Ducks at Predators preview

DUCKS (34-21-12) at PREDATORS (43-14-9)
8 p.m. ET; PRIME, FS-TN, NHL.TV

The Predators, who set a mark for the longest winning streak in their history with a 2-0 victory against the Dallas Stars for their ninth win in a row on Tuesday, can match the longest run of consecutive triumphs this season, set by the Colorado Avalanche from Dec. 29-Jan. 22.
Nashville leads the Western Conference with 95 points, six ahead of the Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights.
Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, who will start, is 17-1-1 with a 2.03 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage with four shutouts in his past 19 starts.
The Ducks seek their fourth straight win, which would match their longest streak this season. Anaheim, 9-2-2 in its past 13 games, is in second place in the Pacific Division, nine points behind the first-place Golden Knights and one ahead of the third-place San Jose Sharks.

Players to watch

Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf has nine points (one goal, eight assists) in a three-game point streak.
Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson has 12 points (six goals, six assists) in his past nine games.

They said it

"I think any time you play teams in the playoffs back-to-back years and lose, you get a little bit of fire underneath you. It's just the way it is. It's the way things go, everybody knows that. I think that has a lot to do with it." -- Ducks defenseman Josh Manson on the rivalry with the Predators
"Everybody is banged up in there at some point, but we've got to share the ball a little bit inside the room. And the guys have bought into that." -- Predators coach Peter Laviolette on giving players maintenance days

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kesler -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Ondrej Kase
Jason Chimera -- Derek Grant -- Chris Kelly
Cam Fowler -- Brandon Montour
Francois Beauchemin -- Hampus Lindholm
Josh Manson -- Kevin Bieksa
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched: Marcus Pettersson, JT Brown, Kalle Kossila, Antoine Vermette
Injured: Patrick Eaves (illness)

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Viktor Arvidsson
Ryan Hartman -- Kyle Turris -- Craig Smith
Scott Hartnell -- Nick Bonino -- Calle Jarnkrok
Colton Sissons -- Mike Fisher -- Austin Watson
Mattias Ekholm -- Ryan Ellis
Alexei Emelin -- P.K. Subban
Anthony Bitetto -- Yannick Weber
Pekka Rinne
Juuse Saros
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Miikka Salomaki, Kevin Fiala
Injured: Roman Josi (upper body)

Status report

Gibson, expected to make his fourth consecutive start, is 8-1-1 in his past 10 starts. … Josi participated in the morning skate and skated alongside Irwin. Fiala also participated in the morning skate but could be given a maintenance day.

Stat pack

Rakell has eight points (six goals, two assists) in a four-game goal streak and point streak after having three assists in his previous eight games. … Ellis has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in his past nine games.