The Predators have traveled to the third location of their eight-game road trip, with two games against the Lightning up next.
Nashville (11-15-1) is 1-1-1 on their trip, after falling twice in Carolina, including, 5-1, on Thursday evening. Before the contest, the Preds placed captain Roman Josi and forward Brad Richardson on Injured Reserve. They also recalled Frederic Allard to the taxi squad from Chicago (AHL).
In the game, defenseman Mark Borowiecki exited with an upper-body injury and did not return. Nashville did not practice on Friday.
The Lightning (18-5-2) are 4-0-0 against the Predators during the 2020-21 season. Tampa Bay fell in their last game, 6-4, to the Red Wings.
Saturday Afternoon Update: Nashville recalled defensemen Allard, Alexandre Carrier and Ben Harpur from the taxi squad. They reassigned forward Rem Pitlick to the taxi squad.
Below is a Preds projected lineup on Thursday's game:
Projected Lineup: Predators at Lightning
Vanderbilt Health Projected Lineup: Josi, Richardson Added to Injured Reserve; Borowiecki Exits Game

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