Blues at Kings

BLUES (14-8-2) at KINGS (9-8-5)

Blues projected lineup
Zach Sanford -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Jordan Kyrou
Vladimir Tarasenko -- Brayden Schenn -- David Perron
Nathan Walker -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Mike Hoffman
Sammy Blais -- Dakota Joshua -- Mackenzie MacEachern
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Vince Dunn -- Marco Scandella
Niko Mikkola -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched: Kyle Clifford
Injured: Jaden Schwartz (lower body), Colton Parayko (upper body), Tyler Bozak (upper body), Robert Thomas (thumb), Ivan Barbashev (ankle), Jacob de la Rose (lower body)
Kings projected lineup
Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Andreas Athanasiou -- Gabriel Vilardi -- Jeff Carter
Carl Grundstrom -- Blake Lizotte -- Austin Wagner
Adrian Kempe -- Rasmus Kupari -- Trevor Moore
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Tobias Bjornfot -- Matt Roy
Olli Maatta -- Sean Walker
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched: Michael Amadio, Kurtis MacDermid, Matt Luff
Injured: Martin Frk (lower body), Jaret Anderson-Dolan (upper body)
Status report
Tarasenko is expected to make his season debut after undergoing shoulder surgery in August. The forward skated on a line with Schenn and Perron in practice ahead of the Blues' six-game road trip. ... Sundqvist did not play in the third period of a 3-2 overtime win at the Kings on Friday because of an undisclosed injury. … Neither team held a morning skate Saturday.