Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets

Wed, May 5, 2021 · Nationwide Arena · 2020–21 Regular Season

Nashville Predators

2 – 4

Final

Columbus Blue Jackets

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 4–2 on Wed, May 5, 2021 at Nationwide Arena. Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice. Elvis Merzlikins made 30 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 32–27.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NSH	1	1	0	2	32
CBJ	0	2	2	4	27

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	03:22	NSH	EV	Tanner Jeannot (4) · wrist	Unassisted	1–0
2nd	02:08	CBJ	PP	Jack Roslovic (11) · wrist	Cam Atkinson (18), Oliver Bjorkstrand (25)	1–1
2nd	17:53	NSH	EV	Calle Jarnkrok (13) · wrist	Unassisted	2–1
2nd	19:09	CBJ	EV	Oliver Bjorkstrand (16) · wrist	Mikko Lehtonen (5), Vladislav Gavrikov (8)	2–2
3rd	13:50	CBJ	EV	Mikhail Grigorenko (4) · tip-in	Vladislav Gavrikov (9), Mikko Lehtonen (6)	2–3
3rd	19:59	CBJ	SH EN	Oliver Bjorkstrand (17) · wrist	Max Domi (15), Cam Atkinson (19)	2–4

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	06:27	NSH	Alexandre Carrier	tripping	2
2nd	01:14	NSH	Juuse Saros	delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	00:56	CBJ	Vladislav Gavrikov	tripping	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: NSH 2.60 · CBJ 3.53 · xG% NSH 42.4

Nashville Predators

#	Skater	Pos	G	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
19	Calle Jarnkrok	C	1	1	0	0	2	1	0		17:31	21
84	Tanner Jeannot	L	1	1	+2	0	4	5	1		13:57	19
59	Roman Josi	D	0	0	-2	0	5	1	0		25:10	26
4	Ryan Ellis	D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		22:39	27
14	Mattias Ekholm	D	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		21:46	24
9	Filip Forsberg	L	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		20:01	23
45	Alexandre Carrier	D	0	0	+2	2	3	0	3		19:52	24
64	Mikael Granlund	C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	40.0	19:22	19
56	Erik Haula	L	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	76.9	17:05	20
28	Eeli Tolvanen	R	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		15:36	17
10	Colton Sissons	C	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	75.0	15:28	23
92	Ryan Johansen	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	25.0	14:54	17
57	Dante Fabbro	D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		14:35	22
17	Ben Harpur	D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		13:18	20
11	Luke Kunin	C	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		12:29	17
13	Yakov Trenin	C	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		12:12	19
95	Matt Duchene	C	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		11:34	13
15	Brad Richardson	R	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		11:23	15

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
74	Juuse Saros	L	26	23	3	.885	58:14

Columbus Blue Jackets

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
28	Oliver Bjorkstrand	R	2	1	3	+1	0	4	1	0		20:31	23
43	Mikko Lehtonen	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	4	2		20:35	26
44	Vladislav Gavrikov	D	0	2	2	+1	2	2	1	2		19:20	26
13	Cam Atkinson	R	0	2	2	+1	0	6	0	1		19:12	24
96	Jack Roslovic	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	43.8	18:40	23
16	Max Domi	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	45.0	18:10	21
25	Mikhail Grigorenko	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1		16:56	21
3	Seth Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4		25:05	30
15	Michael Del Zotto	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		23:40	28
52	Emil Bemstrom	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		18:19	23
7	Gavin Bayreuther	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		14:57	21
29	Patrik Laine	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		13:58	16
46	Dean Kukan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		13:46	20
11	Kevin Stenlund	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	50.0	12:01	15
50	Eric Robinson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:51	17
19	Liam Foudy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		11:10	14
24	Nathan Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7	10:00	15
49	Ryan MacInnis	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	75.0	9:49	13

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
90	Elvis Merzlikins	W	32	30	2	.938	60:00