Predators at Hurricanes

PREDATORS (24-20-1) at HURRICANES (28-10-4)

Predators projected lineup
Rocco Grimaldi -- Ryan Johansen -- Viktor Arvidsson
Calle Jarnkrok -- Mikael Granlund -- Luke Kunin
Matt Duchene -- Erik Haula -- Nick Cousins
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Roman Josi -- Matt Benning
Mattias Ekholm -- Ryan Ellis
Erik Gudbranson -- Ben Harpur
Juuse Saros
Pekka Rinne
Scratched: Rem Pitlick, Jeremy Davies
Injured: Luca Sbisa (lower body), Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Brad Richardson (lower body), Filip Forsberg (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (lower body), Dante Fabbro (upper body), Eeli Tolvanen (lower body), Mathieu Olivier (lower body)
Suspended: Michael McCarron
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin Necas
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Warren Foegele
Cedric Paquette -- Steven Lorentz -- Morgan Geekie
Jaccob Slavin -- Dougie Hamilton
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Jake Bean -- Jani Hakanpää
Alex Nedeljkovic
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Jake Gardiner, James Reimer
Injured: Teuvo Teravainen (concussion), Brock McGinn (upper body)
Status report
Duchene returns after missing 22 games with a lower-body injury. ... Gudbranson will make his Predators debut after being acquired in a trade with the Ottawa Senators on Monday. ... Saros will make his fourth straight start. … Teravainen participated in the Hurricanes' optional morning skate Saturday, but the forward will not play. ... Nedeljkovic will make his first start since making 24 saves in a 3-0 win against the Florida Panthers on April 8.