Blackhawks at Predators

BLACKHAWKS (23-38-6) at PREDATORS (34-24-7)

Blackhawks projected lineup
Lukas Reichel -- Philipp Kurashev -- Andreas Athanasiou
Tyler Johnson -- Jason Dickinson -- Taylor Raddysh
Mike Hardman -- MacKenzie Entwistle -- Buddy Robinson
Boris Katchouk -- Jujhar Khaira -- Joey Anderson
Caleb Jones -- Seth Jones
Jarred Tinordi -- Connor Murphy
Nikita Zaitsev -- Ian Mitchell
Alex Stalock
Anton Khudobin
Scratched: Wyatt Kaiser
Injured: Petr Mrazek (groin), Jonathan Toews (illness), Andreas Englund (lower body), Reese Johnson (concussion protocol), Colin Blackwell (groin), Anders Bjork (lower body), Cole Guttman (shoulder), Austin Wagner (undisclosed)
Predators projected lineup
Philip Tomasino -- Tommy Novak -- Matt Duchene
Kiefer Sherwood -- Cody Glass -- Luke Evangelista
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Cole Smith
Mark Jankowski -- Michael McCarron -- Rasmus Asplund
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Jeremy Lauzon -- Tyson Barrie
Kevin Gravel -- Cal Foote
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: None
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Filip Forsberg (upper body), Ryan Johansen (upper body), Juuso Parssinen (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (upper body), Ryan McDonagh (upper body)
Status report
Stalock will start after Mrazek left in the second period of a 6-3 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. The goalie's injury is not thought to be long-term. ... Khudobin was recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Kaiser signed a three-year, entry-level contract Tuesday. The defenseman will make his NHL debut at some point during the current five-game road trip, Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said. ... Saros will make his 11th start in 13 games. ... McCarron was recalled from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Thursday …
Egor Afanasyev
, a forward, was reassigned to the AHL.