MIN-NSH

WILD (1-1-2) at PREDATORS (4-1-0)
8 p.m. ET; FS-N, FS-WI, FS-TN, NHL.TV

Nashville outscored the Winnipeg Jets and New York Islanders 8-2 in its past two games, and is 2-1-0 during a four-game homestand. Goalie Pekka Rinne is 2-1-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average and .946 save percentage in three games.
Goalie Alex Stalock will make his first start of the season for the Wild, who are 1-0-2 in their past three games.

Players to watch

Wild forward Jason Zucker has four points (three goals, one assist) in his past two games.
Predators forward Filip Forsberg has three points (two goals, one assist) in his past two games. He scored twice and had seven shots on goal in a 5-2 win against the Islanders on Saturday.

They said it

"I've been feeling good in practice and stayed healthy through training camp. I've done everything I can to prepare for this so, you know, go in there, make some saves and come out of here with the two points." -- Wild goalie Alex Stalock on his season debut
"That's what you want to see this time of year. Earlier in the year there's typically quite a few mistakes made individual-wise and team-wise. As we start to get into it now, you want to start correcting them and see improvement. I think we've done that, both from an individual and team standpoint." -- Predators defenseman Dan Hamhuis

Wild projected lineup
Predators projected lineup
Status report

Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said they will reconsider whether they will recall a player from Iowa of the American Hockey League after the game with Eriksson Ek out of the lineup.

Stat pack

Niederreiter has 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in 22 games against Nashville. … Rinne is 16-12-4 with a 2.42 GAA and .913 save percentage in 33 games against Minnesota.