GRIT & GF

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Nashville Predators

Columbus Blue Jackets

Expected goals, NSH–CBJ
3.4–3.0
all situations, empty nets out
CBJ share of xG
47.0%
50% is even
Shots on goal
25–27
NSH–CBJ
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Blue Jackets beat the Predators 3-2 in a game the chances had about even, 3.0 expected goals to 3.4. Adam Fantilli has scored in 4 straight games. Kirill Marchenko had 10 shot attempts.

  • Adam Fantilli has scored in 4 straight games. That makes 5 straight games with a point. He has 17 goals this season. It finished 3-2 for the Blue Jackets.

  • Kirill Marchenko had 10 shot attempts. One got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 6.1 attempts a game. It finished 3-2 for the Blue Jackets.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

NSHCBJ

Where the shots came from

5 goals from 89 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← NSH shootingCBJ shooting →

Nashville Predators

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Roman Josi D26:520010.110227
Brady Skjei D22:460020.071072
Filip Forsberg L22:381030.690046
Nicolas Hague D21:440000.002132
Erik Haula L20:430010.140341
Luke Evangelista R20:230120.430138
Nick Perbix D19:150030.110145
Ryan O'Reilly C18:361040.861155
Jonathan Marchessault R18:280000.161132
Nick Blankenburg D17:530020.050240
Steven Stamkos C17:340120.380141
Michael Bunting L15:360000.002240
Tyson Jost C13:200010.151249
Matthew Wood R11:580020.100044
Justin Barron D10:100010.061177
Zachary L'Heureux L8:340010.111270
Ozzy Wiesblatt C7:380000.002077
Cole Smith R0:030000.0000–

Columbus Blue Jackets

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Ivan Provorov D26:490010.010437
Charlie Coyle C22:111060.632269
Erik Gudbranson D21:040010.070228
Damon Severson D20:280110.000058
Denton Mateychuk D19:480120.280161
Sean Monahan C19:291030.400069
Kirill Marchenko R18:050110.631047
Adam Fantilli C16:581010.321049
Mason Marchment L16:550110.030047
Cole Sillinger C15:480020.121176
Mathieu Olivier R15:330020.042259
Kent Johnson C15:100020.291060
Dante Fabbro D14:540000.052058
Danton Heinen L13:440010.101174
Egor Zamula D11:440010.012268
Isac Lundeström C11:030010.011018
Dmitri Voronkov L8:390000.000032
Miles Wood L7:490010.020224

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.