BLUES (5-4-0) at SENATORS (4-4-0)

7 p.m. ET; RDSI, TSN5, FDSNMW

Blues projected lineup

Alexandre Texier — Pavel Buchnevich — Jordan Kyrou

Brandon Saad — Brayden Schenn — Jake Neighbours

Zack Bolduc — Dylan Holloway — Kasperi Kapanen

Alexey Toropchenko — Radek Faksa — Oskar Sundqvist

Ryan Suter — Colton Parayko

Philip Broberg — Justin Faulk

Pierre-Olivier Joseph — Matthew Kessel

Joel Hofer

Jordan Binnington

Scratched: Nathan Walker, Scott Perunovich, David Perron

Injured: Robert Thomas (fractured ankle), Nick Leddy (lower body), Mathieu Joseph (lower body)

Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk — Tim Stutzle — Ridly Greig

Claude Giroux — Josh Norris — Drake Batherson

Noah Gregor — Zack Ostapchuk — Michael Amadio

Nick Cousins — Adam Gaudette — Zack MacEwen

Jake Sanderson — Travis Hamonic

Thomas Chabot — Nick Jensen

Tyler Kleven — Jacob Bernard-Docker

Linus Ullmark

Anton Forsberg

Scratched: None

Injured: Artem Zub (concussion), Shane Pinto (undisclosed)

Status report

Mathieu Joseph, a forward injured during a 5-2 loss at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, has returned to St. Louis for further evaluation and will miss the last two games of the Blues’ four-game road trip; Kapanen, who was a healthy scratch against Montreal, will take Joseph’s spot on the third line. … Kessel will play after being a healthy scratch the past two games. … Perron, a forward, will not play for personal reasons and will miss his fourth straight game. … Gaudette and Ostapchuk each was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … Pinto, a center, is week to week. … Zub will miss his sixth consecutive game; Senators coach Travis Green had no further update on the defenseman.