Nashville Predators @ Columbus Blue Jackets

27-26-8, 11-13-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Predators NSH	1	1	0	2
Blue Jackets CBJ	1	0	2	3

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

31-21-8, 16-8-5 Home

Nashville Predators


forwards
Michael BuntingM. Bunting#58
Luke EvangelistaL. Evangelista#77
Filip ForsbergF. Forsberg#9
Erik HaulaE. Haula#56
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Zachary L'HeureuxZ. L'Heureux#68
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Cole SmithC. Smith#36
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
Ozzy WiesblattO. Wiesblatt#89
Matthew WoodM. Wood#71
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#20
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#37
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#41
Roman JosiR. Josi#59
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
Brady SkjeiB. Skjei#76

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	2	18	15:36	0:28	0:00	15:08	1	0	100.0
0	1	-1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	20:23	1:36	0:00	18:47	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	22:38	2:31	0:00	20:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:43	0:29	4:37	15:37	13	6	68.4
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	20	13:20	0:00	2:46	10:34	1	5	16.7
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	11	8:34	0:00	0:59	7:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	18:28	1:32	0:00	16:56	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	21	18:36	2:37	2:09	13:50	9	7	56.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0:03	0:00	0:00	0:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	21	17:34	2:38	0:05	14:51	4	5	44.4
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	7:38	0:00	0:45	6:53	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:58	0:28	0:00	11:30	3	8	27.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	13	10:10	0:00	2:10	8:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	17:53	0:31	3:13	14:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	25	21:44	0:00	2:31	19:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	26	26:52	2:35	0:00	24:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	23	19:15	0:00	4:46	14:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	27	22:46	0:05	5:07	17:34	0	0	0.0

goalies
Justus AnnunenJ. Annunen#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	3	24	.889	18	5	1	0	0	57:49	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#3
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Danton HeinenD. Heinen#43
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Isac LundestromI. Lundestrom#21
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Mason MarchmentM. Marchment#17
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
Miles WoodM. Wood#11
defensemen
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78
Egor ZamulaE. Zamula#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	6	0	2	0	0	2	1	3	23	22:11	5:08	2:37	14:26	8	11	42.1
1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	19	16:58	5:03	0:00	11:55	5	9	35.7
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	13:44	0:00	0:00	13:44	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	15:10	2:11	0:00	12:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	14	11:03	0:00	0:31	10:32	2	6	25.0
0	1	1	1	6	0	1	2	1	0	0	20	18:05	5:12	0:00	12:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	16:55	5:06	0:00	11:49	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	19:29	2:14	2:35	14:40	16	5	76.2
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	15:33	0:00	0:00	15:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:48	0:00	0:00	15:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	8:39	2:11	0:00	6:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	7:49	0:00	0:30	7:19	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	14:54	0:00	0:00	14:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	23	21:04	0:00	2:36	18:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:48	2:16	0:29	17:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	25	26:49	5:01	2:36	19:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	20:28	2:03	0:30	17:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	13	11:44	0:00	0:00	11:44	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jet GreavesJ. Greaves#73
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	2	21	.913	14	6	1	0	0	51:44	0
2	0	2	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	8:16	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Predators	1	1	0	2
	Blue Jackets	1	0	2	3

1st Period			NSH	CBJ
14:23		Adam Fantilli (17) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (29), Mason Marchment (16)	0	1
19:32		Filip Forsberg (27) (Power Play) Assists: Steven Stamkos (17), Luke Evangelista (38)	1	1

2nd Period			NSH	CBJ
14:39		Ryan O'Reilly (22) Unassisted	2	1

3rd Period			NSH	CBJ
1:52		Sean Monahan (12) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	2	2
6:07		Charlie Coyle (16) Assists: Damon Severson (20), Denton Mateychuk (15)	2	3

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Blue Jackets
1
Predators
2

Game 1

10/9

Predators
2
Blue Jackets
3

Game 2

3/3

Nationwide Arena

7:00 PM, March 3, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 16,526

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	41	10	9	91
Dallas	38	14	9	85
Minnesota	36	16	10	82
Utah	32	25	4	68
Nashville	27	26	8	62
Winnipeg	24	26	10	58
Chicago	23	28	10	56
St. Louis	22	29	9	53

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	38	16	6	82
Pittsburgh	31	16	13	75
NY Islanders	35	21	5	75
Columbus	31	21	8	70
Washington	31	25	7	69
Philadelphia	28	21	11	67
New Jersey	30	29	2	62
NY Rangers	23	29	8	54

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Nashville Predators @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

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2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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