Predators vs Canadiens Live Stream: Score, Rosters, Stats (8 Oct, 2026)

Predators vs Canadiens Live Score (8 Oct, 2026)

Final

5 : 2

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
NSH	0	2	3	5
MTL	0	2	0	2

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

5–2

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

5–2

3rd Period 19:57

Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Nick Perbix

5–2

3rd Period 19:49

Giveaway by Reid Schaefer

5–2

3rd Period 18:47

Adam Wilsby shot blocked by Florian Xhekaj

5–2

3rd Period 18:34

Jack Drury faceoff won against Jake Evans

5–2

3rd Period 18:34

Adam Edstrom Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Roman Josi (4), Jack Drury (1)

5–2

3rd Period 18:26

Jack Drury faceoff won against Nick Suzuki

4–2

3rd Period 18:26

Timeout - Home

4–2

3rd Period 18:26

Goalie Stopped

4–2

3rd Period 18:24

Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros

4–2

3rd Period 17:38

Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros

4–2

3rd Period 17:23

Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly

4–2

3rd Period 17:23

Adam Edstrom Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Brady Skjei (2), Alexander Kerfoot (2)

4–2

3rd Period 17:16

Alexander Kerfoot faceoff won against Nick Suzuki

3–2

3rd Period 17:16

Puck in Netting

3–2

3rd Period 17:14

Josh Anderson Snap Shot saved by Juuse Saros

3–2

3rd Period 17:05

Alex Newhook shot blocked by Ross Colton

3–2

3rd Period 16:44

Alex Newhook faceoff won against Jack Drury

3–2

3rd Period 16:44

Ryan O'Reilly Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Roman Josi (3), Steven Stamkos (3)

3–2

3rd Period 15:45

Phillip Danault faceoff won against Steven Stamkos

2–2

3rd Period 15:45

Mike Matheson Tripping against Steven Stamkos

2–2

3rd Period 15:38

Mike Matheson shot blocked by Ryan O'Reilly

2–2

3rd Period 15:35

Nicolas Hague hit Juraj Slafkovský

2–2

Scoring Summary

2nd Period

3:12

Nick Suzuki

Nick Suzuki Goal (3) Backhand, assists: none

0 - 1

8:50

Alex Newhook

Assists: Josh Anderson

Alex Newhook Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Anderson (2)

0 - 2

15:06

Alexander Kerfoot

Assists: Adam Wilsby, Ross Colton

Alexander Kerfoot Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Adam Wilsby (2), Ross Colton (1)

1 - 2

19:28

Matthew Wood

Assists: Steven Stamkos, Filip Forsberg

Matthew Wood Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Steven Stamkos (2), Filip Forsberg (4)

2 - 2

3rd Period

16:44

Ryan O'Reilly

Assists: Roman Josi, Steven Stamkos

Ryan O'Reilly Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Roman Josi (3), Steven Stamkos (3)

3 - 2

17:23

Adam Edstrom

Assists: Brady Skjei, Alexander Kerfoot

Adam Edstrom Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Brady Skjei (2), Alexander Kerfoot (2)

4 - 2

18:34

Adam Edstrom

Assists: Roman Josi, Jack Drury

Adam Edstrom Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Roman Josi (4), Jack Drury (1)

5 - 2

Team Stats

NSH

MTL

16 Blocked Shots 9

18 Hits 15

5 Takeaways 3

21 Giveaways 14

2 Power Play Goals 0

5 Power Play Opportunities 3

20 Total Shots 34

6 Penalty Minutes 20

40.0 Power Play % 0.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

27 Faceoffs Won 28

49.1 Faceoff Percent 50.9

3 Penalties 6

Game Leaders

NSH

MTL

Adam Edstrom#84 · C

Goals

Nick Suzuki#14 · C

Roman Josi#59 · D

Assists

Josh Anderson#17 · RW

Adam Edstrom#84 · C

Points

Nick Suzuki#14 · C

Player Box Score

Predators

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Mavrik Bourque#22 · C	0	0	0	0	8:15	0:41	0:00	7:34	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0.0	0	0	0
Ross Colton#79 · C	1	2	0	0	12:15	0:10	0:00	12:05	17	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Jack Drury#18 · C	1	0	1	1	16:41	0:10	3:06	13:25	22	0	0	1	2	1	8	9	47.1	2	0	0
Adam Edstrom#84 · C	2	2	0	2	10:19	0:08	0:00	10:11	14	2	2	0	2	1	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Filip Forsberg#9 · LW	1	1	1	2	19:48	6:02	0:04	13:42	23	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	0.0	5	0	0
Nils Hoglander#21 · LW	1	2	0	0	12:48	0:40	0:00	12:08	15	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Alexander Kerfoot#14 · C	0	0	1	2	14:46	1:05	2:27	11:14	19	1	1	1	1	0	3	1	75.0	1	0	0
Jonathan Marchessault#81 · RW	0	2	0	0	18:06	4:34	0:00	13:32	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Ryan O'Reilly#90 · C	2	1	0	-2	23:04	5:35	0:44	16:45	23	1	1	0	2	0	9	10	47.4	0	1	2
Reid Schaefer#49 · LW	1	1	0	0	9:36	0:00	0:33	9:03	14	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
Steven Stamkos#91 · C	0	2	0	-1	20:46	6:01	0:00	14:45	19	0	3	2	2	0	3	3	50.0	1	0	0
Matthew Wood#71 · RW	0	2	0	0	13:29	2:07	1:55	9:27	16	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	66.7	2	1	2

