Saad has missed the last 12 games with an ankle injury but will play tonight in Toronto. Saad, who will replace Dylan Sikura in the lineup, could be back on the top line with Jonathan Toews. He has just 11 goals and eight assists (19 points) in 36 games this season.
Faksa will miss his second straight game on Thursday and is officially listed as day-to-day. With Faksa out, Justin Dowling will remain in the lineup vs. the Sabres.
Binnington allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Blues win over the Rangers on Saturday. Binnington has been outstanding for over a month, winning nine of his last 10 starts (9-1-0) while posting a 2.51 GAA and .909 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has been terrible on the road, going 2-7-1 while scoring 2.60 goals for per game in their last 10 road outings.
Binnington allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Blues win over the Rangers on Saturday. Binnington has been outstanding for over a month, winning nine of his last 10 starts (9-1-0) while posting a 2.51 GAA and .909 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has been terrible on the road, going 2-7-1 while scoring 2.60 goals for per game in their last 10 road outings.
Faksa suffered an upper-body injury in a collision with Alexander Radulov in Monday's practice and will not be available tonight in Colorado. With Faksa out, Justin Dowling will draw into the Stars lineup.
Buchnevich missed Monday's morning skate and will be a game-time decision against the Islanders. Phil Di Giuseppe was called up and is ready to draw-in if Buchnevich can't go. Monitor his status as the Rangers hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 pm ET.
Kyrou played in the last two games and continues to play a top-6 role with Brayden Schenn and Jaden Schwartz but can't seem to get the offence going. Kyrou has just four points (2G / 2A) in 12 games this season. Jacob de la Rose will replace him in the lineup and Oskar Sundqvist will be on the top-line.
Binnington stopped 18 of 19 shots in the Blues win over the Sabres on Thursday. It was a very easy night for Binnington, who has now won eight of his last nine starts (8-1-0) while posting a 2.57 GAA and .909 SV%. Tonight he faces a Rangers offence that is red-hot, averaging 4.29 goals per game while going 4-3-0 in their last seven games.
Binnington allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Blues win over the Sharks on Tuesday. Dating back to the middle of December, Binnington has gone 7-1-0 with a 2.76 GAA and .906 SV%. He'll face a Sabres team that has lost nine of their last 10 road games (1-6-3) while scoring just 2.30 goals per game.
Krug missed the morning skate because he has the flu and head coach Bruce Cassidy has labelled him as a game-time decision. With Krug not on the ice, John Moore skated with Brandon Carlo, Matt Grzelcyk was on PP1 and Steven Kampfer was on PP2.
Parayko was on the ice for Monday's practice but will not play Tuesday vs. the Sharks. With Parayko still day-to-day, Niko Mikkola will make his NHL debut.
Binnington gave up seven goals on 41 shots in the Blues 7-3 loss in Colorado last Thursday. Jake Allen has started two of the last three games but Binnington will get the Sharks on Tuesday. He is 12-3-3 with a 2.19 GAA, .925 SV% and one shutout on home-ice and faces a San Jose team that is 2-1-1 while scoring 2.50 goals per game in the first four games of their current road-trip.
Parayko was on the ice for warmups but was a late scratch against the Golden Knights. Jake Walman will make his NHL debut in Parayko's place.
Binnington stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Blues win over the Jets last Sunday. Binnington is on a six-game winning streak while posting a 2.15 GAA and .921 SV%. He is also 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .935 SV% in two starts against an Avalanche team, that has lost five of their last six (1-4-1) but they've scored 3.50 goals per game over that span.
Krug missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but will be back next Brandon Carlo at even-strength and on the top power-play unit vs. the Blue Jackets. Krug has five goals and 21 assists (26 points) in 33 games this season.
Texier is out indefinitely with a lumbar stress fracture that he suffered in Tuesday's win over the Panthers. The Blue Jackets' injury woes continue with Texier expected to miss an extended period of time. Justin Scott was called up from Cleveland (AHL) to replace Texier.
Krug was on the ice for Monday's morning skate but head coach Bruce Cassidy doesn't expect him to play tomorrow vs. the Devils. With Krug likely out, Charlie McAvoy on IR and Connor Clifton dealing with an upper-body injury, Jeremy Lauzon was called up and is expected to skate with Matt Grzelcyk.
