Projected Lineups for Predators vs Blue Jackets – 4/1/25

The Nashville Predators take on the Columbus Blue Jackets today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

PREDATORS (27-39-8) at BLUE JACKETS (33-30-9)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, FDSNSO

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Steven Stamkos
Michael Bunting — Fedor Svechkov — Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith — Michael McCarron — Zachary L’Heureux
Kieffer Bellows — Jakub Vrana

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

Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen

Scratched: Matthew Wood

Injured: Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Adam Wilsby (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body), Colton Sissons (lower body), Jonathan Marchessault (lower body)

Status report:

The Predators did not hold a morning skate. … Nashville is expected to dress the same 11 forwards and seven defensemen it used in a 2-1 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. … Saros could start after Annunen made 16 saves at Philadelphia. 

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Blue Jackets projected lineup

Dmitri Voronkov — Sean Monahan — Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner — Adam Fantilli — Kent Johnson
Cole Sillinger — Justin Danforth — Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese — Sean Kuraly — Luke Kunin

Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Ivan Provorov — Denton Mateychuk
Damon Severson — Erik Gudbranson

Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov

Scratched: Jordan Harris, Jack Johnson, Christian Fischer, Yegor Chinakhov, James van Riemsdyk, Jack Williams, Jake Christiansen

Injured: None

Status report:

Fabbro will play after missing one game with an undisclosed injury and will replace Christiansen, a defenseman.

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