PREDATORS (36-31-10) at DUCKS (41-31-5)
10:30 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, Victory+, KCOP-13
Predators projected lineup
Zachary L’Heureux — Ryan O’Reilly — Steven Stamkos
Filip Forsberg — Matthew Wood — Jonathan Marchessault
Tyson Jost — Erik Haula — Luke Evangelista
Reid Schaefer — Fedor Svechkov — Joakim Kemell
Brady Skjei — Roman Josi
Adam Wilsby — Nick Perbix
Ryan Ufko — Justin Barron
Justus Annunen
Juuse Saros
Scratched: Jordan Oesterle, Ozzy Wiesblatt
Injured: Nicolas Hague (upper body)
Ducks projected lineup
Mikael Granlund — Leo Carlsson — Beckett Sennecke
Chris Kreider — Ryan Poehling — Troy Terry
Alex Killorn — Mason McTavish — Jeffrey Viel
Frank Vatrano — Tim Washe — Ian Moore
Jackson LaCombe — Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov — John Carlson
Tyson Hinds — Drew Helleson
Lukas Dostal
Ville Husso
Scratched: Olen Zellweger
Injured: Jansen Harkins (hand surgery), Ross Johnston (lower body), Radko Gudas (lower body), Cutter Gauthier (upper body)
Status report
The Predators did not hold a morning skate following their 3-2 shootout loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. … Mintyukov will return after missing the past three games and four of five with a lower-body injury. … Zellweger, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch for the third time this season. … Vatrano will return after being a healthy scratch for a 5-3 loss to the Calgary Flames on Saturday. … Gauthier, a forward, will miss his fourth straight game and remains day to day. … The Ducks returned Nathan Gaucher to San Diego of the American Hockey League on Monday.
