The teams of Columbus Blue Jackets and Nashville Predators will battle it out at Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Thursday, 07:00 PM EDT. The hosts of the upcoming meeting are with 2 points and occupy the 8th place in the standings of the Metropolitan Division, while the visitors have collected 5 points thus far and sit on the 3rd position in the Central Division.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Nashville Predators Head to Head
Team P1 P2 P3 SO Final
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The last encounter of the two franchises was played on December 30th, 2021 and after the final horn the scoreboard was showing a 4-3 victory for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Boone Jenner was the main reason for their win back then. He spent 22:20 on the ice, earning 2 points, by scoring 1 goal and assisting one time to his teammates. On the other half of the court it was Ryan Johansen who contributed the most, scoring 1 goal for a total of 15:50 of game time. The Blue Jackets’ goalie Elvis Merzlikins played on a very high level and ended the game with a 0.912 save percentage. His counterpart David Rittich was challenged with 29 attempts towards his goal and 3 of those made it through to the back of his net. Nashville Predators are boasting a better H2H balance across the last five matches against Columbus Blue Jackets, registering 3 victories, while losing 2 times in the process.
*Last 5 head-to-head games
| Team | 12-30-2021 | 11-30-2021 | 05-05-2021 | 05-03-2021 | 02-28-2021 |
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| 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Form
10-18-2022 10-15-2022 10-14-2022 10-12-2022 10-08-2022 10-06-2022 10-03-2022 10-01-2022 09-29-2022 09-28-2022 4:3vs Vancouver Canucks 5:2@ St. Louis Blues 2:5vs Tampa Bay Lightning 4:1@ Carolina Hurricanes 4:3@ Washington Capitals 7:0vs St. Louis Blues 8:1@ Carolina Hurricanes 2:1vs Washington Capitals 4:2@ St. Louis Blues 4:1vs Buffalo Sabres
Columbus Blue Jackets’ latest game was on 10/18 when coming up against Vancouver Canucks and ended in a 4-3 win at home. Johnny Gaudreau was the team’s leading player on the floor scoring 2 points. He spent 21 minutes on the ice and tested the opposition’s goalkeeper with 3 shots. 1 of those made it through to the back of the net and he also laid 1 assist. The franchise’s triumph can also be attributed to Elvis Merzlikins, who faced 35 shots and managed to parry 32 attempts. Columbus are 1-3-0 since the season started. They have a balance of 1-1-0 when performing on home ice this term. The calender shows that Columbus Blue Jackets will next be against Pittsburgh Penguins on 10/22 at their own arena.
Nashville Predators Form
10-18-2022 10-15-2022 10-13-2022 10-08-2022 10-07-2022 09-30-2022 09-29-2022 09-26-2022 05-09-2022 05-07-2022 3:4vs Los Angeles Kings 5:1@ Dallas Stars 1:4vs Dallas Stars 2:3@ San Jose Sharks 4:1vs San Jose Sharks 7:1vs Tampa Bay Lightning 0:2@ Tampa Bay Lightning 3:4vs Florida Panthers 3:5vs Colorado Avalanche 3:7vs Colorado Avalanche
The previous game of Nashville Predators was at home against the Los Angeles Kings on 10/18 and ended in a 3-4 loss. Cody Glass stood above the other Nashville players, finishing the game with 1 point. He spent 11 minutes and 41 seconds skating and sent 1 shot on targetm, which made it past the netminder. The team’s goalie Juuse Saros managed to neutralize 32 of the total 35 shots that he was bombarded with. The Predators are 2-2-1 this season and on a OT1 run at the moment. They are sporting a 1-1-0 record when performing on the road. The team will be on the ice again on Saturday, October 22nd when the Predators are scheduled to play against the Philadelphia Flyers at their own arena.
Game Details
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final |
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| 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Score
PP Opportunities
PP Goals
Faceoffs Won
Giveaways
Hits
Penalty Minutes
Shots
Takeaways
Play-by-Play
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1`03:160-1
Tanner JeannotColton Sissons, Yakov Trenin -
1`05:47Andrew Peeke2 minutes for Interference Filip Forsberg
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1`10:450-2
Ryan JohansenMattias Ekholm, Nino Niederreiter -
1`11:46Eric Robinson2 minutes for Hooking Mikael Granlund
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1`19:51Erik Gudbranson2 minutes for Tripping Filip Forsberg
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2`05:03-
Mark Borowiecki2 minutes for Slashing Jack Roslovic -
2`14:09-Tanner Jeannot2 minutes for Interference Justin Danforth
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2`16:09Jake BeanK. Johnson, Yegor Chinakhov
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2`17:381-3
Yakov TreninTanner Jeannot, Colton Sissons -
2`18:26Andrew Peeke2 minutes for Holding Alexandre Carrier-
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3`00:38Johnny GaudreauN. Blankenburg