Predators at Jets preview

PREDATORS (37-24-5) at JETS (37-22-4)
8 p.m. ET; TSN3, FS-TN, NHL.TV

The 27-year-old forward was acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Wild on Monday for forward Kevin Fiala. Granlund did not play in Nashville's 2-0 loss against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday because he was with his fiancée for the birth of their first child.
Nashville, 3-2-0 in its past five games, leads Winnipeg by one point for first place in the Central Division.
Goalie Connor Hellebuyck will not start for the Jets because of an illness. Laurent Brossoit will start and
Eric Comrie
, who the Jets recalled on an emergency basis from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Friday, will be the backup.
The Jets have lost back-to-back games. They are 1-4-1 in their past six games and have allowed at least four goals in four of their past six.

Players to watch

Predators forward Ryan Johansen has no points in his past six games after he had nine points (two goals, seven assists) during a six-game point streak.
Jets forward Patrik Laine has six points (four goals, two assists) during a four-game point streak after he had two assists in his previous 12 games.

They said it

"It's a little different, system-wise, so you need to think a little bit, but at the end of the day you just need to go out there and play, and play with your instincts. I should be just fine. Just can't wait to get out there and play."-- Predators forward Mikael Granlund
"I think I've been playing pretty good since I got put on the same line with those two. Obviously you need to be at your best because you're playing against the other team's best every night. It's always a challenge every night to be able to play against those guys." -- Jets forward Patrik Laine on playing with Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler

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

Jets projected lineup

Patrik Laine -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor -- Kevin Hayes -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Brandon Tanev -- Adam Lowry -- Bryan Little
Mathieu Perreault -- Andrew Copp -- Jack Roslovic
Nathan Beaulieu -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot -- Sami Niku
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Laurent Brossoit
Eric Comrie
Scratched:Matt Hendricks, Par Lindholm, Bogdan Kiselevich
Injured:Joe Morrow (lower body), Dustin Byfuglien (lower body), Josh Morrissey (upper body),Connor Hellebuyck (illness)

Status report

Smith took part in the morning skate but will not play. … Kiselevich, who is recovering from the flu, will not make his debut for Winnipeg. He was acquired Monday in a trade with the Florida Panthers.

Stat pack

Nashville has been shut out in two of its past three games. … Connor has five points (two goals, three assists) during a four-game point streak. Scheifele has one goal and is minus-9 in his past six games. Wheeler has five assists during a four-game point streak.