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Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Boston Bruins 6–3 on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Boston Bruins 3 45-27-10
at Nashville Predators 6 38-34-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 0 1 2 3
Nashville Predators 1 4 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 9 6 8 23
Nashville Predators 8 17 4 29

Three stars

  1. M. Wood, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
  2. F. Forsberg, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. S. Stamkos, Nashville Predators (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:53 Nashville Predators Nicolas Hague (3) Ozzy Wiesblatt (4), Fedor Svechkov (8) Even strength BOS 0, NSH 1
2nd 01:24 Nashville Predators Matthew Wood (11) Nick Perbix (7) Shorthanded BOS 0, NSH 2
2nd 03:30 Boston Bruins Morgan Geekie (34) Charlie McAvoy (37), Elias Lindholm (28) Power play BOS 1, NSH 2
2nd 10:18 Nashville Predators Erik Haula (10) Brady Skjei (17), Steven Stamkos (18) Even strength BOS 1, NSH 3
2nd 12:37 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (28) Steven Stamkos (19), Ryan Ufko (1) Power play BOS 1, NSH 4
2nd 14:44 Nashville Predators Matthew Wood (12) Roman Josi (31), Filip Forsberg (24) Even strength BOS 1, NSH 5
3rd 06:05 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy (6) Viktor Arvidsson (15), Pavel Zacha (25) Even strength BOS 2, NSH 5
3rd 15:32 Boston Bruins Viktor Arvidsson (17) Casey Mittelstadt (18), Pavel Zacha (26) Even strength BOS 3, NSH 5
3rd 17:33 Nashville Predators Luke Evangelista (9) Filip Forsberg (25) Even strength, Empty net BOS 3, NSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat Boston Bruins Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 23 29
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 12 10
Hits 27 23
Blocked shots 15 18
Giveaways 15 10
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 38/61 (62.3%) 23/61 (37.7%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
11 C. Mittelstadt C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 14:30
18 P. Zacha C 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 44.4% 14:17
28 E. Lindholm C 0 1 1 -3 0 1 1 0 0 76.2% 15:29
39 M. Geekie C 1 0 1 -3 0 2 1 0 1 13:56
47 M. Kastelic C 0 0 0 -3 4 0 5 2 0 50% 14:07
52 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 75% 15:03
71 V. Arvidsson L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 12:55
81 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 09:17
84 T. Jeannot L 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 0 0 14:59
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 0 0 -3 2 3 0 0 0 18:02
92 M. Khusnutdinov C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 12:52
93 F. Minten C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 54.5% 17:17
6 M. Lohrei D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 5 0 15:18
26 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 16:34
27 H. Lindholm D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 24:30
43 J. Harris D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 16:03
73 C. McAvoy D 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 23:47
91 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 0 0 20:04
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
70 J. Korpisalo 28 23 5 .821 59:16 Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 1 2 3 +2 0 6 0 0 1 17:12
17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 15:30
25 J. Kemell R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 12:24
40 F. Svechkov C 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 27.3% 13:08
49 R. Schaefer L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 10:33
56 E. Haula L 1 0 1 +1 4 1 0 0 0 23.5% 18:58
68 Z. L'Heureux L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 100% 14:57
71 M. Wood R 2 0 2 +2 2 3 0 0 0 66.7% 14:22
77 L. Evangelista R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 1 0 17:05
81 J. Marchessault R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 16:37
89 O. Wiesblatt C 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 100% 12:04
91 S. Stamkos C 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 50% 17:58
20 J. Barron D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:52
41 N. Hague D 1 0 1 +2 2 1 2 3 0 20:57
48 N. Perbix D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 3 0 17:37
59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 23:23
76 B. Skjei D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 19:56
85 R. Ufko D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:23
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
74 J. Saros 23 20 3 .870 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:59 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak High sticking 2
1st 15:58 Nashville Predators Erik Haula Hooking 2
1st 19:18 Nashville Predators Matthew Wood Cross checking 2
1st 19:18 Boston Bruins Mark Kastelic Roughing 2
1st 19:59 Nashville Predators Erik Haula Tripping 2
2nd 03:26 Nashville Predators Nicolas Hague Tripping 2
2nd 10:53 Boston Bruins Tanner Jeannot Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 14:44 Boston Bruins Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
3rd 03:33 Boston Bruins Mark Kastelic Tripping 2
3rd 06:51 Boston Bruins Marat Khusnutdinov Slashing 2
3rd 09:55 Nashville Predators Fedor Svechkov Cross checking 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Marco Sturm
Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Referees
Jean Hebert, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Libor Suchanek
Boston Bruins scratches
Henri Jokiharju, Jonathan Aspirot, Alex Steeves
Nashville Predators scratches
Ryan O'Reilly, Michael Bunting, Adam Wilsby

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Nashville Predators 6 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Ottawa Senators 4 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

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