The St. Louis Blues take on the Nashville Predators tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
8 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, FDSNSO
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg — Steven Stamkos — Jonathan Marchessault
Zachary L’Heureux — Ryan O’Reilly — Gustav Nyquist
Mark Jankowski — Tommy Novak — Luke Evangelista
Michael McCarron — Colton Sissons
Jeremy Lauzon — Roman Josi
Brady Skjei — Justin Barron
Adam Wilsby — Luke Schenn
Nick Blankenburg
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Juuso Parssinen
Injured: Cole Smith (lower body)
Status report:
The Predators are expected to play with 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the second straight game. … Smith, a forward, will miss 4-6 weeks. … McCarron will play after leaving a 5-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes Monday after taking a puck to the face.Svechnikov moved back to the second line during the Hurricanes morning skate Friday after playing left wing on the fourth line in a 5-2 loss at the Nashville Predators on Monday.
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Blues projected lineup
Jake Neighbours — Robert Thomas — Pavel Buchnevich
Dylan Holloway — Brayden Schenn — Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad — Oskar Sundqvist — Zack Bolduc
Alexey Toropchenko — Mathieu Joseph — Nathan Walker
Cam Fowler — Colton Parayko
Philip Broberg — Justin Faulk
Ryan Suter — Tyler Tucker
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Scott Perunovich
Injured: Nick Leddy (lower body), Radek Faksa (lower body), Alexandre Texier (illness)
Status report
Texier is a game-time decision, according to Blues coach Jim Montgomery. If the forward is out, Saad will play after being a healthy scratch the past two games.
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