Penguins at Predators

PENGUINS (29-21-9) at PREDATORS (29-22-6)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Rickard Rakell
Jason Zucker -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Brock McGinn -- Jeff Carter -- Danton Heinen
Drew O'Connor -- Teddy Blueger -- Josh Archibald
Marcus Pettersson -- Jeff Petry
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Jan Rutta
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel
Injured: Ryan Poehling (upper body), Mark Friedman (upper body)
Predators projected lineup
Mikael Granlund -- Tommy Novak -- Matt Duchene
Zach Sanford -- Cody Glass -- Philip Tomasino
Cole Smith -- Colton Sissons -- Yakov Trenin
Kiefer Sherwood
-- Luke Evangelista
Ryan McDonagh -- Roman Josi
Mattias Ekholm -- Alexandre Carrier
Jeremy Lauzon -- Dante Fabbro
Cal Foote
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: None
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Filip Forsberg (upper body), Ryan Johansen (upper body), Juuso Parssinen (upper body)
Status report
Jarry will make his fourth start in five games. ... Poehling, a forward, and Friedman, a defenseman, each participated in the Penguins morning skate Tuesday but are not expected to play. ... Forsberg, a forward, participated in the Predators morning skate wearing a non-contact jersey; he will miss his eighth straight game but Nashville coach John Hynes said his return is "imminent." ... Foote will make his Predators debut after being acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. ... Evangelista will make his NHL debut after being recalled from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … Nashville will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen … Saros will make his 12th start in 14 games.