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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie CoyleC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22:11 | 5:08 | 2:37 | 14:26 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 42.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FantilliC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:58 | 5:03 | 0:00 | 11:55 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danton HeinenLW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:44 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:10 | 2:11 | 0:00 | 12:59 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isac LundestromC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 | 0:00 | 0:31 | 10:32 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill MarchenkoRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:05 | 5:12 | 0:00 | 12:53 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mason MarchmentLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:55 | 5:06 | 0:00 | 11:49 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sean MonahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 2:14 | 2:35 | 14:40 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 76.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu OlivierRW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:33 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole SillingerC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:48 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri VoronkovLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 | 2:11 | 0:00 | 6:28 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles WoodLW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:49 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 7:19 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante FabbroD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:54 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik GudbransonD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:04 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 18:28 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denton MateychukD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:48 | 2:16 | 0:29 | 17:03 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan ProvorovD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:49 | 5:01 | 2:36 | 19:12 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon SeversonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:28 | 2:03 | 0:30 | 17:55 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor ZamulaD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:44 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet GreavesG | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .913 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 51:44 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis MerzlikinsG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:16 | 0 | 0 |
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