**PREDATORS (7-5-1) AT BLUES (8-2-1)****8 p.m. ET; BSMW, BSSO, ESPN+, NHL LIVE****Predators projected lineup**Tanner Jeannot -- Ryan Johansen -- Philip TomasinoLuke Kunin -- Mikael Granlund -- Matt DucheneYakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Eeli TolvanenMichael McCarron -- Tommy Novak -- Mathieu OlivierRoman Josi -- Dante FabbroMattias Ekholm -- Matt BenningAlexandre Carrier -- Philippe MyersDavid RittichJuuse Saros***Scratched:**Rocco Grimaldi, Ben Harpur****Injured:**Filip Forsberg (upper body), Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Nick Cousins (upper body)***Blues projected lineup**Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David PerronIvan Barbashev -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir TarasenkoJordan Kyrou -- Tyler Bozak -- Pavel BuchnevichJames Neal -- Dakota Joshua -- Klim KostinMarco Scandella -- Colton ParaykoJake Walman -- Justin FaulkCalle Rosen -- Robert BortuzzoJordan BinningtonJoel Hofer***Scratched:**None****Injured:**Brayden Schenn (upper body), Oskar Sundqvist (knee)****COVID-19 protocol:**Torey Krug, Kyle Clifford, Ville Husso, Niko Mikkola***Status report**The Predators did not hold a morning skate. ... Rittich could make his Predators debut. ... Schenn, a forward, is day to day but will miss his third straight game. ... Sundqvist, a forward who has missed the entire season with a left ACL injury, is day to day after being week to week. ... Husso, a goalie, began skating on his own Thursday and could come out of protocol. ... Joshua was recalled from Springfield of the American Hockey League when the Blues assigned forward Jake Neighbours to Edmonton of the Western Hockey League on Thursday.
