tsyplakov
Brett Pesce — Johnathan Kovacevic
Jonas Siegenthaler — Dougie Hamilton
Brenden Dillon — Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Luke Glendening, Evgenii Dadonov, Colton White
Injured: Luke Hughes (shoulder), Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL)
Blues projected lineup
Brayden Schenn — Dalibor Dvorsky — Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours — Pavel Buchnevich — Jordan Kyrou
Dylan Holloway — Pius Suter — Jonatan Berggren
Alexey Toropchenko — Jack Finley — Nathan Walker
Philip Broberg — Colton Parayko
Tyler Tucker — Justin Faulk
Cam Fowler — Logan Mailloux
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Robby Fabbri, Matthew Kessel
Injured: Robert Thomas (lower body), Oskar Sundqvist (upper body)
Status report
Luke Hughes, a defenseman, could be activated off long-term injured reserve and return after missing 10 games. … Thomas is “potentially” available, according to Blues coach Jim Montgomery; the forward has missed 12 games after having a procedure done on his right leg but stepped away from the team Wednesday due to a personal matter. Montgomery said Friday there would be more clarity when he addresses the lineup before the game Saturday. … Binnington could start, but a final decision has not been made yet; St. Louis plays at the Minnesota Wild on Sunday so the expectation is Binnington will get one game and Hofer the other. … Sundqvist, a forward, is a possibility to play following a recent procedure. … The Blues assigned Mathieu Joseph to Springfield of the American Hockey League after the forward cleared waivers Friday.
