Stars at Predators

STARS (32-20-3) at PREDATORS (31-20-4)

Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Jamie Benn -- Tyler Seguin -- Denis Gurianov
Michael Raffl -- Radek Faksa -- Alexander Radulov
Riley Tufte -- Luke Glendening -- Joel Kiviranta
Esa Lindell -- John Klingberg
Ryan Suter -- Jani Hakanpaa
Thomas Harley -- Joel Hanley
Jake Oettinger
Braden Holtby
Scratched: Marián Studenič, Jacob Peterson
Injured: Andrej Sekera (upper body), Miro Heiskanen (non-COVID illness)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Matt Duchene
Eeli Tolvanen -- Mikael Granlund -- Luke Kunin
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Nick Cousins -- Michael McCarron -- Philip Tomasino
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Mattias Ekholm -- Matt Benning
Ben Harpur -- Alexandre Carrier
Juuse Saros
David Rittich
Scratched: Philippe Myers, Matt Luff
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (lower body)
Status report
Heiskanen will miss his third straight game but is expected to return against the New York Rangers on Saturday, Stars coach Rick Bowness said. ... Cousins will return after missing seven games with a lower-body injury.