Projected Lineups for the Blues vs Avalanche - 3/29/25 - The Hockey Writers - Projected Lineups

The St. Louis Blues take on the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

BLUES (39-28-7) at AVALANCHE (45-25-3)

4:30 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, ALT, TVAS

Blues projected lineup

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

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

Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer

Scratched: Matthew Kessel, Dalibor Dvorsky, Alexandre Texier

Injured: Colton Parayko (knee)

Status report:

Buchnevich practiced Friday and will return after missing four games because of an illness. … Parayko practiced Friday but the defenseman will miss his 12th straight game.

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Avalanche projected lineup

Jonathan Drouin — Nathan MacKinnon — Valeri Nichushkin
Artturi Lehkonen — Brock Nelson — Martin Necas
Miles Wood — Charlie Coyle — Ross Colton
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Logan O’Connor

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Ryan Lindgren — Sam Malinski
Samuel Girard — Keaton Middleton

Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Jimmy Vesey, Jacob MacDonald

Injured: Joel Kiviranta (lower body), Erik Johnson (lower body), Josh Manson (upper-body injury), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)

Status report:

Kiviranta, a forward, is day to day and is expected to miss his second straight game. … Johnson, a defenseman, could be an option after missing two games. … Manson, a defenseman who’s week to week, skated in a noncontact jersey during an optional practice Friday; it was his first time back with the Avalanche after missing the past six games.

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