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PREDATORS (26-15-3) at BLACKHAWKS (16-22-7)
8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN360, SNE, SNO, SNP, TVAS

The Predators, winners of two straight, are 4-0-1 in their past five games after going 0-5-1 in their previous six and have scored at least four goals in four of their past five.
The Blackhawks are 1-2-1 in their past four games. They were 5-1-0 in their previous six.

Players to watch

Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm has five points (two goals, three assists) in a three-game point streak.
Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has six points (two goals, four assists) in a three-game point streak and 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in his past 11 games.

They said it

"Getting healthy is a big thing. We ran into a really tough stretch losing a lot of key players. Slowly but surely, we're getting guys back. Even when we didn't have guys healthy we did a pretty decent job of sticking to our system and it worked for a little bit. We ran into a little bit of a skid, but that's going to happen during the course of the year and all the guys feel good." -- Predators forward Ryan Hartman
"I've said all along I think even when he's scoring a ton, it's almost not even that impressive because you just kind of expect it from him. Regardless of what our team's doing, if we're on a winning streak or losing streak, he's producing no matter what and I think that's the most impressive part." -- Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews on Patrick Kane

Predators projected lineup
Blackhawks projected lineup
Status report

Jokiharju will play after being loaned to Finland for the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship. … Seabrook (illness) missed the morning skate and is a game-time decision. ... Forsling was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 5.

Stat pack

Rinne is 2-0-1 with a 2.28 goals-against average, .915 save percentage and one shutout in his past three starts. … Delia is 3-1-1 with a 2.19 GAA and .947 save percentage in five starts since being recalled Dec. 17.