Predators at Wild preview

PREDATORS (37-25-5) at WILD (32-27-6)
7:30 p.m. ET; (NBCSN, NHL.TV)

The Wild won 4-2 at the Calgary Flames on Saturday, their fifth straight victory, which tied their longest winning streak of the season since Oct. 16-Oct. 27, 2018.
Minnesota is one point ahead of the Arizona Coyotes for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
The Predators have lost two straight and are 1-3-0 in their past four games. Nashville is one point behind Winnipeg for second place in the Central Division.
Predators forward Mikael Granlund and Wild forward Kevin Fiala will face their former teams for the first time since the two were exchanged in a trade on Feb. 26.

Players to watch

Predators forward Ryan Johansen has one assist in the past seven games after nine points (two goals, seven assists) in a six-game point streak.
Wild forward Ryan Donato has seven points (two goals, five assists) in a five-game point streak.

They said it

"Their team has changed a little bit. We're going to focus more on our team and how we play the game. We've watched them, but tonight's a game where we're focused on us." -- Predators coach Peter Laviolette
"We'll test our ability to recover here and our mental fortitude being ready for the puck drop (today). We're in our rink. Hopefully we can use that momentum and get a good start. These are games we need. We need points. We need to continue this push. We'll be excited." -- Wild forward Eric Staal on the back-to-back

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Viktor Arvidsson
Calle Jarnkrok -- Kyle Turris -- Mikael Granlund
Nick Bonino -- Brian Boyle -- Colton Sissons
Rocco Grimaldi -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Wayne Simmonds
Roman Josi -- Ryan Ellis
Mattias Ekholm -- P.K. Subban
Matt Irwin -- Yannick Weber
Pekka Rinne
Juuse Saros
Scratched: Matt Donovan
Injured: Craig Smith (lower body), Dan Hamhuis (lower body), Zac Rinaldo (shoulder)
Suspended: Austin Watson

Wild projected lineup

Jason Zucker -- Eric Staal -- Jordan Greenway
Kevin Fiala -- Luke Kunin -- Pontus Aberg
Ryan Donato -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Read
Marcus Foligno -- Eric Fehr -- JT Brown
Ryan Suter -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Greg Pateryn
Nick Seeler -- Brad Hunt
Devan Dubnyk
Alex Stalock
Scratched: Anthony Bitetto
Injured: Zach Parise (foot), Mathew Dumba (upper body), Mikko Koivu (knee), Victor Rask (lower body)

Status report

Neither team held a morning skate. … Smith and Salomaki practiced with the team on Saturday.

Stat pack

Josi has zero points in his past four games after 13 (five goals, eight assists) in his previous nine games. … Staal has seven points (two goals, five assists) and is one goal away from 20 goals for the 12thtime in his NHL career. … Zucker has four points (two goals, two assists) in a four-game point streak. … The Wild have outscored opponents 16-8 in their winning streak.