Boston – Washington 3:4 (end) | Montreal – Florida 3:2 (after OT) | Ottawa – Buffalo 2:5 (end)
Columbus – Nashville 8:4 (end) | NY Islanders – Tampa 1:4 (end) | St. Louis – Detroit 2:1 (after OT)
Utah – Calgary 3:1 (end) | Vegas – Edmonton 2:3 (end) | Anaheim – San Jose 4:3 (1:0 after SO)
Los Angeles – Winnipeg 4:1 (end)
final
Columbus Blue Jackets
8:4 (3:1, 4:2, 1:1)
Nashville Predators
Wednesday 02.04.2025, 01:00 • Nationwide Arena, Columbus • NHL

     
    Game over. (03:44:23)
     
    58:34
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets:
    Ivan Provorov – 5 min., fighting + 2 min., holding.

    Penalty for Nashville Predators:
    Ryan O'Reilly – 5 min., fighting + 2 min., unsportsmanlike conduct.
     
    57:23
    Penalty for Nashville Predators:
    Fjodor Svečkov – 2 min., hooking.
     
    56:40
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets:
    Damon Severson – 2 min., tripping.
     
    54:27
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets:
    Ivan Provorov – 2 min., roughing.

    Penalty for Nashville Predators:
    Michael Bunting – 2+2, roughing, penalty served by Kieffer Bellows.
     
    51:04
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets:
    Ivan Provorov – 2 min., interference.
    49:02 Jordan Oesterle (NSH) - 8:4
     
    49:02
    Team Nashville with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is JORDAN OESTERLE. Assisted by Cole Smith.
     
    46:23
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets:
    Sean Kuraly – 2 min., high-sticking.
    45:23 Kirill Marčenko (CBJ) - 8:3
     
    45:23
    Team Columbus with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is KIRILL MARČENKO. Assisted by Sean Monahan, Dante Fabbro.
     
    41:04
    Penalty for Nashville Predators:
    Luke Evangelista – 2 min., tripping.
     
    40:01
    Nashville Predators substitution:
    Juuse Saros is replaced by Justus Annunen.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.

     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    40:00
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets:
    Damon Severson – 2 min., hooking.
    39:41 Dante Fabbro (CBJ) - 7:3
     
    39:41
    Team Columbus with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is DANTE FABBRO. Assisted by Adam Fantilli, Kent Johnson.
    36:47 Sean Monahan (CBJ) - 6:3
     
    36:47
    Team Columbus with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is SEAN MONAHAN. Assisted by Kirill Marčenko, Boone Jenner.
     
    35:10
    Penalty for Nashville Predators:
    Filip Forsberg – 2 min., slashing.
    32:00 Adam Fantilli (CBJ) - 5:3
     
    32:00
    Team Columbus with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is ADAM FANTILLI. Assisted by Boone Jenner.
    26:26 Justin Barron (NSH) - 4:3
     
    26:26
    Team Nashville with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is JUSTIN BARRON. Assisted by Jakub Vrána.
    25:43 Michael Bunting (NSH) - 4:2
     
    25:43
    Team Nashville with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is MICHAEL BUNTING. Assisted by Fjodor Svečkov, Luke Evangelista.
    24:12 Kirill Marčenko (CBJ) - 4:1
     
    24:12
    Team Columbus with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is KIRILL MARČENKO. Assisted by Sean Monahan.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.

     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
    18:34 Filip Forsberg (NSH) - 3:1
     
    18:34
    Team Nashville with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is FILIP FORSBERG. Assisted by Luke Evangelista, Ryan O'Reilly.
    18:10 Sean Monahan (CBJ) - 3:0
     
    18:10
    Team Columbus with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is SEAN MONAHAN. Assisted by Kent Johnson, Zach Werenski.
     
    17:10
    Penalty for Nashville Predators:
    Andreas Englund – 2 min., holding the stick.
    16:34 Adam Fantilli (CBJ) - 2:0
     
    16:34
    Team Columbus with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is ADAM FANTILLI. Assisted by Denton Mateychuk, Kent Johnson.
    08:06
    05:07
    01:15 Kirill Marčenko (CBJ) - 1:0
     
    01:15
    Team Columbus with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is KIRILL MARČENKO. Assisted by Zach Werenski.
     
    00:01
    Game started.


     
    Welcome. Game starts at 01:00.
    Goals and assists: 2. Marčenko (Werenski), 17. Fantilli (Mateychuk, K. Johnson), 19. Monahan (K. Johnson, Werenski), 25. Marčenko (Monahan), 32. Fantilli (Jenner), 37. Monahan (Marčenko, Jenner), 40. Fabbro (Fantilli, K. Johnson), 46. Marčenko (Monahan, Fabbro) – 19. F. Forsberg (Evangelista, O'Reilly), 26. Bunting (Svečkov, Evangelista), 27. J. Barron (Vrána), 50. Oesterle (Cole Smith)


    Columbus Blue Jackets: Merzļikins (Tarasov) – Fabbro, Werenski (A), Mateychuk, Provorov, Gudbranson (A), Severson – Marčenko, Monahan, Voronkov – K. Johnson, Fantilli, Jenner (C) – Olivier, Danforth, C. Sillinger – Kunin, Kuraly, Aston-Reese.
    Coach: Dean Evason

    Nashville Predators: Saros (41. Annunen) – Blankenburg, Skjei, J. Barron, Del Gaizo, Stastney, Englund – Stamkos (A), O'Reilly (A), F. Forsberg (A) – Evangelista, Svečkov, Bunting – L'Heureux, McCarron, Cole Smith – Vrána, Bellows, Oesterle.
    Coach: Andrew Brunette

    Referees: Jean Hebert, Mitch Dunning. Čároví: Shandor Alphonso, CJ Murray

    Attendance: 15 605