Projected Lineups for Jets vs Blues – 4/7/25

The Winnipeg Jets take on the St. Louis Blues today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

BLUES (43-28-7) at JETS (52-21-4)

7:30 p.m. ET; Prime, NHLN, FDSNMW

Blues projected lineup

Pavel Buchnevich — Robert Thomas — Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours — Brayden Schenn — Jordan Kyrou
Mathieu Joseph — Oskar Sundqvist — Zack Bolduc
Alexey Toropchenko — Radek Faksa — Nathan Walker

Cam Fowler — Nick Leddy
Philip Broberg — Justin Faulk
Ryan Suter — Tyler Tucker

Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington

Scratched: Matthew Kessel, Dalibor Dvorsky

Injured: Colton Parayko (knee), Dylan Holloway (lower body), Alexandre Texier (upper body)

Status report:

The Blues are expected to dress the same lineup from their 5-4 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. … St. Louis recalled Dvorsky, a forward, from the Springfield of the American Hockey League on Sunday. 

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Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Alex Iafallo
Nikolaj Ehlers — Vladislav Namestnikov — Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter — Adam Lowry — Mason Appleton
Brandon Tanev — Morgan Barron — Jaret Anderson-Dolan

Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Luke Schenn
Logan Stanley — Haydn Fleury

Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie

Scratched: Ville Heinola, David Gustafsson

Injured: Neal Pionk (lower body), Gabriel Vilardi (upper body), Rasmus Kupari (concussion), (lower body), Colin Miller (illness)

Status report:

Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel said Ehlers is a game-time decision because of a lower-body injury; Ehlers was also a game-time decision and did not play in a 4-1 loss at the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday after he left a 4-0 win at the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. Ehlers took pucks off his foot and the inside of his leg on separate plays. … Arniel also said Pionk, a defenseman who has missed 11 games, is nearing a return, and Vilardi a forward who’s missed six games, is close to resuming skating. … Kupari, a forward, skated on his own Monday.

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