| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NSH | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 CBJ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Game Leaders
Kirill Marchenko
· RW
Kent Johnson
· C
Justin Barron
· D
Luke Evangelista
· RW
Team Stats
14Blocked Shots12
10Hits22
2Takeaways6
28Shots37
0Power Play Goals2
4Power Play Opportunities5
0.0Power Play Percentage40.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
26Faceoffs Won34
43.3Faceoff Win Percent56.7
11Giveaways12
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:34
Justin Danforth Snap Shot Short
19:32
Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot Wide Right
18:34
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
18:34
Ivan Provorov Fighting against Ryan O'Reilly
18:34
Ryan O'Reilly Fighting against Ivan Provorov
18:34
Ryan O'Reilly Unsportsmanlike conduct against Ivan Provorov
18:34
Ivan Provorov Holding against Filip Forsberg
18:03
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
18:03
Icing
17:56
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
17:56
Goalie Stopped
17:54
Filip Forsberg Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
17:23
Luke Kunin faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
17:23
Fedor Svechkov Hooking against Justin Danforth
17:02
Zachary L'Heureux hit Zach Aston-Reese
16:43
Jakub Vrana Slap Shot High and Wide Right
16:40
Fedor Svechkov faceoff won against Justin Danforth
16:40
Damon Severson Tripping against Filip Forsberg
16:31
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen
15:08
Luke Kunin Deflected Wide Right
14:27
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
14:27
TV Timeout
14:27
Ivan Provorov Roughing against Michael Bunting
14:27
Michael Bunting Roughing against Ivan Provorov
14:27
Michael Bunting Roughing against Ivan Provorov served by Kieffer Bellows
14:27
Goalie Stopped
14:25
Michael Bunting Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
14:22
Ivan Provorov hit Michael Bunting
13:59
Spencer Stastney Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
13:38
Fedor Svechkov faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
13:38
Off-side
13:00
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Michael McCarron
13:00
Puck in Crowd
12:55
Kieffer Bellows Snap Shot Short
12:11
Fedor Svechkov Snap Shot Wide Left
11:42
Giveaway by Filip Forsberg
11:06
Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Zach Aston-Reese
11:04
Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Sean Monahan
11:04
Ivan Provorov Interference against Nick Blankenburg
10:49
Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Luke Kunin
10:43
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
10:43
Puck in Crowd
10:36
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
10:36
Icing
10:26
Takeaway by Denton Mateychuk
9:36
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Sean Monahan
9:36
Icing
9:16
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Michael McCarron
Marchenko has 3 goals and an assist to lead Blue Jackets to 8-4 win over Predators
— Kirill Marchenko scored three goals for his third career hat trick and added an assist, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 8-4 on Tuesday night.
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