NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jonathan Marchessault scored 1:44 into overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Filip Forsberg, Cole Smith and Alexandre Carrier also scored and Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for Nashville. After losing their first five games of the season, the Predators have won three in a row.

Kirill Marchenko, Zachary Aston-Reese and Zach Werenski scored and Daniil Tarasov made 29 saves for the Blue Jackets.

In overtime, Marchessault took the puck on the right boards and headed to the slot, where he beat Tarasov.

Columbus entered the third period with a 2-1 lead, but the teams combined to score three goals in the first 4:09 of the third.

Nashville rookie Zachary L’Heureux contributed to Carrier’s goal, collecting his first NHL point.

Blue Jackets: Columbus has alternated wins and losses this season and is now 3-3-1.

Predators: Trailing by a goal heading into the third and playing the second game of a back-to-back set, the Predators rallied to force overtime and ultimately earn the victory against a well-rested Columbus team that hadn’t played since Tuesday.

Smith scored his first goal of the season 26 seconds into the third period to tie the Predators at 2-2.

Bridgestone Arena in Nashville has not been a friendly building ground for the Blue Jackets. Saturday night’s loss improved their record to 9-36-1-7 in 53 games played in Music City all-time.

The Blue Jackets begin a three-game homestand against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, while the Predators will travel to Tampa Bay to face the Lightning in what will be Steven Stamkos’ first game against the team that drafted first overall in 2008.

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