Coyotes at Predators

COYOTES (17-28-8) at PREDATORS (25-19-6)

Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Barrett Hayton -- Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli -- Nick Bjugstad -- Lawson Crouse
Nick Ritchie -- Travis Boyd -- Christian Fischer
Dysin Mayo
-- Jack McBain -- Zack Kassian
Juuso Valimaki -- Troy Stecher
Patrik Nemeth --
Victor Soderstrom
J.J. Moser -- Josh Brown
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Scratched:Jakob Chychrun
Injured:Shayne Gostisbehere (upper body), Liam O'Brien (upper body)
Predators projected lineup
Nino Niederreiter -- Cody Glass -- Matt Duchene
Philip Tomasino -- Ryan Johansen -- Mikael Granlund
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Cole Smith -- Juuso Parssinen -- Mark Jankowski
Ryan McDonagh -- Roman Josi
Mattias Ekholm -- Jeremy Lauzon
Kevin Gravel -- Dante Fabbro
Kevin Lankinen
Juuse Saros
Scratched:Tommy Novak
Injured:Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (upper body), Filip Forsberg (upper body)
Status report
Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny said Chychrun, a defenseman, will not play this week, with the March 3 NHL Trade Deadline approaching. … Forsberg is day-to-day. The forward was injured after taking a hit from Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen in the first period of a 2-1 overtime win Saturday. … The Predators recalled Tomasino from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Monday and he will make his NHL season debut.