Predators at Blackhawks

PREDATORS (30-23-6) at BLACKHAWKS (21-35-5)

Predators projected lineup
Kiefer Sherwood
-- Luke Evangelista - Tommy Novak
Rasmus Asplund -- Cody Glass -- Matt Duchene
Yakov Trenin -- Mark Jankowski -- Philip Tomasino
John Leonard -- Colton Sissons -- Cole Smith
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Ryan McDonagh - Tyson Barrie
Jeremy Lauzon -- Cal Foote
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: None
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Filip Forsberg (upper body), Ryan Johansen (upper body), Juuso Parssinen (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (upper body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Anders Bjork -- Lukas Reichel -- Philipp Kurashev
Cole Guttman - Tyler Johnson -- Taylor Raddysh
Andreas Athanasiou -- Jason Dickinson - Joey Anderson
Boris Katchouk -- Jujhar Khaira -- MacKenzie Entwistle
Caleb Jones -- Seth Jones
Jarred Tinordi -- Connor Murphy
Nikita Zaitsev -- Andreas Englund
Petr Mrazek
Alex Stalock
Scratched: Ian Mitchell
Injured: Jonathan Toews (illness), (wrist), Reese Johnson (concussion protocol), Colin Blackwell (groin)
Status report
Carrier, a defenseman, is out 4-6 weeks after being injured in the second period of a 2-1 win at the Florida Panthers on Thursday … Forsberg, a forward, is day to day; he took part in the Predators morning skate and will miss his 10th straight game. ... Saros will make his sixth start in seven games. ... Nashville assigned forward Zach Sanford to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Saturday. … Mrazek will start for the fourth time in five games. ... Bjork and Zaitsev each will make his Blackhawks debut. Bjork was acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday and Zaitsev in a trade with the Ottawa Senators on Feb. 22; he had been unable to join Chicago sooner because of visa issues.