Red Wings at Predators

RED WINGS (18-17-6) at PREDATORS (25-14-3)

Red Wings projected lineup
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri -- Tyler Bertuzzi -- Pius Suter
Michael Rasmussen -- Adam Erne -- Filip Zadina
Joe Veleno -- Givani Smith -- Sam Gagner
Danny DeKeyser -- Moritz Seider
Nick Leddy -- Filip Hronek
Marc Staal -- Gustav Lindstrom
Alex Nedeljkovic
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Jordan Oesterle
Injured: Troy Stecher (wrist), Mitchell Stephens (lower body), Carter Rowney (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Thomas Greiss
Predators projected lineup
Eeli Tolvanen -- Ryan Johansen -- Luke Kunin
Filip Forsberg - Mikael Granlund -- Matt Duchene
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Nick Cousins -- Michael McCarron -- Philip Tomasino
Roman Josi -- Alexandre Carrier
Mattias Ekholm
-- Matt Benning
Mark Borowiecki -- Matt Tennyson
Juuse Saros
David Rittich
Scratched: Ben Harpur, Jeremy Davies , Philippe Myers
Injured: Dante Fabbro (upper body)
Status report
Greiss is not expected to be removed from COVID-19 protocol prior to the game, so Nedeljkovic is expected to start after allowing five goals on 32 shots in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars on Friday. ... Detroit assigned center Gemel Smith to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League for conditioning. ... Saros is expected to start for the 10th time in 11 games.