The Winnipeg Jets take on the St. Louis Blues in Game 4 of their first round matchup at the Enterprise Center this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
JETS (1C) at BLUES (WC2)
Western Conference First Round, Game 4
1 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, MAX, truTV, TBS, SN, TVAS, CBC
Winnipeg leads best-of-7 series 2-1
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Alex Iafallo
Nino Niederreiter — Vladislav Namestnikov — Cole Perfetti
Morgan Barron — Adam Lowry — Mason Appleton
Brandon Tanev — David Gustafsson — Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley — Luke Schenn
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Dominic Toninato, Haydn Fleury, Colin Miller, Ville Heinola
Injured: Nikolaj Ehlers (lower body), Gabriel Vilardi (upper body), Rasmus Kupari (concussion)
Status report:
Vilardi will be a game-time decision; the forward wore a regular jersey at practice on Saturday but was skating as an extra. However, he did blend in on power-play drills. … DeMelo will return after missing Game 3 with an illness and replace Miller, a defenseman. … Barron and Tanev will flip lines while Gustafsson will slide into the middle.
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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 — Colton Parayko
Philip Broberg — Justin Faulk
Nick Leddy — Tyler Tucker
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Alexandre Texier, Ryan Suter, Matthew Kessel
Injured: Dylan Holloway (lower body)
Status report
Joseph is expected to play after being a healthy scratch the past two games and replace Texier, a forward. … Suter is expected to be a healthy scratch for a second straight game.
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