Nashville Predators vs Columbus Blue Jackets
On the ice
NSH shoots leftCBJ shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| CBJ | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
In net
Justus Annunen24/27 SV, .889
Elvis Merzlikins2/2 SV, 1.000| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| CBJ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Who won: Blue Jackets 3-2
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. The series is tied 1-1. The Blue Jackets outscored the Predators 2-0 in the 3rd period. Charlie Coyle led the Blue Jackets in goals (1). Ryan O'Reilly led the Predators in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael BuntingLW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 15:08 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Luke EvangelistaRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:23 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 18:47 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Filip ForsbergLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:38 | 2:31 | 0:00 | 20:07 | 23 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik HaulaLW | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:43 | 0:29 | 4:37 | 15:37 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 68.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson JostC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:20 | 0:00 | 2:46 | 10:34 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary L'HeureuxLW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:34 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 7:35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan MarchessaultRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:28 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 16:56 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'ReillyC | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 18:36 | 2:37 | 2:09 | 13:50 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole SmithRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven StamkosC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:34 | 2:38 | 0:05 | 14:51 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ozzy WiesblattC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:38 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 6:53 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew WoodRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 11:30 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin BarronD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:10 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 8:00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick BlankenburgD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:53 | 0:31 | 3:13 | 14:09 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas HagueD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:44 | 0:00 | 2:31 | 19:13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman JosiD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 26:52 | 2:35 | 0:00 | 24:17 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick PerbixD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:15 | 0:00 | 4:46 | 14:29 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady SkjeiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22:46 | 0:05 | 5:07 | 17:34 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus AnnunenG | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .889 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 57:49 | 0 | 0 |
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