Blues at Predators preview

BLUES (7-9-3) at PREDATORS (15-5-1)
8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, FS-TN, NHL.TV

Berube replaced Mike Yeo, who was fired after a 2-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. The Blues have lost two consecutive games and are 1-4-0 in their past five games.
Predators goalie Pekka Rinne needs one win to pass Miikka Kiprusoff (319 wins) for the most victories by a Finland-born goalie in NHL history. Predators forward Nick Bonino will play in his 500th NHL game.

Players to watch

Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly has 19 points (10 goals, nine assists) in his past 14 games.
Predators forward Filip Forsberg has four points (three goals, one assist) in his past four games.

They said it

"It's like getting on a bike for me. It's not a big deal."-- Blues coach Craig Berube on returning to coaching
"It was very lopsided last game, and I think that's rare. They [the Blues] have a good face-off team. Those guys are good. I think some nights we're seeing the puck, some nights we're snapping it back like that. It's big to start with possession. It's big to have the puck, control the play and get in their zone and get out of yours. -- Predators forward Nick Bonino on Nashville's face-off success
Blues projected lineup
Zach Sanford -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Robby Fabbri -- Brayden Schenn -- Robert Thomas
David Perron -- Tyler Bozak -- Sammy Blais
Nikita Soshnikov -- Ivan Barbashev -- Oskar Sundqvist
Vince Dunn -- Alex Pietrangelo
Joel Edmundson -- Colton Parayko
Jay Bouwmeester -- Jordan Schmaltz
Jake Allen
Chad Johnson
Scratched: None
Injured: Jaden Schwartz (upper body), Robert Bortuzzo (lower body), Alexander Steen (upper body), Pat Maroon (upper body), Carl Gunnarsson (upper body)

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Craig Smith
Calle Jarnkrok -- Kyle Turris -- Ryan Hartman
Colton Sissons -- Nick Bonino -- Austin Watson
Miikka Salomaki -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Kevin Fiala
Roman Josi -- Ryan Ellis
Dan Hamhuis -- Mattias Ekholm
Anthony Bitetto -- Yannick Weber
Pekka Rinne
Juuse Saros
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Zac Rinaldo
Injured:Viktor Arvidsson (broken thumb), P.K. Subban (upper body)

Status report

Steen, Maroon and Gunnarsson participated in the optional morning skate. … Subban is eligible to come off injured reserve but did not participate in the morning skate.

Stat pack

Tarasenko has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his past 11 games. … Berube had a record of 75-58-28 in his two seasons (2013-15) as coach of the Philadelphia Flyers … Rinne is 7-1-1 with a 1.53 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage with two shutouts in his past 10 starts.