Blue Jackets 8-4 Predators (Apr 1, 2025) Box Score

Nashville Predators

27-40-8, 9-24-5 away

	1	2	3	T
NSH	1	2	1	4
CBJ	3	4	1	8

Columbus Blue Jackets

34-30-9, 22-9-5 home

Nashville Predators


forwards
Kieffer BellowsK. Bellows#26
Michael BuntingM. Bunting#58
Luke EvangelistaL. Evangelista#77
Filip ForsbergF. Forsberg#9
Zachary L'HeureuxZ. L'Heureux#68
Michael McCarronM. McCarron#47
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Cole SmithC. Smith#36
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
Fedor SvechkovF. Svechkov#40
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#19
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#20
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#37
Marc Del GaizoM. Del Gaizo#7
Andreas EnglundA. Englund#8
Jordan OesterleJ. Oesterle#82
Brady SkjeiB. Skjei#76
Spencer StastneyS. Stastney#24

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:56	2:46	0:00	7:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	0	0	2	4	1	0	1	20	16:59	2:12	0:05	14:42	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	17	15:42	3:25	0:00	12:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	4	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	21	18:49	2:56	0:27	15:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	20	15:29	0:47	1:38	13:04	0	1	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	24	18:03	0:04	4:50	13:09	12	11	52.2
0	1	0	1	2	2	2	7	0	0	0	21	19:44	2:51	0:41	16:12	10	10	50.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	16:55	0:00	4:12	12:43	0	1	0.0
0	0	-4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	16:12	2:50	0:00	13:22	1	6	14.3
0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	19	17:17	2:50	0:54	13:33	2	4	33.3
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	12:12	2:21	0:00	9:51	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:44	0:04	1:05	18:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	21	17:53	2:59	2:03	12:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:01	0:04	1:28	15:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	18	11:48	0:00	1:12	10:36	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	16	13:11	0:00	2:03	11:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:17	2:43	2:40	14:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	14:11	0:03	2:18	11:50	0	0	0.0

goalies
Justus AnnunenJ. Annunen#29
Juuse SarosJ. Saros#74

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
11	1	10	.909	6	3	1	0	0	20:00	0
26	7	19	.731	16	3	0	0	0	40:00	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#17
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Luke KuninL. Kunin#11
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
defensemen
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	2	3	0	0	4	0	2	17	14:59	1:02	3:20	10:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	13:40	1:20	1:13	11:07	4	5	44.4
2	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	11:43	0:06	0:06	11:31	5	3	62.5
0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:15	3:35	0:05	9:35	1	1	50.0
0	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:27	3:41	0:00	9:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	18	15:23	1:22	2:11	11:50	1	0	100.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	18	17:41	2:06	0:38	14:57	14	4	77.8
3	1	3	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	18	16:00	3:27	0:00	12:33	0	0	0.0
2	2	3	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	20	17:13	3:27	2:35	11:11	7	11	38.9
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	15:58	1:21	1:48	12:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:39	1:06	0:00	11:33	2	1	66.7
0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	13:40	0:00	0:00	13:40	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	20:41	2:09	2:15	16:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:59	1:20	4:08	14:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	22	18:52	1:33	1:44	15:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	4	11	1	1	1	22	21:05	0:00	2:48	18:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	4	0	2	0	23	16:49	0:44	0:00	16:05	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	19:18	3:41	0:39	14:58	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	4	24	.857	23	1	0	0	0	59:38	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Predators	1	2	1	4
	Blue Jackets	3	4	1	8

1st Period		NSH	CBJ
1:15	Kirill Marchenko (29) Assists: Zach Werenski (53)	0	1
16:34	Adam Fantilli (23) Assists: Denton Mateychuk (7), Kent Johnson (25)	0	2
18:10	Sean Monahan (15) (Power Play) Assists: Kent Johnson (26), Zach Werenski (54)	0	3
18:34	Filip Forsberg (29) Assists: Luke Evangelista (17), Ryan O'Reilly (28)	1	3

2nd Period		NSH	CBJ
4:12	Kirill Marchenko (30) Assists: Sean Monahan (31)	1	4
5:43	Michael Bunting (17) Assists: Fedor Svechkov (8), Luke Evangelista (18)	2	4
6:26	Justin Barron (5) Assists: Jakub Vrana (5)	3	4
12:00	Adam Fantilli (24) Assists: Boone Jenner (11)	3	5
16:47	Sean Monahan (16) (Power Play) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (39), Boone Jenner (12)	3	6
19:41	Dante Fabbro (7) Assists: Adam Fantilli (23), Kent Johnson (27)	3	7

3rd Period			NSH	CBJ
5:23		Kirill Marchenko (31) Assists: Sean Monahan (32), Dante Fabbro (15)	3	8
9:02		Jordan Oesterle (2) Assists: Cole Smith (8), Michael McCarron (9)	4	8

1:01

Kirill Marchenko nets the hat trick

1:01

Jordan Oesterle tallies goal vs. Blue Jackets

0:33

Dante Fabbro tallies goal vs. Predators

0:46

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Blue Jackets
3
Predators
4

Game 1

10/26

Predators
4
Blue Jackets
8

Game 2

4/1

Nationwide Arena

7:00 PM, April 1, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Columbus, OH

Line: CBJ -195

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 15,605

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Mitch Dunning

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso
CJ Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	51	20	4	106
Dallas	49	21	4	102
Colorado	45	26	4	94
Minnesota	41	28	7	89
St. Louis	41	28	7	89
Utah	34	29	12	80
Nashville	27	40	8	62
Chicago	21	44	9	51

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	48	18	9	105
Carolina	46	24	4	96
New Jersey	40	29	7	87
NY Rangers	36	32	7	79
Columbus	34	30	9	77
NY Islanders	32	32	10	74
Pittsburgh	30	34	11	71
Philadelphia	31	36	9	71

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