Panthers at Predators

PANTHERS (50-15-6) at PREDATORS (41-25-4)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Claude Giroux
Mason Marchment -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Patric Hornqvist
Gustav Forsling -- MacKenzie Weegar
Ben Chiarot -- Radko Gudas
Robert Hagg -- Brandon Montour
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Petteri Lindbohm, Lucas Carlsson, Maxim Mamin, Joe Thornton
Injured: Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Aaron Ekblad (lower body), Noel Acciari (upper body), Jonas Johansson (undisclosed)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Philip Tomasino
Eeli Tolvanen -- Mikael Granlund -- Matt Duchene
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Nick Cousins -- Luke Kunin -- Matt Luff
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Mattias Ekholm -- Alexandre Carrier
Mark Borowiecki -- Jeremy Lauzon
Juuse Saros
David Rittich
Scratched: Ben Harpur, Jeremy Davies
Injured: Matt Benning (upper body), Michael McCarron (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Saturday morning … Knight is expected to start for the fourth time in five games after Bobrovsky made 19 saves in a 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. ... Gudas is expected to replace Lindbohm, a defenseman, after sitting out against Buffalo. ... Saros will make his seventh straight start. ... The Predators will dress the same lineup they used in a 3-2 win at the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.