NHL Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators with Line Combinations 10/9/2025

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Columbus Blue Jackets (0-0-0, 0 Pts) at Nashville Predators (0-0-0, 0 Points)

Venue: Bridgestone Arena
When: Thursday, October 9
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSN SO
Radio:
Columbus – WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM
Nashville – The Game 102.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Columbus: +1.5 ML +110
Nashville: -1.5 ML -130
O/U 6.5

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Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets kick off their season tonight after going 2-4-0, averaging 2.3 goals per game while allowing three goals per game.

Nashville Predators News & Notes:

The Predators went 3-2-1 in the preseason as they begin their 2025-26 season tonight. They averaged three goals per game in the preseason while allowing 2.7 goals per game.

Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines

Voronkov-Monahan-Marchenko
Jenner-Fantilli-Sillinger
Johnson-Coyle-Olivier
Chinakhov-Lundestrom-Wood

Werenski-Fabbro
Provorov-Severson
Mateychuk-Gudbranson

Merzlikins
Greaves

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Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

Forsberg-Martin-O’Reilly
Stamkos-Svechkov-Evangelista
Bunting-Haula-Marchessault
Smith-McCarron-Wiesblatt

Wilsby-Josi
Skjei-Perbix
Stastney-Barron

Saros
Annunen

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Players To Watch:

Columbus Blue Jackets

Kirill Marchenko last season had 74 points in 79 games on 31 goals and 43 assists. He’s faced the Predators five times in his career, recording four goals and an assist; all of those points came in the two meetings last season.

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg last season in 82 games had 76 points on 31 goals and 45 assists. In 28 career games against Columbus, he’s recorded 24 points o 15 goals, and nine assists; in two games against the Blue Jackets last season, he had two goals.

Injury Report:

Columbus Blue Jackets

None

Nashville Predators

D Nicolas Hague – IR
F Matthew Wood – IR

Next Game

Columbus: October 11 at Minnesota Wild
Nashville: October 11 vs. Utah Mammoth

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