Predators at Sharks preview

PREDATORS (13-3-1) at SHARKS (9-6-3)
10:30 p.m. ET; SN1, SNE, SNP, NBCSCA, FS-TN, NHL.TV

The Predators' eight-game road winning streak to begin the season ended in a 2-1 shootout loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. It was the third-longest road winning streak to open a season in NHL history, behind the Buffalo Sabres in 2006-07 (10-0-0) and the New Jersey Devils in 2009-10 (9-0-0).
Goalie Juuse Saros, who backed up Pekka Rinne against Anaheim, will start for the Predators.
Logan Couture (lower body) centered the Sharks' second line during the morning skate but said he will be a game-time decision. He missed the final 4:30 of a 3-1 victory against the Calgary Flames on Sunday after a hit from Flames forward Michael Frolik.
Goalie Martin Jones will start for the Sharks, who are 1-2-0 in their past three games after going 6-1-2 in their previous nine games.
San Jose rallied from two goals down in the third period to defeat Nashville 5-4 at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 23, scoring three goals in the final 8:20.

Players to watch

Predators center Ryan Johansen has 21 points (nine goals, 12 assists) in 21 games against San Jose.
Sharks forward Tomas Hertl has 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in his past 10 games.

They said it

"They're a dangerous team. They're fast and they're deep. We're going to have to be ready to play." -- Predators coach Peter Laviolette on the Sharks
"They're a great team. If you talk preseason and at the 15-game mark, people would have them in their top two or three Stanley Cup favorites. It's a great test for us." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer on the Predators

Predators projected lineup

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

Sharks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Joe Pavelski -- Joonas Donskoi
Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Timo Meier
Marcus Sorensen -- Joe Thornton -- Kevin Labanc
Barclay Goodrow -- Antti Suomela -- Melker Karlsson
Joakim Ryan -- Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
Scratched:Radim Simek, Tim Heed, Rourke Chartier
Injured: None

Status report

Jarnkrok, who missed the past two games with a lower-body injury, skated but remains day-to-day. ... If Couture can't play, Chartier will replace him in the lineup.

Stat pack

Subban will play his 600th NHL game. ... Thornton needs one goal for 400 in the NHL and one assist to tie Mario Lemieux (1,033) for 11th place on the League's all-time list. … Karlsson needs one assist for 400 in the NHL.