Predators at Avalanche

PREDATORS (12-12-4) at AVALANCHE (15-11-2)

Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Matt Duchene
Nino Niederreiter -- Cody Glass -- Colton Sissons
Yakov Trenin -- Juuso Parssinen -- Tanner Jeannot
Cole Smith -- Mikael Granlund -- Mark Jankowski
Roman Josi -- Jordan Gross
Mattias Ekholm -- Dante Fabbro
Jeremy Lauzon -- Roland McKeown
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Michael McCarron, Kevin Gravel
Injured:Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Ryan McDonagh (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (undisclosed)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- J.T. Compher -- Valeri Nichushkin
Alex Newhook -- Evan Rodrigues -- Mikko Rantanen
Andrew Cogliano -- Ben Meyers -- Logan O'Connor
Dryden Hunt -- Charles Hudon -- Jean-Luc Foudy
Samuel Girard -- Cale Makar
Devon Toews -- Erik Johnson
Brad Hunt -- Andreas Englund
Alexandar Georgiev
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Jacob MacDonald
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Darren Helm (hip), Bowen Byram (lower body), Shane Bowers (upper body), Kurtis MacDermid (lower body), Nathan MacKinnon (upper body), Josh Manson (lower body)
Status report
Lauzon will be a game-time decision; he has missed three games with an upper-body injury. ... The Avalanche held an optional morning skate Saturday. ... Byram is progressing but is still week to week, Colorado coach Jared Bednar said; the defenseman will miss his 19th straight game.