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UPDATE: Justin Faulk did not participate in pregame warm-ups and will miss Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury. The projected lineup below has been updated to remove Faulk and add Scott Perunovich.

As the St. Louis Blues embark on a four-game road trip through Canada, Head Coach Jim Montgomery appears to be making changes to every forward line (and two of the three defense pairings!) for Tuesday's matchup with the Winnipeg Jets (7 p.m. CT, FanDuel Sports Network, 101 ESPN).

Pavel Buchnevich (lower-body injury) skated on Tuesday morning in Winnipeg, but Montgomery said he will not be available against the Jets. The club is hopeful Buchnevich could play Thursday in Calgary.

Alexandre Texier, who played on the first line Saturday in Buchnevich's absence, appears to be sitting out. Brandon Saad was skating on the first line Tuesday with Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours and is expected to play there against the Jets.

With Saad moving up to the first line, that makes room for Dylan Holloway to slide in alongside Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou.

Nathan Walker is expected to draw back into the lineup on the fourth line, and Joel Hofer will start in goal.

PROJECTED LINEUP

Forwards

Brandon Saad - Robert Thomas - Jake Neighbours
Dylan Holloway - Brayden Schenn - Jordan Kyrou
Zack Bolduc - Oskar Sundqvist - Mathieu Joseph
Alexey Toropchenko - Radek Faksa - Nathan Walker

Defense

Philip Broberg - Colton Parayko
Ryan Suter - Matthew Kessel
P.O Joseph - Scott Perunovich

Goalie

Joel Hofer

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