Wild at Predators

WILD (46-25-10) at PREDATORS (41-31-8)

Wild projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Marcus Foligno
Brandon Duhaime -- Connor Dewar -- Ryan Reaves
Nic Petan -- Marco Rossi -- Sammy Walker
Nick Swaney -- Damien Giroux -- Calen Addison
Jake Middleton -- Brock Faber
Jon Merrill -- Mathew Dumba
Alex Goligoski -- John Klingberg
Filip Gustavsson
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched: Kirill Kaprizov, Jonas Brodin, Mats Zuccarello, Matt Boldy, Sam Steel, Jared Spurgeon
Injured: Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body), Oskar Sundqvist (lower body), Marcus Johansson (upper body)
Suspended: Ryan Hartman
Predators projected lineup
Zach Sanford -- Cody Glass -- Philip Tomasino
Kiefer Sherwood -- Tommy Novak -- Luke Evangelista
Juuso Parssinen -- Colton Sissons -- Yakov Trenin
Rasmus Asplund -- Mark Jankowski -- Michael McCarron
Ryan McDonagh -- Dante Fabbro
Tyson Barrie -- Jake Livingstone
Spencer Stastney -- Cal Foote
Kevin Lankinen
Juuse Saros
Scratched: Kevin Gravel
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Filip Forsberg (upper body), Ryan Johansen (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body), Matt Duchene (hand), Jeremy Lauzon (upper body), Cole Smith (upper body)
Status report
Swaney and Giroux each will make his NHL debut. ... Addison, normally a defenseman, will play forward. ... Hartman, a forward, is serving a one-game suspension for interference against Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers during a 3-1 loss Tuesday. ... Gustavsson will make his third start in four games. ... Johansson, a center, is possible for the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. ... The Predators reassigned forward Egor Afanasyev to Milwaukee of the Amerian Hockey League on Wednesday.