The St. Louis Blues and the Pittsburgh Penguins face off tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET at PPG Paints Arena in a keymatchup between Central and Metropolitan Division teams. Both teams are aiming to rebound from recent losses. The Blues, with a record of 3-4-1, are looking for answers after a 6-4 defeat against the Detroit Red Wings. Meanwhile, the Penguins, at 6-2-1, seek to recover from a narrow shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Here are the projected lineups for tonight's game:

St. Louis Blues:

• Forwards: Jake Neighbours - Brayden Schenn - Jimmy Snuggerud Mathieu Joseph - Pius Suter - Jordan Kyrou Pavel Buchnevich - Oskar Sundqvist - Nathan Walker Dylan Holloway - Alexandre Texier - Nick Bjugstad

• Defense: Cam Fowler - Colton Parayko Philip Broberg - Justin Faulk Tyler Tucker - Logan Mailloux

• Goalies: Joel Hofer, Jordan Binnington

  • Scratched: Matthew Kessel
  • Injured: Robert Thomas (upper body), Jake Neighbours (lower body)

Pittsburgh Penguins:

• Forwards: Filip Hallander - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust Anthony Mantha - Evgeni Malkin - Justin Brazeau Tommy Novak - Ben Kindel - Ville Koivunen Connor Dewar - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari

• Defense: Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson Ryan Shea - Kris Letang Mathew Dumba - Harrison Brunicke

• Goalies: Tristan Jarry, Arturs Silovs

  • Scratched: Connor Clifton, Philip Tomasino
  • Injured: Rickard Rakell (hand surgery), Kevin Hayes (upper body), Rutger McGroarty (upper body), Caleb Jones (lower body)

Robert Thomas is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury sustained early in the third period during Saturday's game against Detroit. Jake Neighbours is also out day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Rickard Rakell had hand surgery and is expected to be out for 6-8 weeks. Ville Koivunen was recalled from the American Hockey League on Sunday, after being reassigned on Oct. 11.

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Jake Neighbours has been a standout for St. Louis this season. In four career games against Pittsburgh, he has recorded four points (three goals, one assist). Bryan Rust has 18 points (7 goals, 11 assists) in his last 11 games against the St. Louis Blues. Evgeni Malkin has 23 points (9 goals, 14 assists) in 24 career games versus the Blues.

St. Louis is struggling with goaltending, ranking 26th in goals allowed this season and last in save percentage at .841. Jordan Binnington is likely to start in net. Pittsburgh's offense has been strong, averaging over four goals per game. The Penguins' power play is the second-best in the league (33.3%).

The Blues are trying to break a three-game losing streak. The Penguins had their four-game win streak snapped in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets. The Penguins are 7-1-1 in their last nine games versus the Blues.