{"id":536666,"date":"2026-04-02T14:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/536666\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:26:16","slug":"nhl-game-preview-nashville-predators-at-los-angeles-kings-with-line-combinations-04-02-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/536666\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 04\/02\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NHL-Game-Preview-Nashville-Predators-at-Los-Angeles-Kings-with-Line-Combinations-04.02.20206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 04\/02\/2026\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo by: Mark Humphrey-AP)<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators (34-31-9, 77 pts) at\u00a0Los Angeles Kings (29-26-18, 76 pts)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Crypto.com Arena<br \/>Date: Thursday, April 2<br \/>Time: 10:30 pm EST<br \/>How To Watch: ESPN+\/FDSNS\/CHSW<br \/>Radio: WPRT 102.5 FM\/1290 AM KPAY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">The Predators lost their last game, 3-2, on Sunday, making it three straight losses. In their previous five games, Nashville has a 2-3-0 record, scoring 2.8 goals per game while allowing 3.2. The Predators won the only other meeting between these two teams, 5-4 in a shootout, back on October 25th. <\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Kings News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Kings lost their last game 6-2 to the Mammoth on Saturday. In their last five games, the Kings have a 1-2-2 record, scoring 2.4 while conceding 3.4. <\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019Heureux\u2013O\u2019Reilly-Stamkos<br \/>Forsberg-Wood-Marchessault<br \/>Jost-Haula-Evangelista<br \/>Schaefer-Svechkov-Kemell<\/p>\n<p>Skjei-Josi<br \/>Hague-Perbix<br \/>Wilsby-Barron<\/p>\n<p>Saros<br \/>Annunen<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p>Panarin-Kopitar-Kempe<br \/>Moore-Byfield-Laferriere<br \/>Wright-Laughton-Armia<br \/>Joseph-Turcotte-Ward<\/p>\n<p>Dumoulin-Doughty<br \/>Edmundson-Clarke<br \/>Anderson-Ceci<\/p>\n<p>Kuemper<br \/>Forsberg<\/p>\n<p>Buy Los Angeles Hockey Merchandise Below!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/los-angeles-hockey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles Hockey \u2013 Inside The Rink<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch:<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators <\/p>\n<p>Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist in the Predators\u2019 5-4 Shootout win over the Kings back on October 25th.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Kings<\/p>\n<p>Joel Armia had a goal and an assist on three shots in the Kings\u2019 5-4 shootout loss to the Predators back in October.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report:<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">NONE<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Kings<\/p>\n<p>F Kevin Fiala \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/olympics-kevin-fiala-stretchered-off-against-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">IR<\/a><br \/>F Andrei Kuzmenko\u00a0\u2013 Out<br \/>F Samuel Helenius \u2013 DTD<\/p>\n<p>Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775139976_134_8db68b5dc1a6417474926df3f6d3c47ad5c5859e11a1a42050a5fdf654aba77b.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JC Giff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Father of 3, Bruins, Red Sox, Cubs, Liverpool, Syracuse football and Basketball Fan. 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