Predators 4–8 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Apr 1, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🧥 CBJ

Kirill Marchenko

3 G, 1 A

6 shots · 16:00 TOI

2nd star 🧥 CBJ

Sean Monahan

2 G, 2 A

5 shots · 17:13 TOI

3rd star 🧥 CBJ

Adam Fantilli

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 11:43 TOI

Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🧥 Kirill Marchenko Go-ahead 1st · 01:15

Assists: Zach Werenski · beat Juuse Saros

0–1

🧥 Adam Fantilli 1st · 16:34

Assists: Denton Mateychuk, Kent Johnson · beat Juuse Saros

0–2

🧥 Sean Monahan PP 1st · 18:10

Assists: Kent Johnson, Zach Werenski · beat Juuse Saros

0–3

🐯 Filip Forsberg 1st · 18:34

Assists: Luke Evangelista, Ryan O'Reilly · beat Elvis Merzlikins

1–3

2nd period

🧥 Kirill Marchenko 2nd · 04:12

Assists: Sean Monahan · beat Juuse Saros

1–4

🐯 Michael Bunting 2nd · 05:43

Assists: Fedor Svechkov, Luke Evangelista · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–4

🐯 Justin Barron 2nd · 06:26

Assists: Jakub Vrana · beat Elvis Merzlikins

3–4

🧥 Adam Fantilli 2nd · 12:00

Assists: Boone Jenner · beat Juuse Saros

3–5

🧥 Sean Monahan PP 2nd · 16:47

Assists: Kirill Marchenko, Boone Jenner · beat Juuse Saros

3–6

🧥 Dante Fabbro 2nd · 19:41

Assists: Adam Fantilli, Kent Johnson · beat Juuse Saros

3–7

3rd period

🧥 Kirill Marchenko 3rd · 05:23

Assists: Sean Monahan, Dante Fabbro · beat Justus Annunen

3–8

🐯 Jordan Oesterle 3rd · 09:02

Assists: Cole Smith, Michael McCarron · beat Elvis Merzlikins

4–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Forsberg · O'Reilly · McCarron 18:49

L2 Bunting · Smith · Svechkov 16:59

L3 L'Heureux · Stamkos · Evangelista 15:42

L4 Vrana · Bellows 11:04

D1 Skjei · Barron 20:00

D2 Blankenburg · Del Gaizo 17:27

D3 Stastney · Oesterle 13:41

D4 Englund 11:48

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Kuraly · Monahan · Marchenko 17:13

L2 Kunin · Aston-Reese · Olivier 15:23

L3 Voronkov · Johnson · Danforth 13:40

L4 Jenner · Sillinger · Fantilli 12:39

D1 Provorov · Fabbro 20:53

D2 Gudbranson · Werenski 19:38

D3 Mateychuk · Severson 17:50

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH CBJ🧥

28 Shots on goal 37

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

10 Hits 22

14 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 6

11 Giveaways 12

19 Penalty minutes 17

NSH shooting 14.3% (4/28) CBJ shooting 21.6% (8/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Juuse Saros

19/26

.731 SV% · 7 GA · 40:00 TOI

Justus Annunen

10/11

.909 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 59:38 TOI

Where the goals came from

12 of 12 goals located

NSH CBJ

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Predators

Predators — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–7

Predators

Predators — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 262024 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 3–4 OT Apr 132024 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 4–6 Mar 92024 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 2–1 Jan 172023 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 1–2 Oct 202022 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–5

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Who won Predators vs Blue Jackets on April 1, 2025?

Blue Jackets won 8–4. The final score was Predators 4, Blue Jackets 8.

Who scored for Predators?

Filip Forsberg, Jordan Oesterle, Justin Barron, Michael Bunting.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Kirill Marchenko (3), Adam Fantilli (2), Sean Monahan (2), Dante Fabbro.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Juuse Saros made 19 saves on 26 shots (.731 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Predators vs Blue Jackets season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeMar 31 🐯NSH @ 🔔PHI 1–2 AfterApr 3 🐯NSH @ ⭐DAL 1–5

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeMar 29 🧥CBJ @ 🏛️OTT 2–3 AfterApr 3 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 7–3

Also on April 1

⚔️BUF 5–2 🏛️OTT 🐆FLA 2–3 🇨🇦MTL 🦅WSH 4–3 🐻BOS ⚡TBL 4–1 🏝️NYI 🐙DET 1–2 🎵STL 🔥CGY 1–3 🏒UTA 🦈SJS 3–4 🦆ANA 🛢️EDM 3–2 🎰VGK

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