Projected Lineups for the Predators vs Kings – 3/15/25

The Nashville Predators take on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

PREDATORS (25-33-7) at KINGS (35-20-9)

8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, KCAL

Predators projected lineup

Steven Stamkos — Ryan O’Reilly — Luke Evangelista
Michael Bunting — Colton Sissons — Jonathan Marchessault
Filip Forsberg — Fedor Svechkov — Jakub Vrana
Kiefer Bellows — Michael McCarron — Cole Smith

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

Justus Annunen
Juuse Saros

Scratched: Andreas Englund

Injured: Zachary L’Heureux (upper body), Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Adam Wilsby (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body)

Status report

Neither conducted held a morning skate … Annunen could start in goal after Saros made 13 saves in a 2-1 loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.

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Kings projected lineup

Andrei Kuzmenko — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele — Phillip Danault — Trevor Moore
Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Alex Laferriere
Tanner Jeannot — Samuel Helenius — Alex Turcotte

Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov — Jordan Spence
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke

Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich

Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas, Jacob Moverare, Trevor Lewis

Injured: None

Status report

The Kings are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 3-0 win against the Washington Capitals on Thursday.

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