Predators at Coyotes preview

PREDATORS (4-2-0) at COYOTES (2-2-1)
10 p.m. ET; FS-A, FS-A PLUS, FS-TN, NHL.TV

Forsberg did not take part in the morning skate. The forward sat out the final 9:02 of a 5-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday because of a lower-body injury. He scored in the second period to extend his point streak to six games (five goals, three assists), tying Marek Zidlicky in 2003-04 for the longest streak by a Predators player to start a season.
Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper will try to set a Coyotes/Winnipeg Jets record by allowing two goals or fewer in his 12th consecutive start. He's tied with Nikolai Khabibulin (Oct. 15-Nov. 28, 1998) with 11 straight. Arizona has won two of three (2-0-1) since losing its first two games of the season.

Players to watch

Predators defenseman Roman Josi has five points (two goals, three assists) during a four-game point streak.
Coyotes forward Nick Schmaltz has a three-game goal streak and five points (three goals, two assists) in his past three games.

They said it

"We can score three goals in a minute if that's what's needed, but I really feel like if we can keep their scoring and their scoring chances to a lower number we have a greater chance to win the game and that's got to be the focus." -- Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm
"They've got some high-end shooters. Their lines are balanced and they're scoring a lot of goals. It's a big challenge." -- Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet

Predators projected lineup

Calle Jarnkrok -- Ryan Johansen -- Viktor Arvidsson
Filip Forsberg -- Matt Duchene -- Mikael Granlund
Colton Sissons -- Nick Bonino -- Craig Smith
Rocco Grimaldi -- Kyle Turris -- Austin Watson
Roman Josi -- Ryan Ellis
Mattias Ekholm -- Dante Fabbro
Dan Hamhuis -- Yannick Weber
Juuse Saros
Pekka Rinne
Scratched:Matt Irwin
Injured: None

Coyotes projected lineup

Clayton Keller -- Derek Stepan -- Phil Kessel
Conor Garland -- Christian Dvorak -- Nick Schmaltz
Lawson Crouse -- Carl Soderberg -- Christian Fischer
Michael Grabner - - Brad Richardson -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Jason Demers
Jakob Chychrun -- Alex Goligoski
Kyle Capobianco -- Jordan Oesterle
Darcy Kuemper
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Ilya Lyubushkin, Barrett Hayton, Eric Comrie
Injured: Niklas Hjalmarsson (lower body)

Status report

Raanta, who has played one game since sustaining a season-ending lower-body injury Nov. 27, 2018, could start against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Stat pack

Saros is 0-2-0 and has allowed 10 goals in two games this season. … Grabner will play in his 600th NHL game.