Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
- 7:00 PM EDT
- Centre Bell
- NHL
Closing odds
Line history →Closing market chance to win, from the best moneylines with the margin removed
- NSH 40%
- MTL 60%
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Box score
| NSH | Team stats | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | SOG | 33 |
| 5 | G | 2 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Kerfoot | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 |
| Adam Edstrom | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10:19 |
| Steven Stamkos | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:46 |
| Roman Josi | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27:49 |
| Filip Forsberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:48 |
| Jack Drury | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:41 |
| Matthew Wood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:29 |
| Ross Colton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:15 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23:04 |
| Adam Wilsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:41 |
| Brady Skjei | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:29 |
| Nils Hoglander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:48 |
| Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:15 |
| Reid Schaefer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9:36 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 60:00 |
| Matt Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:01 |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17:02 |
| Josh Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14:24 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:00 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:24 |
| Chris Kreider | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:59 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:38 |
| Florian Xhekaj | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:24 |
| Jake Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:38 |
| Zachary Bolduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:51 |
| Kirby Dach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 |
| Alexandre Texier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:43 |
| Mike Matheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23:42 |
| Adam Engstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:49 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Fowler | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 58:53 |
| Jakub Dobes | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
Recent form
League table
Full table →| # | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13-4-1 | |
| 2 | 11-3-3 | |
| 3 | 11-4-2 | |
| 4 | 11-6-1 | |
| 5 | 9-7-2 | |
| 6 | 8-6-3 | |
| 7 | 8-9-2 | |
| 8 | 7-8-3 |
| # | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12-3-4 | |
| 2 | 10-5-2 | |
| 3 | 10-6-2 | |
| 4 | 8-4-5 | |
| 5 | 10-7-1 | |
| 6 | 7-8-3 | |
| 7 | 7-8-2 | |
| 8 | 4-13-1 |
About this match
Nashville Predators beat Montreal Canadiens 5-2 at Centre Bell on Thursday, October 8, 2026 in the NHL.
Recent form: Nashville Predators have won 1 of their last 5, Montreal Canadiens 2 of their last 5.
Filip Forsberg leads Nashville Predators in points (20 P).
Lane Hutson leads Montreal Canadiens in points (17 P).
Nashville Predators8-4-5
Montreal Canadiens11-3-3