PREDATORS (8-16-6) at AVALANCHE (17-14-0)
9 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, ALT
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Steven Stamkos -- Jonathan Marchessault
Zachary L’Heureux -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Gustav Nyquist
Mark Jankowski -- Tommy Novak -- Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith -- Michael McCarron -- Colton Sissons
Brady Skjei -- Nick Blankenburg
Marc Del Gaizo -- Luke Schenn
Kevin Gravel -- Adam Wilsby
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Juuso Parssinen, Fedor Svechkov
Injured: Alexandre Carrier (upper body), Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Roman Josi (lower body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Ross Colton -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta -- Parker Kelly -- Logan O’Connor
Givani Smith -- Ivan Ivan -- Chris Wagner
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Sam Malinski
Keaton Middleton -- Calvin de Haan
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: John Ludvig
Injured: Josh Manson (upper body), Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Oliver Kylington (undisclosed), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head), Miles Wood (upper body)
Status report
Josi and Lauzon each participated in morning skate, but neither defenseman will play. … Colorado coach Jared Bednar said there’s an illness going through the room. … Blackwood will make his Avalanche debut after he was acquired in a trade with the San Jose Sharks on Monday.
