Preview: Predators at Devils

PREDATORS (14-12-5) at DEVILS (12-12-7)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, FS-TN

Predators team scope

Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban remains out of the lineup with an upper-body injury and will not play Tuesday. He also missed a 2-1 shootout victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. Defenseman Adam Pardy, recalled from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League, played in Subban's place Monday and got 9:20 in ice time. Goaltender Pekka Rinne has played in back-to-back games only once this season, on Oct. 26 and 27, so there is a possibility backup Juuse Saros could start. Saros is 1-2-0 with a 1.49 goals-against average and a .946 save percentage in four games. The Predators did not skate Tuesday morning.

Devils team scope

The New Jersey Devils want to build on the good things that came out of a 3-2 shootout loss to the New York Rangers on Sunday, which extended their losing streak to six games (0-5-1). "Our focus can't be on the win or the loss, it has to be on why are we getting our game going in the right direction and how do we take a step further, because it is not totally where it needs to be," coach John Hynes said after the morning skate Tuesday. "Our attention to detail in the defensive zone was much better," forward Kyle Palmieri said. "We maybe gave up a few more odd-man rushes than we would have liked, but in the defensive zone, our attention to detail and our structure was where it needs to be to be successful. I don't think we gave [the Rangers] too many good looks or extended time in our zone." Hynes said he wants to continue to see the Devils get back to the speed game they showed early in the season, when they went 9-3-3 in their first 15 games.

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Predators projected lineup

Calle Jarnkrok -- Ryan Johansen -- James Neal
Filip Forsberg -- Mike Ribeiro -- Craig Smith
Colin Wilson -- Mike Fisher -- Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala -- Colton Sissons -- Austin Watson
Roman Josi -- Ryan Ellis
Mattias Ekholm -- Adam Pardy
Matt Irwin -- Yannick Weber
Juuse Saros
Pekka Rinne
Scratched:Petter Granberg, Reid Boucher
Injured:P.K. Subban (upper body), Antony Bitetto (upper body), Mikka Salomaki (lower body)

Devils projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Travis Zajac -- Michael Cammalleri
Miles Wood -- Adam Henrique -- Kyle Palmieri
Beau Bennett -- Pavel Zacha -- PA Parenteau
Sergey Kalinin -- Vernon Fiddler -- Nick Lappin
Andy Greene -- Ben Lovejoy
Jon Merrill -- Damon Severson
John Moore -- Kyle Quincey
Cory Schneider
Keith Kinkaid
Scratched:Devante Smith-Pelly, Luke Gazdic
Injured:Jacob Josefson (upper body)

Status report

Wood remains on the second line, having earned a promotion after his call-up from Albany of the AHL on Nov. 29. Wood has two goals in his past three games and had six shots against the Rangers. "His speed really helps," Hynes said. "Henrique and Palmieri are really smart players and they know what to do with the puck when they have it, and you have a guy like Wood, he helps them establish a lot of offensive-zone time." Subban remains day to day; he has missed the past three games but has played in all but 15 games since the start of the 2013-14 season.

Who's hot

Fisher has four goals in his past four games. … Josi has four points (three goals, one assist) in a three-game point streak against the Devils. … Forsberg has four points (three goals, one assist) in his past three games against New Jersey. … Smith has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past five games against the Devils.