NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators with Line Combinations 2/25/2025

Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators

Venue: Bridgestone Arena
Date: Tuesday, February 25
Time: 6:00 PM EST

TV: NHLN / MSG / FDSNSO
Radio:
Florida – 560 AM WQAM
Nashville – The Game 102.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Florida -1.5 ML +160
Nashville +1.5 ML -192
O/U 5.5

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

While losing Matthew Tkachuk during the 4 Nations break may temporarily set the Panthers back, they are pretty safely in a playoff position. If Tkachuk were to miss the remainder of the season, it would benefit Bill Zito in trade deadline acquisitions. Recently, the Panthers have been linked to Seth Jones of the Chicago Blackhawks, who is looking for a change of scenery.

Nashville Predators News & Notes:

Nashville’s Luke Schenn and his brother Brayden have hit the trade rumor mill. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports that teams are interested in adding the brothers as a pair, albeit from two different teams.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines:

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Reinhart
Rodrigues-Bennett-Samoskevich
Luostarinen-Lundell-J. Boqvist
Gadjovich-Nosek-Greer

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Kulikov
Balinskis-Schmidt

Bobrovsky
Knight

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Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

Forsberg-O’Reilly-Marchessault
Stamkos-Svechkov-Nyquist
Jankowski-Novak-Evangelista
Smith-McCarron-Sissons

Josi-Schenn
Skjei-Blankenburg
Englund-Barron

Saros
Annunen

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Spencer Knight has quite impressive stats this season, and his name has been mentioned in trade conversations. Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers in goals and points.

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg leads the offense for the Predators again this season, followed by new addition Jonathan Marchessault.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

RW Matthew Tkachuk – Week-to-week

Nashville Predators

LW Zachary L’Heureux – Out Week-to-week
D Jeremy Lauzon – IR
D Adam Wilsby – Out Remainder of Season

Next game:

Florida Panthers – February 27 vs. Edmonton Oilers
Nashville Predators – February 27 vs. Winnipeg Jets

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