Game Thread: Nashville Predators (40-30-8) at Winnipeg Jets (43-32-3) – 08 Apr 2023 – 06:00PM CDT

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1. ###Projected Lineups

   ||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[](/r/winnipegjets)|Kyle Connor|Pierre-Luc Dubois|Mark Scheifele|[](/r/predators)|Egor Afanasyev|Cody Glass|Philip Tomasino|
   |[](/r/winnipegjets)|Nikolaj Ehlers|Vladislav Namestnikov|Blake Wheeler|[](/r/predators)|Kiefer Sherwood|Thomas Novak|Luke Evangelista|
   |[](/r/winnipegjets)|Nino Niederreiter|Adam Lowry|Mason Appleton|[](/r/predators)|Yakov Trenin|Colton Sissons|Rasmus Asplund|
   |[](/r/winnipegjets)|Morgan Barron|Kevin Stenlund|Saku Maenalanen|[](/r/predators)|Zach Sanford|Mark Jankowski|Michael McCarron|

   ||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[](/r/winnipegjets)|Josh Morrissey|Dylan DeMelo|[](/r/predators)|Ryan McDonagh|Dante Fabbro|
   |[](/r/winnipegjets)|Brenden Dillon|Neal Pionk|[](/r/predators)|Tyson Barrie|Jake Livingstone|
   |[](/r/winnipegjets)|Dylan Samberg|Nate Schmidt|[](/r/predators)|Spencer Stastney|Cal Foote|

   ||Goalies||Goalies|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[](/r/winnipegjets)|Connor Hellebuyck|[](/r/predators)|Juuse Saros|
   |[](/r/winnipegjets)|David Rittich|[](/r/predators)|Kevin Lankinen|

   ###Injuries

   ||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Sam Gagner|16 Mar 2023|Hip|OUT|Gagner will miss the rest of the season, as he will undergo hip surgery, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.|15 Sep 2023|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Cole Perfetti|20 Feb 2023|Upper Body|IR|Perfetti (upper body) skated in a non-contact jersey Saturday and could return to action in two weeks, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.|21 Apr 2023|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Chaz Lucius||Shoulder|OUT|Surgery|15 Sep 2023|
   |–|–|–|–|–|
   |[NSH](/r/predators)|Cole Smith|03 Apr 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Smith (upper body) is not considered close to returning to action according to general manager David Poile, Robby Stanley of 102.5 The Game reports Tuesday.|10 Apr 2023|
   |[NSH](/r/predators)|Jeremy Lauzon|30 Mar 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Lauzon (upper body) is one of a handful of players that general manager David Poile said wasn’t close to getting back on the ice, Robby Stanley of 102.5 The Game reports Tuesday.|10 Apr 2023|
   |[NSH](/r/predators)|Matt Duchene|26 Mar 2023|Hand|OUT|Duchene (hand) is considered week-to-week after suffering an injury Sunday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, John Glennon of NHL.com reports.|10 Apr 2023|
   |[NSH](/r/predators)|Roman Josi|18 Mar 2023|Upper Body|DTD|Josi (upper body) will likely miss Thursday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, according to Nick Kieser of 102.5 The Game.|unknown|
   |[NSH](/r/predators)|Alexandre Carrier|02 Mar 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Carrier (upper body) is expected to miss 4-6 weeks, Alex Daugherty of AtoZ Sports Nashville reports.|13 Apr 2023|
   |[NSH](/r/predators)|Juuso Parssinen|23 Feb 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Parssinen (upper body) hasn’t resumed skating according to GM David Poile, Robby Stanley of 102.5 The Game reports Tuesday.|10 Apr 2023|
   |[NSH](/r/predators)|Ryan Johansen|21 Feb 2023|Leg|OUT|Johansen is expected to miss the next 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on his leg Wednesday.|16 May 2023|
   |[NSH](/r/predators)|Filip Forsberg|16 Feb 2023|Upper Body|IR|Forsberg (upper body) skated in a non-contact jersey Tuesday, but his return is believed to be “imminent,” Emma Lingan of the Nashville Predators’ official site reports.|unknown|
   |[NSH](/r/predators)|Mark Borowiecki||Upper Body|IR||14 Apr 2023|

   ###Team Stats

   |Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|G/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|S/G|SA/G|FO%|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[Jets](/r/winnipegjets)|78|43|32|3|89|57.0|2.98717|2.78205|19.3|82.7|30.44871|30.5|48.8|
   |[Predators](/r/predators)|78|40|30|8|88|56.4|2.74358|2.88461|18.0|81.7|29.61538|33.1923|52.3|

   ###Team Leaders

   |Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |G|[](/r/winnipegjets)|Mark Scheifele|39|[](/r/predators)|Matt Duchene|22|
   |A|[](/r/winnipegjets)|Josh Morrissey|56|[](/r/predators)|Roman Josi|41|
   |P|[](/r/winnipegjets)|Kyle Connor|79|[](/r/predators)|Roman Josi|59|
   |+/-|[](/r/winnipegjets)|Nate Schmidt|13|[](/r/predators)|Ryan McDonagh|14|
   |PIM|[](/r/winnipegjets)|Pierre-Luc Dubois|77|[](/r/predators)|Tanner Jeannot|85|
   |TOI|[](/r/winnipegjets)|Josh Morrissey|24:14|[](/r/predators)|Roman Josi|25:10|