The St. Louis Blues will travel to Columbus on Thursday for their final preseason road contest.
The Blues (5-1) will face the Blue Jackets (3-3) at 6 p.m. CT at Nationwide Arena.
The teams previously met on Sept. 29 in St. Louis. Pavel Buchnevich netted a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win for the Blues.
Players expected to travel to Columbus include Ryan O’Reilly, Jake Neighbours, Jordan Kyrou, Robert Bortuzzo and Thomas Greiss. Martin Frk, who hasn’t played since Sept. 26 against Dallas due to an injury, is expected to be back in the lineup.
Fans can watch the game live at stlouisblues.com or by using the Blues App. The broadcast will be provided by the Blue Jackets, feature the Columbus broadcast team and will be available to viewers in the United States only.
Chris Kerber and Joey Vitale will also call the game on 101 ESPN, and fans can listen live in the Blues App.
Following Thursday’s game, the Blues will have just one preseason game left. That matchup is Oct. 8 against the Chicago Blackhawks at 2 p.m.
ANTICIPATED LINEUP
Forwards: Nikita Alexandrov, William Bitten, Martin Frk, Matthew Highmore, Klim Kostin, Jordan Kyrou, Matthias Laferriere, Josh Leivo, Hugh McGing, Jake Neighbours, Ryan O’Reilly, Nathan Walker.
Defense: Robert Bortuzzo, Matthew Kessel, Brady Lyle, Calle Rosen, Steven Santini, Tyler Tucker.
Goalies: Thomas Greiss, Joel Hofer.
