PREDATORS (5-9-1) at AVALANCHE (7-8-0)
9 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, ALT, TVAS-D
Predators projected lineup
Steven Stamkos -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Filip Forsberg
Jonathan Marchessault -- Colton Sissons -- Gustav Nyquist
Philip Tomasino -- Juuso Parssinen -- Luke Evangelista
Zachary L’Heureux -- Michael McCarron -- Cole Smith
Brady Skjei -- Roman Josi
Jeremy Lauzon -- Alexandre Carrier
Marc Del Gaizo -- Luke Schenn
Juuse Saros
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Mark Jankowski
Injured: Tommy Novak (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Joel Kiviranta -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Logan O’Connor
Ivan Ivan -- Parker Kelly -- Nikolai Kovalenko
Nikita Prishchepov -- T.J. Tynan -- Chris Wagner
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Calvin de Haan -- Sam Malinski
Alexandar Georgiev
Justus Annunen
Scratched: John Ludvig, Oliver Kylington
Injured: Ross Colton (broken foot), Miles Wood (upper body), Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)
Suspended: Valeri Nichushkin
Status report
Predators coach Brunette said he use the same lineup as Saturday’s 4-0 win against the Utah Hockey Club. … De Haan, a defenseman, will play after being a healthy scratch for a 6-4 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. … The Avalanche placed goalie Kaapo Kahkonen on waivers Monday.
