Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 8–4 on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
3 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
13 |
7 |
8 |
28 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
13 |
13 |
11 |
37 |
Three stars
- K. Marchenko, Columbus Blue Jackets (3 goals, 1 assist)
- S. Monahan, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals, 2 assists)
- A. Fantilli, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals, 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 |
01:15 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Kirill Marchenko (29) |
Zach Werenski (53) |
Even strength |
NSH 0, CBJ 1 |
| 1st |
16:34 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Adam Fantilli (23) |
Denton Mateychuk (7), Kent Johnson (25) |
Even strength |
NSH 0, CBJ 2 |
| 1st |
18:10 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Sean Monahan (15) |
Kent Johnson (26), Zach Werenski (54) |
Power play |
NSH 0, CBJ 3 |
| 1st |
18:34 |
Nashville Predators |
Filip Forsberg (29) |
Luke Evangelista (17), Ryan O'Reilly (28) |
Even strength |
NSH 1, CBJ 3 |
| 2nd |
04:12 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Kirill Marchenko (30) |
Sean Monahan (31) |
Even strength |
NSH 1, CBJ 4 |
| 2nd |
05:43 |
Nashville Predators |
Michael Bunting (17) |
Fedor Svechkov (8), Luke Evangelista (18) |
Even strength |
NSH 2, CBJ 4 |
| 2nd |
06:26 |
Nashville Predators |
Justin Barron (5) |
Jakub Vrana (5) |
Even strength |
NSH 3, CBJ 4 |
| 2nd |
12:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Adam Fantilli (24) |
Boone Jenner (11) |
Even strength |
NSH 3, CBJ 5 |
| 2nd |
16:47 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Sean Monahan (16) |
Kirill Marchenko (39), Boone Jenner (12) |
Power play |
NSH 3, CBJ 6 |
| 2nd |
19:41 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Dante Fabbro (7) |
Adam Fantilli (23), Kent Johnson (27) |
Even strength |
NSH 3, CBJ 7 |
| 3rd |
05:23 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Kirill Marchenko (31) |
Sean Monahan (32), Dante Fabbro (15) |
Even strength |
NSH 3, CBJ 8 |
| 3rd |
09:02 |
Nashville Predators |
Jordan Oesterle (2) |
Cole Smith (8), Michael McCarron (9) |
Even strength |
NSH 4, CBJ 8 |
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 |
28 |
37 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
2 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
19 |
17 |
| Hits |
10 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/60 (43.3%) |
34/60 (56.7%) |
Box score
Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 F. Forsberg |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:49 |
| Number 19 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
12:12 |
| Number 26 K. Bellows |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:56 |
| Number 36 C. Smith |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:55 |
| Number 40 F. Svechkov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:17 |
| Number 47 M. McCarron |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
52.2% |
18:03 |
| Number 58 M. Bunting |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:59 |
| Number 68 Z. L'Heureux |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 77 L. Evangelista |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:42 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
19:44 |
| Number 91 S. Stamkos |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14.3% |
16:12 |
| Number 7 M. Del Gaizo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 8 A. Englund |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:48 |
| Number 20 J. Barron |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:44 |
| Number 24 S. Stastney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
| Number 37 N. Blankenburg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:53 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:17 |
| Number 82 J. Oesterle |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
Nashville Predators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 J. Annunen |
11 |
10 |
1 |
.909 |
20:00 |
|
| Number 74 J. Saros |
26 |
19 |
7 |
.731 |
40:00 |
Loss |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 4 C. Sillinger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:39 |
| Number 7 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
77.8% |
17:41 |
| Number 10 D. Voronkov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:40 |
| Number 11 L. Kunin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
15:23 |
| Number 17 J. Danforth |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
13:40 |
| Number 19 A. Fantilli |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
11:43 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
2 |
2 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
38.9% |
17:13 |
| Number 24 M. Olivier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 27 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:59 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:15 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
3 |
1 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:00 |
| Number 91 K. Johnson |
C |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:27 |
| Number 5 D. Mateychuk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:52 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:18 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:05 |
| Number 15 D. Fabbro |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 44 E. Gudbranson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:59 |
| Number 78 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:49 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 90 E. Merzlikins |
28 |
24 |
4 |
.857 |
59:38 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
17:10 |
Nashville Predators |
Andreas Englund |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:10 |
Nashville Predators |
Filip Forsberg |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
20:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Damon Severson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:04 |
Nashville Predators |
Luke Evangelista |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:23 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Sean Kuraly |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:04 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Ivan Provorov |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:27 |
Nashville Predators |
Michael Bunting |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:27 |
Nashville Predators |
Michael Bunting |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:27 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Ivan Provorov |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:40 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Damon Severson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:23 |
Nashville Predators |
Fedor Svechkov |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:34 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Ivan Provorov |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:34 |
Nashville Predators |
Ryan O'Reilly |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:34 |
Nashville Predators |
Ryan O'Reilly |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
18:34 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Ivan Provorov |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
Game information
- Nashville Predators head coach
- Andrew Brunette
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Dean Evason
- Referees
- Jean Hebert, Mitch Dunning
- Linesmen
- Shandor Alphonso, CJ Murray
- Nashville Predators scratches
- Jonathan Marchessault, Colton Sissons, Matthew Wood
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Jack Johnson, James van Riemsdyk, Christian Fischer, Jordan Harris, Jake Christiansen, Egor Chinakhov, Jack Williams
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 at Utah Hockey Club
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 at Vegas Golden Knights
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 at Anaheim Ducks
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 at Los Angeles Kings
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Sources and further reading
Nashville Predators 
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