March 5, 2026 — The Nashville Predators cruised to a 6-3 victory over the Boston Bruins at Bridgestone Arena. Matthew Wood scored twice, including a shorthanded tally, and Filip Forsberg added three points as Nashville built a 5-1 lead before holding off a late Boston push.
Game flow
Nicolas Hague opened the scoring late in the first period. Nashville then erupted for four second-period goals — Wood’s shorthanded strike, Erik Haula’s even-strength tally, Forsberg’s power-play goal, and Wood’s second of the night — to take a 5-1 lead after Boston’s Morgan Geekie briefly answered with a power-play goal. Charlie McAvoy and Viktor Arvidsson cut the deficit to two in the third before Luke Evangelista sealed it with an empty-netter.
Goaltending
| Goalie | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros (NSH) | W | 3 | 23 | 20 | .870 | 0 | 60:00 |
| Joonas Korpisalo (BOS) | L | 5 | 28 | 23 | .821 | 0 | 59:16 |
Special teams and possession
Nashville went 1-for-3 on the power play and added a shorthanded goal. Boston was 1-for-4. The Bruins held a 54.1% Corsi edge, but the Predators were far more efficient, converting at 20.7% compared to Boston’s 13.0%.
Point scorers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | Type | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Forsberg | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 6 | PP | 17:12 |
| Matthew Wood | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | EV, SH | 14:22 |
| Steven Stamkos | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | EV, PP | 17:58 |
| Nicolas Hague | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | EV | 20:57 |
| Erik Haula | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | EV | 18:58 |
| Luke Evangelista | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | EN | 17:05 |
| Roman Josi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | EV | 23:23 |
| Nicklaus Perbix | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | SH | 17:37 |
| Brady Skjei | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | EV | 19:56 |
| Ryan Ufko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | PP | 14:23 |
| Fedor Svechkov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | EV | 13:08 |
| Ozzy Wiesblatt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | EV | 12:04 |
Looking ahead
Nashville improves to 28-26-8 and will look to build on this momentum moving forward.
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