Projected Lineup: Game 5 at Minnesota

UPDATE: Nick Leddy and Robert Bortuzzo will indeed return as the Blues go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the second consecutive game. Scott Perunovich will be the seventh defensemen based on pregame warm-ups.
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Defensemen Nick Leddy and Robert Bortuzzo both appear to be making their return to the lineup as the St. Louis Blues seek a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Game 5 (BSMW, ESPN, 101 ESPN).
Leddy hasn't played since he sustained an upper-body injury in Game 1, and Bortuzzo hasn't been available since suffering an upper-body injury in Game 2.

Both players were skating on one of the top three defense pairs before Game 5 on Tuesday, and Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said both felt good after the morning skate.
"I think they're probably good to go," Berube told reporters Tuesday. "They've got good experience back there, veteran guys that have played a lot of playoff games and have been around. It's important to have. Those guys have been good players for us. We've missed them when they were out."
The Blues could opt to go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen again - that worked in Game 4, where Berube used Scott Perunovich to quarterback the power play in the absence of Torey Krug. If the Blues instead opt for the standard 12 forwards and six defensemen, Logan Brown would likely be in based on the morning skate line rushes.
Jordan Binnington was the first goalie to leave practice Tuesday, making him likely to make his second consecutive start. Binnington made 28 saves in a 5-2 win in Game 4.
Below is a projected lineup based on the morning skate at Xcel Energy Center:

PROJECTED LINEUP

Forwards
Schenn - O'Reilly - Perron
Saad - Thomas - Kyrou
Buchnevich - Barbashev - Tarasenko
Toropchenko - Bozak
Defense
Leddy - Parayko
Rosen - Faulk
Mikkola - Bortuzzo
Perunovich
Goalie
Binnington