Projected Lineups for the Predators vs Blues – 3/23/25

The Nashville Predators take on the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

PREDATORS (26-35-8) at BLUES (36-28-7)

6 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, FDSNMW

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Luke Evangelista
Michael Bunting — Steven Stamkos — Jonathan Marchessault
Cole Smith — Fedor Svechkov — Kieffer Bellows
Zachary L’Heureux — Michael McCarron — Colton Sissons

Brady Skjei — Nick Blankenburg
Marc Del Gaizo — Justin Barron
Andreas Englund — Spencer Stastney

Justus Annunen
Juuse Saros

Scratched: Jordan Oesterle, Jakub Vrana

Injured: Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Adam Wilsby (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body)

Status report:

Neither team will hold a morning skate. … Annunen could start after Saros made 24 saves in a 5-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

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Blues projected lineup

Jake Neighbours — Robert Thomas — Zack Bolduc
Dylan Holloway — Brayden Schenn — Jordan Kyrou
Mathieu Joseph — Oskar Sundqvist — Pavel Buchnevich
Alexey Toropchenko — Radek Faksa — Nathan Walker

Cam Fowler — Nick Leddy
Philip Broberg — Justin Faulk
Ryan Suter — Tyler Tucker

Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer

Scratched: Alexandre Texier, Matthew Kessel

Injured: Colton Parayko (knee)

Status report:

Binnington will start after Hofer made 26 saves in a 4-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. … Buchnevich, a forward, did not play Saturday and is day to day. … Dvorsky, the No. 10 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, was recalled from Springfield of the American Hockey League after the game Saturday.

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