Panthers at Predators

PANTHERS (31-13-5) at PREDATORS (26-21-2)

Panthers projected lineup
Nikita Gusev -- Aleksander Barkov -- Patric Hornqvist
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Anthony Duclair
Frank Vatrano -- Alex Wennberg -- Noel Acciari
Lucas Wallmark -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Owen Tippett
Gustav Forsling -- MacKenzie Weegar
Markus Nutivaara -- Brandon Montour
Keith Yandle -- Radko Gudas
Chris Driedger
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched:Matt Kiersted, Anton Stralman, Kevin Connauton, Spencer Knight, Ryan Lomberg, Juho Lammikko
Injured:Carter Verhaeghe (upper body), Mason Marchment (upper body)
Predators projected lineup
Eeli Tolvanen -- Ryan Johansen -- Viktor Arvidsson
Calle Jarnkrok -- Mikael Granlund -- Luke Kunin
Nick Cousins -- Erik Haula -- Matt Duchene
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Roman Josi -- Matt Benning
Mattias Ekholm -- Ryan Ellis
Ben Harpur -- Erik Gudbranson
Juuse Saros
Pekka Rinne
Scratched:Michael McCarron, Jeremy Davies
Injured:Luca Sbisa (lower body), Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Brad Richardson (lower body), Filip Forsberg (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (lower body), Dante Fabbro (upper body), Mathieu Olivier (lower body)
Status report
The Panthers can clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a win against the Predators. ... Acciari will play after missing the previous five games with an upper-body injury. ... Saros is expected to start his eighth consecutive game.