BLUE JACKETS (26-20-7) at BLUES (20-25-9)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, FDSNOH
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Mason Marchment — Adam Fantilli — Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner — Sean Monahan — Kent Johnson
Cole Sillinger — Charlie Coyle — Mathieu Olivier
Dimitri Voronkov — Isac Lundestrom — Miles Wood
Zach Werenski — Damon Severson
Ivan Provorov — Denton Mateychuk
Jake Christiansen — Erik Gudbranson
Jet Greaves
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Danton Heinen, Egor Zamula
Injured: Brendan Smith (knee surgery), Dante Fabbro (lower body)
Blues projected lineup
Brayden Schenn — Dalibor Dvosky — Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours — Pavel Buchnevich — Jordan Kyrou
Jonatan Berggren — Pius Suter — Nick Bjugstad
Alexey Toropchenko — Oskar Sundqvist — Nathan Walker
Philip Broberg — Colton Parayko
Tyler Tucker — Justin Faulk
Cam Fowler — Logan Mailloux
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Matthew Kessel, Robby Fabbri, Mathieu Joseph, Matt Luff
Injured: Robert Thomas (lower body), Dylan Holloway (high ankle sprain)
Status report
The Blue Jackets did not hold a morning skate following a 4-2 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. … Greaves could start after Merzlikins made 22 saves Friday. … The Blues held an optional morning skate. … Neighbours and Snuggerud each is expected to play after missing practice Friday. … Suter is trending toward playing after missing 15 games with a high ankle sprain; if Suter plays, Luff, a forward, will be assigned to Springfield of the American Hockey League. … Binnington and Hofer will alternate starts for the eighth straight game.
