Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets

Sunday, September 24, 2017, 3:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Preseason Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 on Sunday, September 24, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Nashville Predators	5	53-18-11
at Columbus Blue Jackets	3	45-30-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	2	1	2	5
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	1	2	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	4	12	14	30
Columbus Blue Jackets	11	13	9	33

Three stars

A. Wennberg, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
A. Lindback, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
C. Atkinson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:17	Nashville Predators	Filip Forsberg (1)	Matt Irwin (1), Vladislav Kamenev (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, CBJ 0
1st	12:29	Nashville Predators	Miikka Salomaki (3)	Anthony Bitetto (2), Jack Dougherty (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, CBJ 0
2nd	02:19	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cam Atkinson (1)	Artemi Panarin (1), Alexander Wennberg (1)	Power play	NSH 2, CBJ 1
2nd	18:10	Nashville Predators	Kevin Fiala (1)	Jack Dougherty (2)	Even strength	NSH 3, CBJ 1
3rd	02:23	Columbus Blue Jackets	Zach Werenski (1)	Seth Jones (1), John Mitchell (1)	Even strength	NSH 3, CBJ 2
3rd	07:31	Nashville Predators	Pontus Aberg (1)	Emil Pettersson (2), Juuse Saros (1)	Power play	NSH 4, CBJ 2
3rd	12:13	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alexander Wennberg (1)	Cam Atkinson (2), Artemi Panarin (2)	Even strength	NSH 4, CBJ 3
3rd	19:28	Nashville Predators	Kevin Fiala (2)	Matt Irwin (2)	Even strength, Empty net	NSH 5, CBJ 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat	Nashville Predators	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal	30	33
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	8	11
Blocked shots	17	4
Giveaways	1	3
Takeaways	2	6
Faceoffs won	34/56 (60.7%)	22/56 (39.3%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	3	0		17:03
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0	44.4%	16:36
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	0	0	50%	16:12
Number 16 C. Bass	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		12:16
Number 20 M. Salomaki	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		07:00
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0		18:10
Number 23 T. Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	11:22
Number 32 Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:11
Number 46 P. Aberg	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1	1		17:15
Number 65 E. Pettersson	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	62.5%	14:47
Number 89 F. Gaudreau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	60%	15:12
Number 91 V. Kamenev	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1	0	80%	19:22
Number 2 A. Bitetto	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		20:03
Number 28 A. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	4	0		18:38
Number 45 A. Carrier	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		21:26
Number 52 M. Irwin	D	0	2	2	+3	0	1	0	2	0		17:55
Number 53 J. Dougherty	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	0		18:15
Number 94 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0		20:56

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 A. Lindback	17	16	1	.941	30:14	Win
Number 74 J. Saros	16	14	2	.875	29:46

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Panarin	L	0	2	2	-1	2	4	0	0	0		19:00
Number 10 A. Wennberg	C	1	1	2	0	2	3	0	0	0	47.4%	18:22
Number 13 C. Atkinson	R	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	0	1		19:19
Number 16 J. Mitchell	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	40%	11:49
Number 18 P. Dubois	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	50%	17:11
Number 22 S. Milano	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		15:05
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:26
Number 36 Z. Dalpe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	37.5%	10:46
Number 37 M. Hannikainen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		11:57
Number 57 P. Bittner	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		11:22
Number 64 T. Motte	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		10:56
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	35.7%	20:30
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		23:00
Number 4 S. Harrington	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		16:54
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		24:34
Number 53 G. Carlsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		17:34
Number 59 R. Collins	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:46
Number 65 M. Nutivaara	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		17:35

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky	29	25	4	.862	59:14	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:47	Nashville Predators	Emil Pettersson	Tripping	2
1st	05:22	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alexander Wennberg	High sticking	2
2nd	01:47	Nashville Predators	Andrew O'Brien	Interference	2
2nd	07:16	Nashville Predators	Alexandre Carrier	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	14:44	Columbus Blue Jackets	Artemi Panarin	Tripping	2
3rd	05:51	Columbus Blue Jackets	Paul Bittner	Slashing	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Jean Hebert, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Mark Shewchyk
Nashville Predators scratches: Scott Hartnell, Alexei Emelin, Pekka Rinne, Cody McLeod, Nick Bonino, P.K. Subban, Yannick Weber, Pierre-Cedric Labrie, Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis, Mattias Ekholm, Calle Jarnkrok, Austin Watson, Petter Granberg, Ryan Johansen, Trevor Murphy, Justin Kirkland, Viktor Arvidsson, Joonas Lyytinen, Anthony Richard, Tommy Novak, Matthew O'Connor, Karel Vejmelka, Tyler Moy, Frederic Allard, Dante Fabbro, Rem Pitlick, Hardy Haman Aktell, Konstantin Volkov, Patrick Harper, Adam Smith, Eeli Tolvanen, Pavel Koltygin, Jacob Paquette, Grant Mismash, David Farrance, Victor Ejdsell, Tomas Vomacka, T.J. Melancon
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Sergei Mozyakin, Andre Benoit, Brandon Dubinsky, Jack Johnson, Brett Gallant, Cameron Gaunce, Matt Calvert, Brad Thiessen, Jordan Schroeder, David Savard, John Ramage, Carter Camper, Alex Broadhurst, Lukas Sedlak, Boone Jenner, Ryan Murray, Joonas Korpisalo, Doyle Somerby, Brady Austin, Peter Quenneville, Nick Moutrey, Miles Koules, Jordan Maletta, Joseph Pendenza, Elvis Merzlikins, Blake Siebenaler, Tyler Bird, Hayden Hodgson, Dean Kukan, Kevin Stenlund, Veeti Vainio, Vladislav Gavrikov, Kole Sherwood, Justin Scott, Andrew Peeke, Vitaly Abramov, Calvin Thurkauf, Peter Thome, Jacob Graves, Sam Vigneault, Scott Savage, Kale Howarth, Alexandre Texier, Matiss Kivlenieks, Daniil Tarasov, Emil Bemstrom, Jonathan Davidsson, Carson Meyer, Robbie Stucker, Bobby MacIntyre

2017-2018 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Sep 24, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Thu, Sep 28, 2017

Other NHL games on Sep 24

Other NHL games on Sunday, September 24, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Sep 24, 2017
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Sep 24, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Sep 24, 2017
St. Louis Blues 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Sep 24, 2017