Nashville Predators and Boston Bruins: did Matthew Wood turn the second period into a floodgate at Bridgestone Arena?

The Nashville Predators moved to a 28-26 record with 6 points after a 6-3 result over the the Boston Bruins, who entered at 34-22 with 3 points at Bridgestone Arena.

First period

The Predators opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while the Bruins scored 0 in the period breakdown.

Nashville finished the night with 29 shots and a 21 percent shooting rate in the team totals.

Second period

The Preds broke the game open with 4 second-period goals, and the Bruins answered with 1 in the same period split.

Matthew Wood factored in as the top star, and his 2 goals on 3 shots finished at a 67 percent shooting rate.

Filip Forsberg posted 3 points on 1 goal and 2 assists, and his line generated 6 shots with a 17 percent shooting rate.

Steven Stamkos added 2 assists, and Nashville’s attack produced 10 assists in the team points summary.

Nashville went 1-for-5 on the power play with 10 shots, and Boston finished 1-for-4 with 3 shots on its power-play ledger.

The Bruins controlled the dots with a 62 percent faceoff win rate, while the Predators finished at 38 percent in the faceoff win column.

This Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins recap also turned on discipline and special teams, with Nashville logging 10 penalty minutes and Boston logging 12.

Third period

The Predators added 1 goal in the third period and also scored 1 shorthanded goal in the game’s strength summary, while Boston scored 2 goals in the third-period line.

Juuse Saros earned the win with 20 saves on 23 shots against, and Nashville’s goaltending line showed 3 goals against.

Boston’s goaltending totals showed 23 saves on 28 shots against with 5 goals against, and the Bruins also allowed 1 empty-net goal.

Nashville blocked 18 shots and recorded 6 takeaways, and those entries sat among the game-changing plays Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins.

Boston registered 27 hits and 19 blocked-shot attempts in the team defense totals, and the Predators countered with 23 hits.

The Nashville Predators final whistle reaction came with Nashville listed plus-14 in plus-minus, while Boston finished minus-16 in the same team stat.

The Predators are scheduled to play the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on 3/7/2026 at 5:30 PM EDT, with viewing on ESPN+, MSG-B, and FDSSO for post-game thoughts Nashville Predators.

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