The Nashville Predators host the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night and Nashville could be getting a huge boost with the return of Ryan Ellis and Colton Sissons.
The Predators held an optional morning skate on Tuesday, but the two did take the ice according to Brooks Bratten.
Optional morning skate for the #Preds. Ryan Ellis (IR) and Colton Sissons (IR) are among the participants.
— Brooks Bratten (@brooksbratten) December 13, 2016
Ellis and Sissons both participated in the Predators’ practice on Monday and are penciled in among Nashville’s projected lineup, per Thomas Willis:
Sissons skated on the fourth line during Monday’s practice, while Ellis partnered with Roman Josi on the blue line.
Forward
Filip Forsberg – Ryan Johansen – James Neal
Kevin Fiala – Mike Ribeiro – Craig Smith
Colin Wilson – Mike Fisher – Viktor Arvidsson
Colton Sissons – Calle Jarnkrok – Austin Watson
Defense
Roman Josi – Ryan Ellis
Mattias Ekholm – P.K. Subban
Matt Irwin – Yannick Weber
Goaltenders
Pekka Rinne
Marek Mazanec
Ellis has not played since Nashville’s 5-2 win over Dallas on Nov. 23 while Sissons has not played since the team’s 5-1 win over Winnipeg on Nov. 25.
Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. CST time on Tuesday. Be sure to check out our full preview.