Jets at Predators preview

JETS (12-8-1) at PREDATORS (9-7-3)
8 p.m. ET; FS-TN, TSN3, NHL.TV

The Jets are 6-1-1 in their past eight games.
Goalie Connor Hellebuyck will start; he's 4-1-1 with a 2.13 goals-against average and .937 save percentage in his past six starts.
The Predators, who are on a four-game winless streak (0-3-1) and are 1-4-2 in their past six games, recalled defenseman Steven Santini and forward Mathieu Olivier from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Monday. Center Kyle Turris could be a healthy scratch.

Players to watch

Jets center Mark Scheifele has three points (one goal, two assists) in his past two games.
Predators defenseman Roman Josi has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in his past 12 games.

They said it

"I think we've just stuck to our game plan. We haven't strayed from it too much. No matter how the start of the game goes, we've stuck to it. I think that's been the biggest thing." -- Jets forward Mark Scheifele on their 6-1-1 stretch
"There's always going to be points in the season where you don't like your game or you've had a couple not so good ones in a row. I think it's a matter of character in the room and making sure you bear down and stay with it and work even harder if you can. I'm sure a lot of guys feel that way, including myself, that we can work a lot harder. We can be a lot better in a lot of areas." -- Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Patrik Laine
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Blake Wheeler -- Jack Roslovic
Andrew Copp -- Adam Lowry -- Mathieu Perreault
Joona Luoto -- David Gustafsson -- Logan Shaw
Josh Morrissey -- Tucker Poolman
Dmitry Kulikov -- Neal Pionk
Nathan Beaulieu -- Luca Sbisa
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Anthony Bitetto, Carl Dahlstrom, Michael Spacek
Injured: Mark Letestu (upper body), Mason Appleton (lower body), Bryan Little (upper body), Gabriel Bourque (lower body)

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Viktor Arvidsson
Calle Jarnkrok -- Matt Duchene -- Mikael Granlund
Rocco Grimaldi -- Nick Bonino -- Craig Smith
Mathieu Olivier -- Colton Sissons -- Austin Watson
Roman Josi -- Ryan Ellis
Mattias Ekholm -- Dante Fabbro
Dan Hamhuis -- Steven Santini
Juuse Saros
Pekka Rinne
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Yannick Weber, Kyle Turris
Injured: None

Status report

Each team held an optional morning skate. … Jets coach Paul Maurice said they will go with the same lineup. … Olivier could make his NHL debut.

Stat pack

Connor has 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in 12 games against Nashville and will play in his 200th NHL game. … Duchene has 31 points (15 goals, 16 assists) in 30 games against Winnipeg. … Arvidsson is one point shy of 200 in the NHL.