Final · March 3, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : NSH 25 — CBJ 27 · Nationwide Arena
Three stars
- 1★
S. MonahanCBJ · C · 1B 0A - 2★
C. CoyleCBJ · C · 1B 0A - 3★
A. FantilliCBJ · C · 1B 0A
NSHGame statsCBJ 
- 25Shots on goal27
- 50 %Faceoff win %50 %
- 1/2Power play0/4
- 8Penalty minutes4
- 12Hits14
- 16Blocked shots16
- 15Giveaways12
- 6Takeaways4
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| CBJ | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
Season seriesNSH 1 – 1 CBJ
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← NSH 2 / 25 / 373 / 27 / 52 CBJ →
Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
- Adam FantilliCBJ · 14:23Assists : Kirill Marchenko, Mason Marchment0 – 1▶ Watch
Filip ForsbergNSH · 19:32 · PPAssists : Steven Stamkos, Luke Evangelista1 – 1▶ Watch
2nd period
Ryan O'ReillyNSH · 14:392 – 1▶ Watch
3rd period
- Sean MonahanCBJ · 01:52 · SH2 – 2▶ Watch
- Charlie CoyleCBJ · 06:07Assists : Damon Severson, Denton Mateychuk2 – 3▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 16:26NSHSteven Stamkos — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Erik Gudbranson
- 17:43CBJMason Marchment — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Nick Blankenburg
2nd period
- 05:07NSHLuke Evangelista — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Adam Fantilli
3rd period
- 01:33CBJKirill Marchenko — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Roman Josi
- 06:07NSHBench — Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (2 min) · served by L. Evangelista
- 10:03NSHMichael Bunting — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Erik Gudbranson
Box score
Nashville Predators
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. ForsbergL | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 22:38 |
| T. JostC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:20 |
| C. SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:03 |
| E. HaulaL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 20:43 |
| M. BuntingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:36 |
| Z. L'HeureuxL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 08:34 |
| M. WoodR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:58 |
| L. EvangelistaR | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 20:23 |
| J. MarchessaultR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 18:28 |
| O. WiesblattC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 07:38 |
| R. O'ReillyC | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 18:36 |
| S. StamkosC | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 17:34 |
| J. BarronD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:10 |
| N. BlankenburgD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 17:53 |
| N. HagueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:44 |
| N. PerbixD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19:15 |
| R. JosiD | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 26:52 |
| B. SkjeiD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22:46 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Annunen(L) | 24/27 | 88.9 % | 57:49 |
| J. Saros | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. CoyleC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22:11 |
| C. SillingerC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15:48 |
| D. VoronkovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:39 |
| M. WoodL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 07:49 |
| M. MarchmentL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:55 |
| A. FantilliC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:58 |
| I. LundestromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:03 |
| S. MonahanC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19:29 |
| M. OlivierR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15:33 |
| D. HeinenL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 13:44 |
| K. MarchenkoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:05 |
| K. JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 15:10 |
| D. MateychukD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19:48 |
| E. ZamulaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:44 |
| I. ProvorovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26:49 |
| D. FabbroD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:54 |
| E. GudbransonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:04 |
| D. SeversonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:28 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Greaves(W) | 21/23 | 91.3 % | 51:44 |
| E. Merzlikins | 2/2 | 100.0 % | 08:16 |
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