Predators at Jets

PREDATORS (12-12-3) at JETS (18-9-1)

Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Mikael Granlund -- Matt Duchene
Nino Niederreiter -- Ryan Johansen -- Colton Sissons
Yakov Trenin -- Juuso Parssinen -- Tanner Jeannot
Cole Smith -- Cody Glass -- Mark Jankowski
Roman Josi -- Jordan Gross
Mattias Ekholm -- Dante Fabbro
Kevin Gravel -- Roland McKeown
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched:Michael McCarron
Injured:Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Ryan McDonagh (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (undisclosed), Jeremy Lauzon (undisclosed)
Jets projected lineup
Cole Perfetti -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Michael Eyssimont
Morgan Barron -- Adam Lowry -- Jansen Harkins
David Gustafsson -- Kevin Stenlund -- Sam Gagner
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon -- Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg -- Nate Schmidt
Connor Hellebuyck
David Rittich
Scratched:Dominic Toninato , Kyle Capobianco, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Karson Kuhlman
Injured:Nikolaj Ehlers (undisclosed), Mason Appleton (wrist), Saku Maenalanen (upper body), Logan Stanley (upper body)
Status report
The Jets claimed forward Kuhlman, a forward, off waivers from the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. … Jets forwards Morgan Barron and Jansen Harkins did not skate Thursday. Kuhlman and Jonsson-Fjallby skated on a line with Lowry. Coach Rick Bowness says, "we have a couple game-time decisions." … Ehlers, a forward, skated for the first time Wednesday after undergoing sports hernia surgery Nov. 23.