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2024-25 regular season

Predators at Bruins

🗓 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🔁 Predators lead the season series 2–0

Predators beat Bruins 6–3 at TD Garden on March 4, 2025.

NSH – BOS
30–21
Shots on goal
16–36
Hits
14–17
Blocked shots
6–2
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Ryan O'Reilly
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · 17:23 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Steven Stamkos
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 16:33 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Luke Evangelista
2 A
1 shots · 14:32 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Charlie Coyle Go-ahead 1st · 04:25
Assists: Elias Lindholm · beat Juuse Saros
0–1
🐯 Tommy Novak Tying 1st · 05:32
Unassisted · beat Jeremy Swayman
1–1
🐯 Ryan O'Reilly Go-ahead 1st · 11:33
Assists: Luke Evangelista, Steven Stamkos · beat Jeremy Swayman
2–1
2nd period
🐻 Jordan Oesterle Tying 2nd · 05:08
Assists: Parker Wotherspoon, David Pastrnak · beat Juuse Saros
2–2
🐯 Steven Stamkos Go-ahead 2nd · 06:25
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly · beat Jeremy Swayman
3–2
3rd period
🐻 Morgan Geekie Tying 3rd · 05:35
Assists: Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak · beat Juuse Saros
3–3
🐯 Jonathan Marchessault Go-ahead 3rd · 08:28
Assists: Michael McCarron, Filip Forsberg · beat Jeremy Swayman
4–3
🐯 Ryan O'Reilly 3rd · 09:31
Assists: Steven Stamkos, Luke Evangelista · beat Jeremy Swayman
5–3
🐯 Mark Jankowski Empty net 3rd · 17:52
Assists: Colton Sissons
6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Smith · O'Reilly · Stamkos 16:33
L2 Forsberg · Sissons · Jankowski 14:50
L3 Svechkov · Evangelista · Marchessault 14:26
L4 Bellows · Novak · McCarron 12:40
D1 Skjei · Blankenburg 23:18
D2 Del Gaizo · Schenn 19:24
D3 Stastney · Englund 17:20
🐻Bruins
L1 Geekie · Zacha · Pastrnak 19:18
L2 Coyle · Lindholm · Merkulov 17:03
L3 Koepke · Poitras · Brazeau 15:19
L4 Viel · Kastelic · Beecher 11:44
D1 Lohrei · Peeke 21:36
D2 Oesterle · Zadorov 18:17
D3 Carlo · Wotherspoon 17:45

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH BOS🐻
30 Shots on goal 21
16 Hits 36
14 Blocked shots 17
6 Takeaways 2
15 Giveaways 20
4 Penalty minutes 0
NSH shooting 20.0% (6/30) BOS shooting 14.3% (3/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Juuse Saros
18/21
.857 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐻Bruins
Jeremy Swayman
24/29
.828 SV% · 5 GA · 58:52 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Charlie Coyle · 1st 04:25 · 0–1 Tommy Novak · 1st 05:32 · 1–1 Ryan O'Reilly · 1st 11:33 · 2–1 Jordan Oesterle · 2nd 05:08 · 2–2 Steven Stamkos · 2nd 06:25 · 3–2 Morgan Geekie · 3rd 05:35 · 3–3 Jonathan Marchessault · 3rd 08:28 · 4–3 Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 09:31 · 5–3 Mark Jankowski · 3rd 17:52 · 6–3
NSH BOS
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Predators
Predators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-3-5 (53% win rate, 17 games)
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-8-2 (0% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Predators
Predators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-8-2 (17% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Predators lead the season series 2–0
Oct 222024 🐻BOS @ 🐯NSH 0–4 Apr 22024 🐻BOS @ 🐯NSH 3–0 Oct 142023 🐯NSH @ 🐻BOS 2–3 Mar 282023 🐯NSH @ 🐻BOS 2–1 Feb 162023 🐻BOS @ 🐯NSH 5–0
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Who won Predators vs Bruins on March 4, 2025?

Predators won 6–3. The final score was Predators 6, Bruins 3.

Who scored for Predators?

Ryan O'Reilly (2), Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Jankowski, Steven Stamkos, Tommy Novak.

Who scored for Bruins?

Charlie Coyle, Jordan Oesterle, Morgan Geekie.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Juuse Saros made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Predators vs Bruins season series?

Predators lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeMar 2 🐯NSH @ 🗽NYR 0–4 AfterMar 6 🦑SEA @ 🐯NSH 3–5
🐻 Bruins
BeforeMar 2 🐻BOS @ 🌲MIN 0–1 AfterMar 6 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 2–3
Also on March 4
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