Predators at Blue Jackets preview

PREDATORS (27-15-3) at BLUE JACKETS (24-15-3)
7 p.m. ET; FS-O, FS-TN, NHL.TV

The Blue Jackets said Bobrovsky "failed to meet those expectations and values," of the team, and as a result, the goalie will not dress. Backup Joonas Korpisalo will start and
J-F Berube
was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League.
Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella will try to become the 19th coach (sixth active) in NHL history to win 600 games. He is first in wins among United States-born coaches with a record of 599-477-104 with 37 ties in 18 NHL seasons, with the Blue Jackets, Lightning, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks.
Predators coach Peter Laviolette is second among United-States born coaches and can tie Tortorella with a victory. He is 598-396-113 with 25 ties in 17 seasons with the Predators, Carolina Hurricanes, Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders.
Nashville can extend its winning streak to four games and its point streak to seven (5-0-1).

Players to watch

Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban has five points (two goals, three assists) during a four-game point streak.
Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past eight games.

They said it

"We've been more consistent in our game, just playing better defense, not letting as many goals up and protecting our net more."-- Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson
"When you go through this, all you care about is your daughter, nothing else really matters. When you get back to being able to play that means she's doing well. It will be a good feeling stepping on the ice." -- Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno on returning to the lineup after missing four games to be with his daughter, who had surgery

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala -- Colton Sissons -- Craig Smith
Calle Jarnkrok -- Nick Bonino -- Austin Watson
Ryan Hartman -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Rocco Grimaldi
Roman Josi -- Ryan Ellis
Mattias Ekholm -- P.K. Subban
Dan Hamhuis -- Matt Irwin
Juuse Saros
Pekka Rinne
Scratched:Anthony Bitetto, Zac Rinaldo, Phillip Di Giuseppe
Injured:Yannick Weber (undisclosed), Kyle Turris (lower body), Miikka Salomaki (upper body)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno -- Boone Jenner -- Josh Anderson
Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Alex Wennberg -- Anthony Duclair
Eric Robinson
-- Lukas Sedlak -- Riley Nash
Zach Werenski -- Seth Jones
Ryan Murray -- Markus Nutivaara
Scott Harrington -- David Savard
Joonas Korpisalo
J-F Berube
Scratched:Dean Kukan, Sergei Bobrovsky
Injured: Brandon Dubinsky (hamstring), Markus Hannikainen (elbow)

Status report

Dubinsky and Hannikainen were injured in a 4-0 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday and each was placed on injured reserve Thursday.

Stat pack

Ekholm has seven points (two goals, five assists) in a four-game point streak. … Dubois has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in his past nine games.