








Saros has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury but will at least serve as the Predators backup on Thursday. While Saros was out, Pekka Rinne went 2-4-1 with a .879 SV%.



Saros was forced to leave Tuesday's game vs. the Hurricanes and missed Wednesday's practice. Head coach John Hynes called him day-to-day with an upper-body injury, so look for Pekka Rinne to start Thursday.





Stamkos was originally listed as questionable for Monday's game due to a minor lower-body injury but is good-to-go vs. the Panthers. Stamkos, who has 14 points (7G / 7A) in 11 games this season, will be back on the top line and top power-play unit.

Stamkos was added to the COVID-19 list due to a false positive, so he is eligible for Monday's game vs. the Panthers. However, Stamkos is dealing with a lower-body injury as well, so he's questionable to play on Monday.

Stamkos was added to the COVID-19 reserve list on Friday but he took to Twitter to say that he believes it's a false positive. Even if that's the case, he has to follow NHL's COVID-19 protocol until he's cleared to play, so don't expect to see him on Saturday.

