Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington will make his first start in a week when he helps St. ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë close a four-game home stand against the undefeated Jets on Tuesday night.
Binnington started three of the team's first four games before Joel Hofer earned back-to-back starts against the Islanders (1-0 overtime win) and the Hurricanes (4-3 win). Binnington has an .895 save percentage and 3.02 goals against average in his three games.
Forward Alexandre Texier will return to the lineup after missing five games with an upper-body injury suffered in the season opener in Seattle. He will slot in on the fourth line with Radek Faksa and Kasperi Kapanen.
The Blues did not announce a corresponding move to activate Texier from inured reserve, but it makes the most sense that Nick Leddy (lower-body) would be placed on IR.
Projected Blues lineup Tuesday vs. Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
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Zack Bolduc - Pavel Buchnevich - Jake Neighbours
Dylan Holloway - Brayden Schenn - Mathieu Joseph
Alexandre Texier - Radek Faksa - Kasperi Kapanen
Ryan Suter - Colton Parayko
Philip Broberg - Justin Faulk
Pierre-Olivier Joseph - Matthew Kessel
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratches: Nathan Walker, Scott Perunovich, Alexey Toropchenko (lower-body).
Injured reserve or non-roster: Nick Leddy (lower-body), Oskar Sundqvist (knee surgery), Torey Krug (ankle surgery), Adam Jiricek (knee surgery), Simon Robertsson (upper-body).
Winnipeg comes to Enterprise Center on Tuesday night as the last remaining unbeaten team in the NHL, boasting a 5-0-0 record and a league-best plus-16 goal differential.
Texier was a full participant in practice, skating on the fourth line with Radek Faksa and Kasperi Kapanen while also rotating in on the second power-play unit.Â
He is the first full-time successor to the legendary Charles Glenn, who retired in 2019 after singing the anthem for 19 years.