NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 3/11/2025

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 3/11/2025

Nashville Predators (24-32-7, 55 Pts) at San Jose Sharks (17-39-9, 43 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Tuesday, March 11
Time: 10:30 ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSNSO/NBCSCA
Radio:
Nashville – The Game 102.5 FM
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Nashville: -1.5 ML -192
San Jose: +1.5 ML +160
O/U 5.5

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Nashville Predators News & Notes:

The Predators have won three straight games most recently beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in overtime. They are averaging 4.67 goals in the last three games while allowing an average of 2.67 goals per game. Steven Stamkos has eight points in the last three games on four goals and four assists.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks have lost two straight most recently losing 4-2 to the New York Islanders. They are 2-3-0 in their last five games averaging 3.40 goals per game while allowing an average of four goals per game. Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith are on three-game point streaks. Celebrini has two goals and four assists while Smith has two goals and two assists.

Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

Stamkos-O’Reilly-Evangelista
Forsberg-Sissons-Marchessault
Smith-Svechkov-Vrana
Bellows-McCarron-Oesterle

Skjei-Blankenburg
Del Gaizo-Stastney
Englund-Barron

Saros
Annunen

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Wennberg-Toffoli
Kostin-Celebrini-Smith
Kovalenko-Dellandrea-Graf
Grundstrom-Giles-Goodrow

Ferraro-Mukhamadullin
Vlasic-Liljegren
Thrun-Desharnais

Georgiev
Romanov

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Players To Watch:

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg this season has 57 points on 24 goals and 33 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 28 times in his career recording 33 points on 14 goals and 19 assists; this season in two meetings he has five points on three goals and two assists.

San Jose Sharks

Macklin Celebrini this season has 48 points on 20 goals and 28 assists. In his first two career games against the Predators this season he has three points on two goals and an assist.

Injury Report:

Nashville Predators

D Roman Josi – IR
LW Michael Bunting – IR
D Jeremy Lauzon – IR
D Adam Wilsby – IR
LW Zachary L’Heureux – IR

San Jose Sharks

C Logan Couture – LTIR
D Jan Rutta – IR

Next Game:

Nashville – March 14 at Anaheim Ducks
San Jose – March 13 vs. Chicago Blackhawks

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