Predators at Blackhawks

PREDATORS (13-13-4) at BLACKHAWKS (7-19-4)

Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg --
Thomas Novak
-- Mikael Granlund
Cole Smith -- Ryan Johansen -- Matt Duchene
Nino Niederreiter -- Cody Glass -- Colton Sissons
Yakov Trenin -- Juuso Parssinen -- Tanner Jeannot
Roman Josi -- Ryan McDonagh
Mattias Ekholm -- Dante Fabbro
Jeremy Lauzon -- Alexandre Carrier
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Mark Jankowski
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (upper body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Tyler Johnson -- Max Domi -- Patrick Kane
Philipp Kurashev -- Jonathan Toews -- Taylor Raddysh
Andreas Athanasiou -- Jason Dickinson -- Sam Lafferty
Reese Johnson -- Colin Blackwell -- Boris Katchouk
Jake McCabe -- Seth Jones
Jack Johnson -- Ian Mitchell
Isaak Phillips -- Connor Murphy
Petr Mrazek
Alex Stalock
Scratched: MacKenzie Entwistle, Caleb Jones, Jujhar Khaira
Injured: Jarred Tinordi (facial fracture)
Status report
McDonagh returns to the Nashville lineup after being out since Dec. 2 with an upper-body injury. … The Predators assigned defenseman Jordan Gross to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … The Blackhawks recalled Phillips from Rockford of the AHL on Monday, when they placed Tinordi on injured reserve. Stalock was activated off IR on Monday. He could start against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. … The Blackhawks assigned goalie Arvid Soderblom to Rockford on Monday.