VGK-NSH

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (29-10-3) at PREDATORS (25-11-6)
8 p.m. ET; SN, ATTSN-RM, FS-TN, NHL.TV

Vegas earned a 4-3 shootout win at Nashville on Dec. 8 and a 3-0 victory at T-Mobile Arena on Jan. 2. Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves in the shutout and will start Tuesday.
The Predators have won two consecutive games and are 3-1-1 in their past five without forward Filip Forsberg, who is out with an upper-body injury. They are 13-4-2 at home.

Players to watch

Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault has four points (goal, three assists) in a three-game point streak and 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in his past 11 games.
Predators defenseman P.K. Subban has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in his past 13 games.

They said it

"Just taking care of the puck, really, and making sure we don't turn it over at the blue lines. That kind of feeds into guys who like to skate the puck up the ice and I think maybe just finishing bodies as well. They're great players, and we just need to focus on our game and hopefully that deters them." -- Golden Knights defenseman Brad Hunt on the active defense of the Predators
"They're really good at back-pressuring. There's a lot of back pressure. They backcheck hard and their [defensemen] have good gaps. We've got to make sure we get pucks behind them and then start working them in the offensive zone." -- Predators defenseman Roman Josi

Golden Knights projected lineup
Predators projected lineup
Status report

Eakin participated in Vegas' optional morning skate but is day to day and will not play. … Arvidsson was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday, and Gaudreau was recalled from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.

Stat pack

Karlsson has four points (three goals, assist) in a three-game point streak and has eight points (six goals, two assists) in his past six games. … Smith has two goals in his past three games.