Winnipeg (83 points) can tie Nashville (85 points) for first place in the Central with a win in regulation.

Center Paul Stastny will make his debut for the Winnipeg Jets when they host the Nashville Predators at Bell MTS Place on Tuesday.

Stastny, who was traded to the Jets by the St. Louis Blues on Monday for a conditional first-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, and forward prospect Erik Foley, will center a line between Nikolaj Ehlers and Patrik Laine.

Goalie Connor Hellebuyck will start for Winnipeg, which has won two straight games. Goalie Pekka Rinne will start for Nashville, which has won four in a row.

Forward Ryan Hartman will debut for the Predators. He was traded by the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday with a fifth-round pick in the 2018 draft for a first-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2018 draft and forward prospect Victor Ejdsell.

Players to watch

Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis has six points (one goal, five assists) during a four-game point streak.

Jets forward Blake Wheeler has 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) during an eight-game point streak.

They said it

"I'm excited to be here. If there's somewhere I want to go, it would be Nashville. It's a good fit. The game they play is right up my alley. I want to try and go in and not change the way I play, just play that gritty, tough game, grind it out and try to make offensive plays as well." -- Predators forward Ryan Hartman

"I just want to be myself: be a playmaker, distribute the puck and help those guys around me and not force myself into anywhere I'm not a fit. I know what I'm coming into, I know how good they're playing, how their power plays are, so whether you're playing one power play or another or you're not it's fine. I'm here because I want to win, too." -- Jets forward Paul Stastny

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler

Mathieu Perreault -- Bryan Little -- Jack Roslovic

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Paul Stastny -- Patrik Laine

Andrew Copp -- Matt Hendricks -- Joel Armia

Josh Morrissey -- Tyler Myers

Toby Enstrom -- Dustin Byfuglien

Ben Chiarot -- Dmitry Kulikov

Connor Hellebuyck

Michael Hutchinson

Scratched: Marko Dano, Joe Morrow

Injured: Shawn Matthias (upper body), Steve Mason (concussion), Jacob Trouba (lower body), Adam Lowry (upper body), Brandon Tanev (upper body)

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Viktor Arvidsson

Kevin Fiala -- Kyle Turris -- Craig Smith

Scott Hartnell -- Nick Bonino -- Calle Jarnkrok

Ryan Hartman -- Colton Sissons -- Austin Watson

Roman Josi -- Ryan Ellis

Mattias Ekholm -- P.K. Subban

Alexei Emelin -- Yannick Weber

Pekka Rinne

Juuse Saros

Scratched: Anthony Bitetto, Matt Irwin, Miikka Salomaki, Mike Fisher

Injured: None

Status report

The Jets sent forward Nic Petan and defenseman Tucker Poolman to Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Monday. ... Fisher, who signed a one-year contract on Monday, won't play.

Stat pack

Predators general manager David Poile (1,318 wins) is one win from tying Glen Sather for the most regular-season victories by an NHL general manager. … Josi has seven points (one goal, six assists) during a four-game point streak. … Byfuglien has 11 points (one goal, 10 assists) during a six-game point streak. … Laine has nine points (six goals, three assists) during a five-game point streak, which includes a goal in each game.