NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 4/1/2025

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 4/1/2025

Nashville Predators (27-39-8, 62 Points) at Columbus Blue Jackets (33-30-9, 75 Pts)

Venue: Nationwide Arena
When: Tuesday, April 1
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSN SO/FDSOH
Radio:
Nashville – The Game 102.5 FM
Columbus – WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Nashville: +1.5 ML +155
Columbus: -1.5 ML -185
O/U 5.5

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Nashville Predators News & Notes:

The Predators finished March with a loss to the Philadelphia Flyers last night, 2-1. It was their third straight loss. They wrapped up March going 6-9-1, averaging 2.3 goals per game while allowing 2.9 goals per game.

Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

Columbus suffered a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. They wrapped up March going 4-8-1, despite the rough month they are still in the thick of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference as they currently sit just two points back of the final spot with a game in hand.

Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

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

Skjei-Blankenburg
Del Gaizo-Barron
Stastney-Englund

Saros
Annunen

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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines

Voronkov-Monahan-Marchenko
Jenner-Fantilli-Johnson
Sillinger-Danforth-Olivier
Aston-Reese-Kuraly-Kunin

Werenski-Mateychuk
Provorov-Gudbranson
Christiansen-Severson

Merzlikins
Tarasov

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Players To Watch:

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg this season has 67 points on 28 goals and 39 assists. He’s faced the Blue Jackets 27 times in his career, recording 23 points on 14 goals and nine assists. In the previous meeting this season he scored a goal.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Kirill Marchenko this season has 66 points on 28 goals and 38 assists. He’s faced the Predators four times in his career, recording a goal, which came earlier this season.

Injury Report:

Nashville Predators

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

Columbus Blue Jackets

C Owen Sillinger – IR
RW Kevin Labanc – IR
D Jake Christiansen – DTD

Next Game

Nashville: April 3 at Dallas Stars
Columbus: April 3 vs. Colorado Avalanche

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