NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Nashville Predators with Line Combinations 3/22/2025

Toronto Maple Leafs in the Four Nations Faceoff: Preview
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Toronto Maple Leafs at Nashville Predators

Venue: Bridgestone Arena
Date: Saturday, March 22
Time: 7:00 PM EST

TV: ESPN+ / FDSNO / SN / CBC /
Radio:
Toronto – Sportsnet 590 AM The FAN
Nashville – The Game 102.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto -1.5 ML +154
Nashville +1.5 ML -185
O/U 5.5

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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

Toronto is locked up in a heated battle with the Florida Panthers for first place in the Atlantic Division. For hockey fans, you should become Toronto Maple Leafs fans in the short term. The chance to see Toronto face Ottawa or Montreal in the first round, along with a Battle of Florida between the Lightning and Panthers, would be a thrilling opening round.

Nashville Predators News & Notes:

Andrew Brunette recently criticized the Predators veteran players for their play or lack of it. Nashville is now clearly out of the playoffs, and the season is ‘over.’ Now, the Predators will look toward the Draft in June to make more decisions about changing the shape of this aging roster.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines:

Knies-Matthews-Marner
Holmberg-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Domi-Robertson
Lorentz-Laughton-Jarnkrok

Rielly-Carlo
McCabe-Tanev
Benoit-Ekman-Larsson

Stolarz
Woll

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Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

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

Skjei-Blankenburg
Del Gaizo-Stastney
Englund-Barron

Saros
Annunen

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Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

William Nylander has seven points in the last five games, and Auston Matthews has scored four goals in his last five games.

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg is slowly turning things around offensively, with one goal and three assists in the last five games.

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs

LW Max Pacioretty – IR
D Jani Hakanpaa – IR

Nashville Predators

D Roman Josi – IR
D Jeremy Lauzon – IR
D Adam Wilsby – Out Remainder of Season

Next game:

Toronto Maple Leafs – March 25 vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Nashville Predators – March 23 at St. Louis Blues

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