Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets

Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · Nationwide Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

Nashville Predators

2 – 3

Final

Columbus Blue Jackets

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 3–2 on Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. Jet Greaves made 21 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 25–27.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NSH	1	1	0	2	25
CBJ	1	0	2	3	27

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	14:23	CBJ	EV	Adam Fantilli (17) · wrist	Kirill Marchenko (29), Mason Marchment (16)	0–1
1st	19:32	NSH	PP	Filip Forsberg (27) · wrist	Steven Stamkos (17), Luke Evangelista (38)	1–1
2nd	14:39	NSH	EV	Ryan O'Reilly (22) · deflected	Unassisted	2–1
3rd	01:52	CBJ	SH	Sean Monahan (12) · snap	Unassisted	2–2
3rd	06:07	CBJ	EV	Charlie Coyle (16) · deflected	Damon Severson (20), Denton Mateychuk (15)	2–3

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	16:26	NSH	Steven Stamkos	holding	2
1st	17:43	CBJ	Mason Marchment	hooking	2
2nd	05:07	NSH	Luke Evangelista	high sticking	2
3rd	01:33	CBJ	Kirill Marchenko	high sticking	2
3rd	06:07	NSH	Bench	delaying game unsuccessful challenge	2
3rd	10:03	NSH	Michael Bunting	slashing	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: NSH 3.56 · CBJ 3.24 · xG% NSH 52.3

Nashville Predators

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
9	Filip Forsberg	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0		22:38	23
77	Luke Evangelista	R	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0		20:23	21
90	Ryan O'Reilly	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	1	56.3	18:36	21
91	Steven Stamkos	C	0	1	1	-2	2	2	0	1	44.4	17:34	21
59	Roman Josi	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	2		26:52	26
76	Brady Skjei	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		22:46	27
41	Nicolas Hague	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		21:44	25
56	Erik Haula	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	68.4	20:43	24
48	Nick Perbix	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		19:15	23
81	Jonathan Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		18:28	20
37	Nick Blankenburg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		17:53	22
58	Michael Bunting	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	100.0	15:36	18
17	Tyson Jost	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	16.7	13:20	20
71	Matthew Wood	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	27.3	11:58	15
20	Justin Barron	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		10:10	13
68	Zachary L'Heureux	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		8:34	11
89	Ozzy Wiesblatt	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	50.0	7:38	10
36	Cole Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0:03	1

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29	Justus Annunen	L	27	24	3	.889	57:49

Columbus Blue Jackets

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
3	Charlie Coyle	C	1	0	1	+2	0	6	2	2	42.1	22:11	23
78	Damon Severson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		20:28	25
5	Denton Mateychuk	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1		19:48	22
23	Sean Monahan	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	76.2	19:29	19
86	Kirill Marchenko	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0		18:05	20
19	Adam Fantilli	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	35.7	16:58	19
17	Mason Marchment	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		16:55	21
9	Ivan Provorov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4		26:49	25
44	Erik Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		21:04	23
4	Cole Sillinger	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		15:48	21
24	Mathieu Olivier	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1		15:33	18
91	Kent Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		15:10	15
15	Dante Fabbro	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:54	17
43	Danton Heinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		13:44	20
6	Egor Zamula	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		11:44	13
21	Isac Lundeström	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25.0	11:03	14
10	Dmitri Voronkov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		8:39	10
11	Miles Wood	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	100.0	7:49	12

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
73	Jet Greaves	W	22	21	2	.955	51:44
90	Elvis Merzlikins		2	2	0	1.000	8:16