Devils at Predators

DEVILS (31-12-4) at PREDATORS (23-18-6)

Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jack Hughes -- Fabian Zetterlund
Tomas Tatar -- Erik Haula -- Dawson Mercer
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- Damon Severson
Nikita Okhotiuk -- Brendan Smith
Vitek Vanecek
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Jesper Boqvist, Alexander Holtz, Kevin Bahl
Injured: John Marino (upper body), Jonathan Bernier (hip)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Cody Glass -- Matt Duchene
Nino Niederreiter -- Ryan Johansen -- Mikael Granlund
Cole Smith -- Juuso Parssinen -- Colton Sissons
Yakov Trenin -- Tommy Novak -- Tanner Jeannot
Ryan McDonagh -- Roman Josi
Mattias Ekholm -- Dante Fabbro
Jeremy Lauzon -- Kevin Gravel
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Mark Jankowski
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (upper body)
Status report
The Devils held an optional morning skate Thursday. ... Vanecek has started six of the past eight games. ... Carrier, a defenseman, will miss 4-6 weeks after being injured in a fight with Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley during the first period of a 2-1 win Tuesday. ... Gravel was recalled from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Thursday. ... Saros has started 16 of the past 20 games.