Nashville Predators @ Montréal Canadiens — Oct 8, 2026

NHL Bell Centre, Montreal·October 8, 2026
Nashville Predators NSH 2-0-1, 1-0-1 Away
5
Final
2
Montréal Canadiens MTL 1-2-1, 0-2-0 Home
1 2 3 T
NSH 0 2 3 5
MTL 0 2 0 2
Top Performers
Points
A.
A. Edstrom C NSH
2 PTS
N.
N. Suzuki C MTL
1 PTS
Shots
F.
F. Forsberg L NSH
3 SOG
C.
C. Caufield R MTL
6 SOG
Saves
J.
J. Saros G NSH
32 SV
J.
J. Fowler G MTL
15 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star J. Saros 32 SV
2nd Star R. O'Reilly 1 G, 0 A
3rd Star J. Anderson 0 G, 1 A
Forwards
Predators
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
A. Edstrom 2 0 2 +2 0 2 2 2 1/1 10:19
A. Kerfoot 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 3/4 14:46
S. Stamkos 0 2 2 -1 0 2 2 0 3/6 20:46
R. O'Reilly 1 0 1 -2 2 2 1 2 9/19 23:04
M. Wood 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2/3 13:29
F. Forsberg 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 1 - 19:48
J. Drury 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 8/17 16:41
R. Colton 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 - 12:15
J. Marchessault 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 18:06
N. Höglander 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0/1 12:48
R. Schaefer 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1/1 9:36
M. Bourque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/3 8:15
Canadiens
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
N. Suzuki 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 1 10/21 21:01
A. Newhook 1 0 1 -2 0 1 4 0 6/10 17:02
J. Anderson 0 1 1 +1 4 4 3 0 - 14:24
P. Danault 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6/13 18:38
C. Caufield 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 0 - 18:00
J. Slafkovský 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 0 0/1 17:24
Z. Bolduc 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 15:51
C. Kreider 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 - 14:59
A. Texier 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 13:43
J. Evans 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6/10 12:38
K. Dach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7:42
F. Xhekaj 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 - 6:24
Defense
Predators
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
R. Josi 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 2 - 27:49
B. Skjei 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 21:29
A. Wilsby 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 20:41
N. Perbix 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 20:47
N. Hague 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 1 - 18:42
W. Trudeau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4:39
Canadiens
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
L. Hutson 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 0 - 24:43
M. Matheson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 23:42
A. Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 - 21:57
N. Dobson 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 - 20:44
A. Xhekaj 0 0 0 +1 10 2 2 1 - 11:59
A. Engstrom 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 - 11:49
Goalies
Predators
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
J. Saros 34 32 2 .941 60:00 W
Canadiens
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
J. Fowler 18 15 3 .833 58:53 L
G - Goals · A - Assists · P - Points · +/- - Plus/Minus · PIM - Penalty Minutes · SOG - Shots on Goal · HIT - Hits · BLK - Blocked Shots · FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken · TOI - Time on Ice · SA - Shots Against · SV - Saves · GA - Goals Against · SV% - Save Percentage · DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Predators
Canadiens
20 Shots on Goal 34
2/5 · 40% Power Play 0/3 · 0%
3/3 · 100% Penalty Kill 3/5 · 60%
49.1% Faceoffs Won 50.9%
18 Hits 15
16 Blocked Shots 9
6 Penalty Minutes 20
5 Takeaways 3
21 Giveaways 14
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 3 - 0 5 - 2
EN Goal A. Edstrom A: R. Josi, J. Drury
5 - 2 1:26
EN Goal A. Edstrom A: B. Skjei, A. Kerfoot
4 - 2 2:37
PP Goal R. O'Reilly A: S. Stamkos, R. Josi
3 - 2 3:16
M. Matheson Tripping 2 min
2 min N. Hague Holding
2nd Period 2 - 2 2 - 2
J. Anderson Cross Checking 2 min
A. Xhekaj Misconduct 10 min
PP Goal M. Wood A: S. Stamkos, F. Forsberg
2 - 2 0:32
N. Dobson Tripping 2 min
Goal A. Kerfoot A: R. Colton, A. Wilsby
1 - 2 4:54
0 - 2 11:10
A. Newhook A: J. Anderson Goal
0 - 1 16:48
N. Suzuki Goal
2 min M. Wood Tripping
J. Anderson Illegal Equipment 2 min
1st Period 0 - 0
L. Hutson Tripping 2 min
2 min R. O'Reilly Hooking
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: NSH +3 Times Tied: 1
Head-to-Head
Canadiens leads 1-0
Final/OT
NSH Predators
0110
2
MTL Canadiens
0021
3
Highlights
Predators 5 - 2 Canadiens
October 8, 2026
Bell Centre
Montreal, CA · 21,105 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 8, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m