Wild at Predators preview

WILD (32-27-7) at PREDATORS (38-25-5)
8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV

The Predators defeated the Wild 3-2 in a shootout at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday. They trail the Winnipeg Jets by one point for first place in the Central Division with Winnipeg holding three games in hand.
Minnesota has 71 points and holds the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. Goalie Devan Dubnyk is 5-0-0 with a 1.59 goals-against average and .950 save percentage in his past five starts.
Wild forward Kevin Fiala will play in Nashville for the first time since he was traded from the Predators to Minnesota for forward Mikael Granlund on Feb. 25.

Players to watch

Wild forward Jason Zucker has five points (three goals, two assists) in a five-game point streak.
Predators goalie Pekka Rinne is 4-2-0 with a 2.48 GAA and .917 save percentage in his past six starts.

They said it

"We played a good game, I think, last game, especially with that late night. We came in from Calgary. I think we did a good job, but we don't accept that. We want to win today, and we're going to be ready." -- Wild forward Kevin Fiala
"Well, it's a really good team with a lot of really good players. They work super hard, so it's been a really fun time to come here. Hopefully we can do something special this year." -- Predators forward Mikael Granlund

Wild projected lineup

Jordan Greenway -- Eric Staal -- Jason Zucker
Zach Parise -- Luke Kunin -- Kevin Fiala
Ryan Donato -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Pontus Aberg
Marcus Foligno -- Eric Fehr -- JT Brown
Ryan Suter -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Greg Pateryn
Anthony Bitetto -- Brad Hunt
Devan Dubnyk
Alex Stalock
Scratched:Nick Seeler, Matt Read
Injured:Matt Dumba (upper body), Mikko Koivu (knee), Victor Rask (lower body)

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Viktor Arvidsson
Mikael Granlund -- Kyle Turris -- Craig Smith
Rocco Grimaldi -- Nick Bonino -- Wayne Simmonds
Brian Boyle -- Colton Sissons -- Calle Jarnkrok
Roman Josi -- Ryan Ellis
Mattias Ekholm -- P.K. Subban
Matt Irwin -- Yannick Weber
Pekka Rinne
Juuse Saros
Scratched:Matt Donovan, Miikka Salomaki, Frederick Gaudreau
Injured:Dan Hamhuis (lower body), Zac Rinaldo (shoulder)
Suspended:Austin Watson

Status report

The Wild recalled Read in case they need an extra forward. … Boyle participated in the morning skate after missing the game Sunday because of a lower-body injury.

Stat pack

Staal has eight points (two goals, six assists) in a six-game point streak. … Johansen has one assist in his past eight games after getting nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his previous six.