Predators at Coyotes

PREDATORS (31-23-7) at COYOTES (22-32-10)

Predators projected lineup
Matt Duchene -- Tommy Novak -- Luke Evangelista
Rasmus Asplund -- Cody Glass -- John Leonard
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Cole Smith
Mark Jankowski -- Philip Tomasino -- Kiefer Sherwood
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Ryan McDonagh -- Tyson Barrie
Jeremy Lauzon -- Cal Foote
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Michael McCarron
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Filip Forsberg (upper body), Ryan Johansen (upper body), Juuso Parssinen (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (upper body)
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Barrett Hayton -- Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli -- Jack McBain -- Lawson Crouse
Brett Ritchie -- Travis Boyd -- Christian Fischer
Liam O'Brien -- Laurent Dauphin -- Zack Kassian
Juuso Valimaki -- Josh Brown
Patrik Nemeth -- J.J. Moser
Connor Mackey -- Victor Soderstrom
Connor Ingram
Karel Vejmelka
Scratched: Ivan Prosvetov
Injured: None
Status report
Saros will make his eighth start in nine games. ... Tomasino will return after missing a 4-3 shootout loss at the Vancouver Canucks on Monday with an upper-body injury. ... Forsberg, a forward who has missed 11 games, is not close to returning, Nashville coach John Hynes said. ... Ritchie, acquired in a trade with the Calgary Flames on March 3, will make his Coyotes debut after resolving visa issues. ... Arizona returned forward Jean-Sebastien Dea to Tucson of the American Hockey League on Thursday.