Canucks at Predators

CANUCKS (17-18-3) at PREDATORS (24-13-3)

Canucks projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Vasily Podkolzin -- Elias Pettersson -- Nils Hoglander
Tyler Motte -- Juho Lammikko -- Matthew Highmore
Justin Dowling -- Jason Dickinson -- Alex Chiasson
Quinn Hughes -- Tucker Poolman
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Kyle Burroughs -- Luke Schenn
Thatcher Demko
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Brad Hunt
Injured: Guillaume Brisebois (undisclosed), Travis Harmonic (lower body), Brady Keeper (leg), Brandon Sutter (illness)
COVID-19 protocol: Jaroslav Halak , Conor Garland, Bo Horvat
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Mikael Granlund -- Matt Duchene
Nick Cousins -- Ryan Johansen -- Luke Kunin
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Philip Tomasino -- Michael McCarron -- Eeli Tolvanen
Roman Josi -- Alexandre Carrier
Jeremy Davies -- Matt Benning
Mark Borowiecki -- Philippe Myers
David Rittich
Juuse Saros
Scratched: Ben Harpur
Injured: Dante Fabbro (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Mattias Ekholm
Status report
Horvat, a center, entered COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. Pettersson is likely to move from second-line left wing to fill his spot. ... Podkolzin is expected to move from fourth-line to second-line left wing, with Dowling moving into the lineup at fourth-line left wing … Rittich could start after Saros made 24 saves in a 5-3 loss at the St. Louis Blues on Monday.