Avalanche at Blues

AVALANCHE (29-9-4) at BLUES (19-16-6)

Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Brandon Saad -- Tyson Jost -- Joonas Donskoi
J.T. Compher -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Liam O'Brien
Devon Toews -- Samuel Girard
Ryan Graves -- Cale Makar
Jacob MacDonald -- Kyle Burroughs
Devan Dubnyk
Jonas Johansson
Scratched:Carl Soderberg
Injured:Matt Calvert (upper body), Pavel Francouz (lower body), Erik Johnson (upper body), Patrik Nemeth (upper body), Logan O'Connor (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Bowen Byram, Philipp Grubauer
Blues projected lineup
Sammy Blais -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Jaden Schwartz -- Brayden Schenn -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Zach Sanford -- Tyler Bozak -- Mike Hoffman
Kyle Clifford -- Ivan Barbashev -- Jordan Kyrou
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Marco Scandella -- Vince Dunn
Jake Walman -- Colton Parayko
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched:Robert Bortuzzo, Niko Mikkola
Injured:Robert Thomas (shoulder), Mackenzie MacEachern (upper body)
Status report
Grubauer, a goalie, was placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol Wednesday. The Avalanche did not hold a morning skate after it had been determined that a player tested positive in the latest round of COVID-19 testing. ... Soderberg could make his season debut for the Avalanche after being acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. ... Dubnyk is expected to make his Avalanche debut after being acquired from the San Jose Sharks on April 10. ... The Blues held an optional morning skate and are expected to play the same lineup.