Predators at Avalanche

PREDATORS (11-8-1) at AVALANCHE (10-6-1)

Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Mikael Granlund -- Matt Duchene
Eeli Tolvanen -- Ryan Johansen -- Luke Kunin
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Nick Cousins -- Tommy Novak -- Philip Tomasino
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Mattias Ekholm -- Alexandre Carrier
Mark Borowiecki -- Matt Benning
David Rittich
Juuse Saros
Scratched: Ben Harpur, Philippe Myers
Injured: None
Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Mikko Rantanen -- Logan O'Connor
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Tyson Jost -- Alex Newhook -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Darren Helm -- Jayson Megna -- Kurtis MacDermid
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Bowen Byram -- Samuel Girard
Erik Johnson -- Jack Johnson
Jonas Johansson
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Ryan Murray
Injured: J.T. Compher (upper body), Pavel Francouz (ankle), Martin Kaut (upper body), Nathan MacKinnon (lower body), Stefan Matteau (lower body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Saturday. ... Byram is expected to return after missing six games in concussion protocol; he was injured against the Vancouver Canucks on Nov. 11. ... MacKinnon, a center, will miss his eighth straight game. He is expected to accompany Colorado on a five-game road trip that begins at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. … The Avalanche assigned forward Kiefer Sherwood to Colorado of the American Hockey League.