LIGHTNING (12-10-5) at PREDATORS (13-12-0)
8 p.m. ET; BSSUN, BSSO
Lightning projected lineup
Steven Stamkos -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Alex Barre-Boulet
Tanner Jeannot -- Nicholas Paul -- Michael Eyssimont
Austin Watson -- Luke Glendening -- Tyler Motte
Victor Hedman -- Nick Perbix
Mikhail Sergachev -- Erik Cernak
Calvin de Haan -- Darren Raddysh
Jonas Johansson
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Scratched: Haydn Fleury, Cole Koepke
Injured: Conor Sheary (upper body)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Gustav Nyquist
Tommy Novak -- Juuso Parssinen -- Luke Evangelista
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Cole Smith
Kiefer Sherwood -- Michael McCarron -- Philip Tomasino
Ryan McDonagh -- Roman Josi
Jeremy Lauzon -- Dante Fabbro
Spencer Stastney -- Luke Schenn
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Tyson Barrie
Injured: Cody Glass (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (upper body)
Status report
The Lightning did not hold a morning skate Thursday after they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Wednesday. … Novak skated with Parssinen and Evangelista and is expected to return to the lineup after missing the past 11 games because of an upper-body injury. Glass and Carrier also participated in the morning skate but are not expected to play.
