Kapanen was forced to leave Monday's game in Nashville with an arm injury but he was back on the ice for Tuesday's practice and is expected to play tonight. Kapanen has been held pointless in his last four games but has nine points (2G / 7A) in his last 12.
Binnington was yanked after surrendering four goals on 11 shots in the Blues loss in Colorado on January 18th. Binnington struggled in the week leading up to the All-Star break, giving up a combined eight goals on just 36 shots (.778 SV%). However, he's been sensational against the Flames this season, winning both starts while stopping 67 of the 69 shots (.971 SV%) that he's faced.
Sundqvist played just 10:42 TOI last night, the third-lowest total of his campaign and will come out of the lineup tonight in Calgary. Luckily for the Blues, they'll get Sammy Blais back from a lengthy absence to replace him.
Faksa missed the last three games with a lower-body injury but will play tonight vs. the Lightning. Faksa, who will centre Andrew Cogliano and Blake Comeau, has 16 points (9G / 7A) in 45 games this season.
Parayko has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury but will play Monday in Vancouver. Parayko will likely replace Robert Bortuzzo or Carl Gunnarsson and enters play with 13 points (2G / 11A) in 42 games this season.
Binnington allowed four goals on 21 shots in the Blues overtime loss to the Flyers on Wednesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Binnington, who will make his 35th start of the season this afternoon. He has gone 2-1-0 with a 3.45 GAA and .885 SV% in his first three starts against the Avalanche.
Faksa will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury but has been moved to IR to make room for Stephen Johns (head) to be activated.
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.
