PREDATORS (6-5-3) at MAPLE LEAFS (6-6-3)
7:30 p.m. ET; SNO, TVAS, FS-TN, NHL.TV
Predators team scope
The Nashville Predators called up Marek Mazanec from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Monday and he is expected to make his season debut with Pekka Rinne out. "Pekka is day to day with a lower body injury" coach Peter Laviolette said. The Predators are on a three-game winning streak and have points in each of their past six games (4-0-2) but have struggled on the road this season (1-4-2). It is the first game for defenseman P.K. Subban in his home town as a member of the Predators. "I guess I approach it the same way," Subban said. "No big difference for me, I still have a lot of family and friends coming to the game tonight."
Maple Leafs team scope
The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews has no goals and two assists in his past nine games. "Obviously the last couple of weeks have been tough and frustrating offensively," Matthews said. Maple Leafs forward William Nylander is also without a goal in his past nine games (three assists). The Maple Leafs have been outshot in each of their past three games. Toronto is 5-2-0 at home this season.
Predators projected lineup
Viktor Arvidsson -- Ryan Johansen -- James Neal
Colin Wilson -- Mike Ribeiro -- Craig Smith
Filip Forsberg -- Mike Fisher -- Calle Jarnkrok
Cody Bass -- Colton Sissons -- Austin Watson
Mattias Ekholm -- P.K. Subban
Marek Mazanec
Scratched: Pontus Aberg, Matt Carle
Injured: Pekka Rinne (lower body), Miikka Salomaki (upper body), Anthony Bitetto (upper body)
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Leo Komarov -- Nazem Kadri -- Connor Brown
James van Riemsdyk -- Tyler Bozak -- Mitchell Marner
Zach Hyman -- Auston Matthews -- William Nylander
Matt Martin -- Ben Smith -- Nikita Soshnikov
Morgan Rielly -- Nikita Zaitsev
Martin Marincin -- Matt Hunwick
Scratched: Peter Holland, Connor Carrick, Frank Corrado
Injured: none
Status report
Polak will return to the lineup after missing the game on Saturday.... The Predators will dress the same forwards and defensemen they used in a 5-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.
Who's hot
Neal is a four-game goal streak (five goals) for the first time since the 2013-14 season. ... Hyman has scored in each of the past two games.
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