Panthers at Predators

PANTHERS (13-4-4) at PREDATORS (10-12-0)

Panthers projected lineup
Frank Vatrano -- Aleksander Barkov -- Carter Verhaeghe
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Alex Wennberg -- Patric Hornqvist
Mason Marchment -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Noel Acciari
Ryan Lomberg -- Juho Lammikko - Vinnie Hinostroza
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Keith Yandle -- Anton Stralman
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Sergei Bobrovsky
Chris Driedger
Scratched: Riley Stillman, Owen Tippett, Kevin Connauton
Injured: Anthony Duclair (lower body), Markus Nutivaara (upper body), Noah Juulsen (undisclosed)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Mikael Granlund -- Eeli Tolvanen
Calle Jarnkrok -- Matt Duchene -- Rocco Grimaldi
Nick Cousins -- Erik Haula -- Viktor Arvidsson
Tanner Jeannot -- Colton Sissons -- Mathieu Olivier
Roman Josi -- Alexandre Carrier
Mattias Ekholm -- Dante Fabbro
Ben Harpur -- Matt Benning
Pekka Rinne
Kasimir Kaskisuo
Scratched: Yakov Trenin, Michael McCarron
Injured: Ryan Ellis (upper body), Luke Kunin (lower body), Mark Borowiecki (lower body), Juuse Saros (upper body), Brad Richardson (lower body), Luca Sbisa (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Ryan Johansen
Status report
Duclair, a forward, traveled with the Panthers to Nashville. … The Predators did not hold a morning skate Thursday. ... Saros, a goalie, is day to day after leaving a 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday following a hit by Hurricanes forward Nino Niederreiter.