Nashville Predators 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 3: final score and stats
Columbus Blue Jackets beat Nashville Predators, Nashville Predators 2 to Columbus Blue Jackets 3, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Columbus Blue Jackets vs Nashville Predators.
NHLTuesday, March 3, 2026
DateMar 3, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueNationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
TVESPN+
Attendance16,526
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Nashville PredatorsColumbus Blue Jackets
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
27-26-8Record31-21-8
2nd in Central DivisionStanding7th in Metropolitan Division
4-4Road record / home record6-4
WWWWWLast 5LLWWL
W6StreakL2
Team stats
Nashville PredatorsColumbus Blue Jackets
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Nashville Predators
Jonathan Marchessault RW · Lower Body
OutColumbus Blue Jackets
Box score
Nashville Predators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bunting | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 15:08 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Evangelista | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:23 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 18:47 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Filip Forsberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:38 | 2:31 | 0:00 | 20:07 | 23 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Haula | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:43 | 0:29 | 4:37 | 15:37 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 68.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jost | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:20 | 0:00 | 2:46 | 10:34 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary L'Heureux | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:34 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 7:35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:28 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 16:56 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 18:36 | 2:37 | 2:09 | 13:50 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Stamkos | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:34 | 2:38 | 0:05 | 14:51 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ozzy Wiesblatt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:38 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 6:53 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 11:30 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Barron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:10 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 8:00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Blankenburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:53 | 0:31 | 3:13 | 14:09 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Hague | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:44 | 0:00 | 2:31 | 19:13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Josi | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 26:52 | 2:35 | 0:00 | 24:17 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Perbix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:15 | 0:00 | 4:46 | 14:29 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Skjei | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22:46 | 0:05 | 5:07 | 17:34 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .889 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 57:49 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Coyle | 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 Fantilli | 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 Heinen | 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 Johnson | 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 Lundestrom | 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 Marchenko | 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 Marchment | 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 Monahan | 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 Olivier | 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 Sillinger | 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 Voronkov | 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 Wood | 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 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Fabbro | 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 Gudbranson | 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 Mateychuk | 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 Provorov | 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 Severson | 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 Zamula | 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 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .913 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 51:44 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Merzlikins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:16 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 1-1
Mar 3, 2026NSH 2, CBJ 3
Oct 9, 2025CBJ 1, NSH 2
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Nashville Predators vs Columbus Blue Jackets?
Columbus Blue Jackets won, 3-2, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
What was the final score of Nashville Predators vs Columbus Blue Jackets?
Nashville Predators 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 3.
Who were the top performers?
Nashville Predators: Ryan O'Reilly (1 goals). Columbus Blue Jackets: Charlie Coyle (1 goals).
Where is Nashville Predators vs Columbus Blue Jackets played?
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH.
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