Projected Lineup: Oct. 29 vs. Montreal

UPDATE (5:40 p.m.) - Pavel Buchnevich was activated from injured reserve and appears to be in the lineup Saturday vs. Montreal. The lineup listed below is based on line rushes used during pregame warm-ups.
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With his club scoring just three goals in its last three games, Blues Head Coach Craig Berube did some more line juggling ahead of Saturday's 6 p.m. matchup with the Montreal Canadiens (BSMW, 101 ESPN).
Captain Ryan O'Reilly was centering Brayden Schenn and Vladimir Tarasenko in Saturday's morning skate at Enterprise Center. Robert Thomas was skating with Jake Neighbours and Jordan Kyrou, and Ivan Barbashev was on the right wing with Alexey Toropchenko and Logan Brown.

"We obviously haven't scored enough 5-on-5 goals," Berube said. "Trying to look for some combinations and chemistry to find some goals. The analytics show who is probably getting the most scoring chances and who is not, but I don't just go off that. It's what I feel more than anything."
Even the defense saw some new pairings - Niko Mikkola with Colton Parayko, Nick Leddy with Justin Faulk and Torey Krug with Robert Bortuzzo.
"(There's a) puck-mover on every pair," Berube said. "That's kinda what we're looking at there. Mikkola and Parayko gave us some good games last year, (both) defensively and checking, being hard and heavy. I think they can be a tough pair to play against and that's what we need right now."
There is some good news on the injury front Saturday. Pavel Buchnevich skated with the team in practice, and Berube said he was "real close" to returning from his lower-body injury.
Below is a projected lineup based on Saturday's morning skate:

PROJECTED LINEUP

Forwards
Schenn - O'Reilly - Kyrou
Buchnevich - Thomas - Tarasenko
Neighbours - Barbashev - Walker
Toropchenko - Acciari - Pitlick
Defense
Mikkola - Parayko
Leddy - Faulk
Krug - Bortuzzo
Goalie
Binnington