Nashville Predators at Montréal Canadiens

Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · Centre Bell · 2026–27 Regular Season

Nashville Predators

5 – 2

Final

Montréal Canadiens

The Nashville Predators beat the Montréal Canadiens 5–2 on Thu, Oct 8, 2026 at Centre Bell. Adam Edstrom scored twice. Juuse Saros made 31 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 20–33.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NSH	0	2	3	5	20
MTL	0	2	0	2	33

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd	03:12	MTL	EV	Nick Suzuki (3) · backhand	Unassisted	0–1
2nd	08:50	MTL	EV	Alex Newhook (1) · snap	Josh Anderson (2)	0–2
2nd	15:06	NSH	EV	Alexander Kerfoot (1) · tip-in	Adam Wilsby (2), Ross Colton (1)	1–2
2nd	19:28	NSH	PP	Matthew Wood (1) · snap	Steven Stamkos (2), Filip Forsberg (4)	2–2
3rd	16:44	NSH	PP	Ryan O'Reilly (1) · tip-in	Roman Josi (3), Steven Stamkos (3)	3–2
3rd	17:23	NSH	SH EN	Adam Edstrom (1) · snap	Brady Skjei (2), Alexander Kerfoot (2)	4–2
3rd	18:34	NSH	SH EN	Adam Edstrom (2) · snap	Roman Josi (4), Jack Drury (1)	5–2

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	03:11	NSH	Ryan O'Reilly	hooking	2
1st	10:46	MTL	Lane Hutson	tripping	2
2nd	02:40	MTL	Josh Anderson	broken stick	2
2nd	03:06	NSH	Matthew Wood	tripping	2
2nd	18:00	MTL	Noah Dobson	tripping	2
2nd	19:28	MTL	Josh Anderson	cross checking	2
2nd	19:28	MTL	Arber Xhekaj	misconduct	10
3rd	04:55	NSH	Nicolas Hague	holding	2
3rd	15:45	MTL	Mike Matheson	tripping	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: NSH 4.39 · MTL 3.56 · xG% NSH 55.2

Nashville Predators

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
59	Roman Josi	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	2		27:49	26
91	Steven Stamkos	C	0	2	2	-1	0	2	2	0	50.0	20:46	19
14	Alexander Kerfoot	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	75.0	14:46	19
84	Adam Edstrom	C	2	0	2	+2	0	2	2	2	100.0	10:19	14
90	Ryan O'Reilly	C	1	0	1	-2	2	2	1	2	47.4	23:04	23
76	Brady Skjei	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		21:29	25
2	Adam Wilsby	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2		20:41	23
9	Filip Forsberg	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	1		19:48	23
18	Jack Drury	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	47.1	16:41	22
71	Matthew Wood	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	66.7	13:29	16
79	Ross Colton	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1		12:15	17
48	Nick Perbix	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		20:47	23
41	Nicolas Hague	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1		18:42	24
81	Jonathan Marchessault	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		18:06	20
21	Nils Hoglander	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		12:48	15
49	Reid Schaefer	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	100.0	9:36	14
22	Mavrik Bourque	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		8:15	11
85	William Trudeau	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4:39	7

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
74	Juuse Saros	W	33	31	2	.939	60:00

Montréal Canadiens

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
14	Nick Suzuki	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	1	47.6	21:01	21
15	Alex Newhook	C	1	0	1	-2	0	1	4	0	60.0	17:02	21
17	Josh Anderson	R	0	1	1	+1	4	4	3	0		14:24	20
48	Lane Hutson	D	0	0	0	-2	2	4	0	0		24:43	25
8	Mike Matheson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		23:42	28
45	Alexandre Carrier	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		21:57	26
53	Noah Dobson	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1		20:44	23
24	Phillip Danault	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	46.2	18:38	23
13	Cole Caufield	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	0		18:00	20
20	Juraj Slafkovský	L	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0		17:24	18
76	Zachary Bolduc	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		15:51	16
22	Chris Kreider	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1		14:59	16
85	Alexandre Texier	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:43	15
71	Jake Evans	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	60.0	12:38	19
72	Arber Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	+1	10	2	2	1		11:59	15
42	Adam Engstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		11:49	19
77	Kirby Dach	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7:42	11
63	Florian Xhekaj	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		6:24	9

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32	Jacob Fowler	L	18	15	3	.833	58:53