Nicolas Hague News: Expected to return

Hague (lower body) is set to return to the lineup Wednesday versus the Wild, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Hague was labeled week-to-week as of Jan. 24, but his absence will end at five games. The 27-year-old defenseman will handle a third-pairing role alongside Nick Blankenburg. Justin Barron is set to exit the lineup.