NHL Game Preview: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators with Line Combinations 4/16/2025

Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin during the National Anthem for the Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators

Venue: Bridgestone Arena
Date: Wednesday, April 16
Time: 7:00 pm CST

TV: ESPN+ / FDSNSO / Victory+
Radio:
Nashville – The Game 102.5 FM
Dallas – The Ticket 96.7 FM / 1310 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Nashville +1.5 ML -180
Dallas -1.5 ML +150
O/U 6.5

Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster

Nashville Predators News & Notes:

Dallas Stars News & Notes:

While finishing in second place in the Central Division, the Stars will have home-ice advantage against the Avalanche. Tyler Seguin has been taken off IR and will get in the lineup tonight against the Predators.

Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

Forsberg-Stamkos-Marchessault
Bunting-O’Reilly-Evangelista
L’Heureux-Svechkov-Wood
Smith-McCarron-Vrana

Skjei-Blankenburg
Oesterle-Barron
Englund-Del Gaizo

Saros
Annunen

Get your Nashville Hockey merchandise here

Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Robertson-Hintz-Dadonov
Granlund-Duchene-Seguin
Benn-Johnston-Rantanen
Back-Steel-Bourque

Harley-Lyubushkin
Lindell-Ceci
Smith-Dumba

Oettinger
DeSmith

Get Dallas Hockey Merchandise Here

Players To Watch:

Nashville Predators

Steven Stamkos has found his rhythm late in the season. With three goals and six points in the last five games, Stamkos is up to 52 points on the season.

Dallas Stars

In the season’s final stretch, Mikko Rantanen tallied five goals and 13 assists in 19 games for the Dallas Stars. With their matchup against the Avalanche in the first round, Rantanen will be a pivotal player for the Stars.

Injury Report:

Nashville Predators

Roman Josi – IR
D Andreas Englund – Questionable
F Colton Sissons – DTD
Jeremy Lauzon – IR
Adam Wilsby – IR

Dallas Stars

D Miro Heiskanen – IR
D Nils Lundkvist – IR
LW Mason Marchment – Questionable
D Thomas Harley – Questionable
D Esa Lindell – Questionable

Next Game:

Nashville Predators – End of Season
Dallas Stars – End of Season

ITR 37: Round Two Inside The Rink

Join Chris and Conrad as they see how they did on their first round predictions, along with laying out their second round thoughts. Picking winners for Round Two!
  1. ITR 37: Round Two
  2. ITR 36: Coaching Carousel
  3. ITR 35: Round One
  4. ITR 34: End Of The Road
  5. ITR 33: The Gr8 One

Discover more from Inside The Rink

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Connor Green

Managing Editor | Inside the Rink

Leave a Reply

Rick Tocchet behind the bench for the Vancouver Canucks

Boston Bruins Have a Top Head Coaching Target

You can add Rick Tocchet’s name to the rumor mill when it comes to who the next head coach of the Boston Bruins will be. Tocchet played 47 games for the Bruins from 1996 to 1997 and scored 32 goals for them. Sources say that Tocchet could be a top target for the Bruins to […]

Read More
Mitch Marner and Chris Tanev celebrating a goal

NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 5/9/2025

Game 3: Toronto Maple Leafs (2-0) at Florida Panthers (0-2)Venue: Amerant Bank ArenaDate: Tonight – May 9Time: 7:00 pm EST TV: TruTV, TNT, TVASRadio:Toronto – 1050 TSNFlorida – 560 AM WQAM DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:Toronto +1.5 ML +190Florida -1.5 ML -230O/U 5.5 Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes: The Maple Leafs […]

Read More

2025 IIHF Worlds: Team USA Set to Open Men’s Worlds Against Denmark

The 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship officially gets underway for Team USA today, May 9, as they take on host nation Denmark at 2:20 PM ET in Herning. This marks the beginning of a high-stakes international run as the Americans aim to claim their first gold medal at the tournament since 1960. With a roster […]

Read More