NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators with Line Combinations 4/6/2025

Montreal Canadiens' Lane Hutson plays during an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Philadelphia.
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Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators

Venue: Bridgestone Arena
Date: Saturday, April 6
Time: 7:00 PM EST

TV: ESPN+ / TSN2 / RDS / FDSNSO
Radio:
Montreal – TSN 690 AM (English) / 98,5 FM Cogeco (French)
Nashville – The Game 102.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal +1.5 ML -278
Nashville -1.5 ML +225
O/U 6.5

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

Montreal is on a four game winning streak, and a victory against the Predators tonight could end the season for a handful of teams in the Eastern Conference.

Nashville Predators News & Notes:

The Predators have lost their last five games as they continue to patrol the bottom of the NHL Standings. With a Blackhawks team 10 points below them and Philadelphia and Boston nine points above them, the Predators seem all but destined for the third-best odds in the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines:

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Heineman-Newhook-Laine
Dvorak-Evans-Gallagher
Pezzetta-Kapanen-Armia

Matheson-Carrier
Guhle-Hutson
Struble-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

Bunting-O’Reilly-Evangelista
Forsberg-Stamkos-L’Heureux
Smith-McCarron-Vrana
Bellows-Svechkov-Wiesblatt

Skjei-Blankenburg
Del Gaizo-Barron
Englund-Oesterle

Saros
Annunen

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki has five goals and nine points in the last five games, leading the way for Montreal. Rookie Lane Hutson has six assists in the last five games and 63 points in 76 games for the Habs this season.

Nashville Predators

Despite the abysmal season for Steven Stamkos, he is second in goals scored on the Predators with 24.

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

Kirby Dach – IR
RW Josh Anderson – Out

Nashville Predators

Roman Josi – IR
F Jonathan Marchessault – DTD
Jeremy Lauzon – IR
F Colton Sissons – DTD
Adam Wilsby – IR
D Spencer Stastney – Out

Next game:

Montreal Canadiens – April 8 vs. Detroit Red Wings
Nashville Predators – April 8 vs. New York Islanders

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