Nashville Predators @ Montreal Canadiens

2-1-2, 1-1-1 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Predators NSH	0	1	1	0	2
Canadiens MTL	0	0	2	1	3

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

4-1-0, 2-0-0 Home

Nashville Predators


forwards
Michael BuntingM. Bunting#58
Luke EvangelistaL. Evangelista#77
Filip ForsbergF. Forsberg#9
Erik HaulaE. Haula#56
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Michael McCarronM. McCarron#47
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Cole SmithC. Smith#36
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
Fedor SvechkovF. Svechkov#40
Ozzy WiesblattO. Wiesblatt#89
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#20
Roman JosiR. Josi#59
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
Brady SkjeiB. Skjei#76
Spencer StastneyS. Stastney#24
Adam WilsbyA. Wilsby#83

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:35	1:31	0:00	13:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	14:51	0:43	0:00	14:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	19:09	3:06	0:02	16:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	24	17:05	0:25	2:18	14:22	5	5	50.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	18	14:31	0:00	1:39	12:52	2	0	100.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	21	17:26	2:48	0:00	14:38	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	4	1	1	23	14:45	0:00	2:06	12:39	5	4	55.6
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	20:04	2:00	3:11	14:53	6	6	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	21	14:11	0:00	2:42	11:29	0	1	0.0
1	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	18:14	3:06	0:00	15:08	5	1	83.3
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:15	0:00	0:00	12:15	2	4	33.3
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	10:11	0:00	0:00	10:11	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:14	0:00	0:07	14:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	31	28:13	3:31	2:57	21:45	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	27	22:00	0:00	2:57	19:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	23:03	0:25	2:54	19:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:36	0:00	0:06	13:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	26	20:55	0:00	3:01	17:54	0	0	0.0

goalies
Juuse SarosJ. Saros#74

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	3	27	.900	24	3	0	0	0	64:30	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Patrik LaineP. Laine#92
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:43	0:00	2:45	11:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	1	2	3	0	0	17	15:49	3:44	0:00	12:05	1	0	100.0
2	0	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	20:54	3:46	0:00	17:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	16:03	2:06	0:00	13:57	3	2	60.0
0	0	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	20	17:13	2:12	0:00	15:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:58	0:03	2:51	11:04	5	7	41.7
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:49	2:16	0:00	11:33	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:59	0:00	0:31	11:28	4	1	80.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	12:10	2:13	0:00	9:57	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:27	0:05	0:46	13:36	0	3	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	20	19:39	3:43	0:00	15:56	0	3	0.0
0	1	2	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	22:54	3:46	0:09	18:59	7	10	41.2
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:22	0:00	1:12	15:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	21:37	1:56	2:19	17:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	17	16:10	0:00	0:18	15:52	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	23	24:42	4:04	0:00	20:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	26	26:21	0:06	3:13	23:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	15	13:52	0:00	0:00	13:52	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
19	2	17	.895	14	2	1	0	0	63:35	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	OT	T
	Predators	0	1	1	0	2
	Canadiens	0	0	2	1	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			NSH	MTL
11:36		Steven Stamkos (1) (Power Play) Assists: Roman Josi (3), Luke Evangelista (3)	1	0

3rd Period		NSH	MTL
6:02	Oliver Kapanen (3) Assists: Lane Hutson (3), Kaiden Guhle (1)	1	1
11:21	Nick Perbix (2) Assists: Michael McCarron (1)	2	1
19:40	Cole Caufield (4) Assists: Lane Hutson (4)	2	2

OT Summary			NSH	MTL
4:57		Cole Caufield (5) Assists: Nick Suzuki (7), Mike Matheson (3)	2	3

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Predators
2
Canadiens
3

Game 1

10/16

Canadiens
Predators

Game 2

3/28

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, October 16, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Cody Beach
Peter MacDougall

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
David Brisebois

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	5	0	1	11
Winnipeg	4	1	0	8
Utah	4	2	0	8
Chicago	3	2	2	8
St. Louis	3	2	0	6
Dallas	3	2	0	6
Nashville	2	2	2	6
Minnesota	2	3	1	5

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	5	1	0	10
Montreal	4	2	0	8
Toronto	3	2	1	7
Florida	3	4	0	6
Boston	3	4	0	6
Buffalo	2	3	0	4
Ottawa	2	4	0	4
Tampa Bay	1	3	2	4

Quenneville returns to face Blackhawks for 1st time since ban

First-year Ducks coach Joel Quenneville returned to the United Center on Sunday night for the first time since he and two other former Blackhawks executives were banned from the NHL for their mishandling of a sexual assault allegation in 2010.

Donato scores in OT, Blackhawks edge Ducks 2-1 in Quenneville's return to Chicago

— Ryan Donato scored from the edge of the crease at 2:58 of overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim 2-1 on Sunday night in Ducks coach Joel Quenneville's first game at United Center since being banned in a sexual assault scandal.

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Nashville Predators @ Montreal Canadiens

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Quenneville returns to face Blackhawks for 1st time since ban

Donato scores in OT, Blackhawks edge Ducks 2-1 in Quenneville's return to Chicago

Boston Bruins vs. Utah Mammoth: Game Highlights