Projected Lineups for Blues vs Oilers – 4/9/25

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

BLUES (43-29-7) at OILERS (44-28-5)

10 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN360, SN1, SNE, SNO, SNP, TNT, truTV, MAX

Blues projected lineup

Pavel Buchnevich — Robert Thomas — Jordan Kyrou
Jake Neighbours — Brayden Schenn — Jimmy Snuggerud
Dalibor Dvorsky — Oskar Sundqvist — Zack Bolduc
Alexey Torpchenko — Radek Faksa — Nathan Walker

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

Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer

Scratched: Mathieu Joseph, Matthew Kessel

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

Status report:

Kyrou moves up from second-line right wing … Dvorsky comes in for Joseph, a forward 

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Oilers projected lineup

Vasily Podkolzin — Noah Philp — Viktor Arvidsson
Zach Hyman — Adam Henrique — Corey Perry
Jeff Skinner — Mattias Janmark — Connor Brown
Kasperi Kapanen — Max Jones

Jake Walman — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson

Calvin Pickard
Olivier Rodrigue

Scratched: None

Injured: Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed), Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (lower body), Connor McDavid (lower body), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (illness), Alec Regula (knee), Stuart Skinner (head)

Status Report:

Philp was recalled from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis and will replace Nugent-Hopkins, a center; Edmonton will dress 11 forwards and six defensemen for the second straight game. … Goalie Stuart Skinner will not dress, but is expected to be available against the San Jose Sharks on Friday.

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