The Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators face off tonight at Bridgestone Arena. Here's a look at the projected lineups.

Blackhawks' Outlook

The Blackhawks (18-19-7) are grappling with an illness affecting several players. In their recent game against the Washington Capitals, they suffered a 5-1 defeat. Rookie Oliver Moore scored the lone goal. Connor Bedard has returned to the lineup after missing 12 games, providing a boost to the team. However, the team is missing key players such as Frank Nazar (face), Spencer Knight (illness), Arvid Soderblom (illness) and Louis Crevier (illness). Stanislav Berezhnoy was recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League and may make his first NHL start. Drew Commesso, also from the AHL, started against Washington, stopping 19 of 24 shots.

Projected Blackhawks Lineup:

• Tyler Bertuzzi — Ryan Greene — Andre Burakovsky
• Connor Bedard — Oliver Moore — Nick Lardis
• Ryan Donato — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev

• Teuvo Teravainen — Colton Dach — Nick Foligno

• Alex Vlasic — Connor Murphy

• Wyatt Kaiser — Artyom Levshunov

• Kevin Korchinski — Matt Grzelcyk

• Stanislav Berezhnoy

• Drew Commesso

Scratches: Sam Lafferty, Landon Slaggert

Predators' Perspective

The Nashville Predators (20-19-4) won the first meeting against the Blackhawks 4-3 on November 28. They are coming off a 2-1 shootout victory against the New York Islanders. Ryan O'Reilly leads the team with 37 points, while Filip Forsberg has 31 points, and Steven Stamkos has 28 points. Jonathan Marchessault is out with a lower-body injury.

Projected Predators Lineup:

• Filip Forsberg — Ryan O'Reilly — Steven Stamkos
• Michael Bunting — Erik Haula — Luke Evangelista
• Reid Schaefer — Michael McCarron — Cole Smith

• Tyson Jost — Fedor Svechkov – Matthew Wood

• Roman Josi — Nick Perbix

• Brady Skjei — Adam Wilsby

• Nicolas Hague — Nick Blankenburg

• Juuse Saros

• Justus Annunen

Scratches: Justin Barron Injured: Jonathan Marchessault (lower body), Ozzy Wiesblatt (upper body)

Keys to the Game

The Blackhawks will need to overcome their illness issues and rely on strong performances from Bedard and their younger players. Goaltending will be crucial, especially with potential AHL starts in net. For the Predators, maintaining their possession game and capitalizing on scoring chances will be key. Juuse Saros is expected to start in goal and has a strong record against the Blackhawks.

The game starts at 8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, CHSN.