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OILERS (17-14-1) at PREDATORS (12-13-4)

Oilers projected lineup
Leon Draisaitl -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman
Mattias Janmark -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Kailer Yamamoto
Warren Foegele -- Dylan Holloway -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Klim Kostin -- Devin Shore -- Derek Ryan
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Brett Kulak -- Tyson Barrie
Markus Niemelainen -- Evan Bouchard
Jack Campbell
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Ryan Murray
Injured: Evander Kane (wrist), Ryan McLeod (undisclosed), Philip Broberg (undisclosed)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Tommy Novak -- Mikael Granlund
Cole Smith -- Ryan Johansen -- Matt Duchene
Nino Niederreiter -- Cody Glass -- Colton Sissons
Yakov Trenin -- Juuso Parssinen -- Tanner Jeannot
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Mattias Ekholm -- Alexandre Carrier
Jeremy Lauzon -- Jordan Gross
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Mark Jankowski
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Ryan McDonagh (upper body)
Status report
Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft traveled separately from the team as a precautionary measure after feeling ill. He was not at the morning skate, but will coach tonight … Campbell will make his first start since Dec. 13, when he made 29 saves in a 6-3 win against the Predators … The Predators recalled Novak from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League, and he will make his NHL season debut. In 27 games with Nashville last season, Novak had seven points (one goal, six assists) … Carrier will return to the lineup for the first time since Dec. 10, when he suffered an upper-body injury in a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators … Saros will make his sixth start in the last seven games … Predators coach John Hynes said the return of McDonagh, a defenseman, is "imminent." McDonagh has missed the team's past six games with an upper-body injury suffered Dec. 2 in Nashville's 4-1 win against the New York Islanders.