Canadiens

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Josh Anderson#17 · RW	0	3	0	1	14:24	0:08	1:12	13:04	20	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	0.0	0	2	4
Zack Bolduc#76 · RW	1	0	0	0	15:51	1:12	0:00	14:39	16	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Cole Caufield#13 · RW	0	0	0	-1	18:00	3:10	0:00	14:50	20	0	2	0	6	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Kirby Dach#77 · C	0	0	0	0	7:42	1:05	0:00	6:37	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Phillip Danault#24 · C	0	1	0	0	18:38	0:05	4:48	13:45	23	0	0	0	2	0	6	7	46.2	1	0	0
Jake Evans#71 · C	1	0	0	0	12:38	0:00	4:44	7:54	19	0	0	0	1	1	6	4	60.0	1	0	0
Chris Kreider#22 · LW	1	2	0	-2	14:59	2:51	0:00	12:08	16	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Alex Newhook#15 · C	0	4	1	-2	17:02	1:11	2:03	13:48	21	1	1	0	1	2	6	4	60.0	1	0	0
Juraj Slafkovsky#20 · LW	0	0	0	-2	17:24	3:00	0:00	14:24	18	0	1	0	5	1	0	1	0.0	2	0	0
Nick Suzuki#14 · C	1	0	0	-1	21:01	3:12	0:57	16:52	21	1	3	0	1	3	10	11	47.6	3	0	0
Alexandre Texier#85 · LW	0	1	0	0	13:43	1:14	0:00	12:29	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Florian Xhekaj#63 · LW	1	0	0	-1	6:24	0:00	0:00	6:24	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Predators

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Nicolas Hague#41 · D	1	1	1	1	18:42	0:00	0:22	18:20	24	0	0	0	2	0	1	2
Roman Josi#59 · D	2	1	0	1	27:49	6:05	1:52	19:52	26	1	2	2	2	2	0	0
Nick Perbix#48 · D	2	0	0	0	20:47	0:13	2:12	18:22	23	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Brady Skjei#76 · D	0	0	1	0	21:29	0:54	2:12	18:23	25	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
William Trudeau#85 · D	0	0	0	0	4:39	0:00	0:00	4:39	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Wilsby#2 · D	2	1	0	0	20:41	0:00	2:17	18:24	23	0	1	0	0	4	0	0

Canadiens

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Alexandre Carrier#45 · D	1	2	0	0	21:57	0:06	4:33	17:18	26	1	1	0	0	0	0
Noah Dobson#53 · D	1	0	1	0	20:44	1:27	2:38	16:39	23	0	3	1	1	1	2
Adam Engstrom#42 · D	0	0	0	1	11:49	0:00	0:43	11:06	19	0	0	0	2	0	0
Lane Hutson#48 · D	0	0	0	-2	24:43	3:11	0:00	21:32	25	0	4	0	0	1	2
Mike Matheson#8 · D	1	0	1	0	23:42	0:18	4:47	18:37	28	0	0	0	1	1	2
Arber Xhekaj#72 · D	1	2	0	1	11:59	0:00	1:07	10:52	15	0	2	0	0	1	10

Predators

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Juuse Saros#74 · G	2	34	0	0	32	.941	30	1	1	60:00	0	0

Canadiens

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Jacob Fowler#32 · G	3	18	0	0	15	.833	9	6	0	58:53	0	0

Injury Report

Predators

William Trudeau

#85 · D · Array

DTD

Mavrik Bourque

#22 · C · Array

DTD

Justus Annunen

#29 · G · Array

Canadiens

#91 · C · Array

#35 · G · Array

#93 · RW · Array

#21 · D · Array

D · Array

Head-to-Head

NSH

Last 2 Games

MTL

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 16, 2025

▸3

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/3/26	vs CAR	W4-1	NHL Regular Season
10/31/26	vs TB	W5-4	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	vs WSH	L3-4	NHL Regular Season
10/27/26	vs NYI	L3-4	NHL Regular Season
10/25/26	vs COL	W6-2	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/3/26	vs WPG	L4-5	NHL Regular Season
10/31/26	vs PIT	W5-4	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	@ DAL	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
10/27/26	@ STL	W2-0	NHL Regular Season
10/25/26	@ WPG	W2-1	NHL Regular Season

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2027

Puck Drop Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 PM

Venue Bell Centre

Location Montreal, Canada

Broadcast ESPN+, Scripps Sports

Attendance 20,962

Officials Cody Beach · Referee, Kendrick Nicholson · Referee, Caleb Apperson · Linesman, Jonathan Deschamps · Linesman

Game Recap

— Ryan O’Reilly scored the go-ahead goal with 3:16 remaining, and the Nashville Predators rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday night.

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Senators	4	3	1	0	—	6	+3	W1
Lightning	4	3	1	0	—	6	+2	W3
Panthers	4	2	0	2	—	6	0	W1
Bruins	5	3	2	0	—	6	+3	W1
Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	—	5	-1	L1
Sabres	4	2	2	0	—	4	-5	L1
Canadiens	4	1	2	1	—	3	-5	L3
Red Wings	3	1	2	0	—	2	-1	W1

Western Conference — Central Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Jets	4	3	0	1	—	7	+2	W3
Avalanche	4	3	1	0	—	6	+12	W1
Mammoth	5	3	2	0	—	6	+4	L1
Wild	4	2	1	1	—	5	+3	L2
Predators	4	2	1	1	—	5	+1	W1
Stars	4	2	2	0	—	4	+4	W2
Blues	4	1	2	1	—	3	-4	L3
Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	—	2	-11	L1

Predators

8th in Western Conference

Canadiens

3rd in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#29

Justus Annunen G 26 6' 4" 210 lbs

#74

Juuse Saros G 31 5' 11" 180 lbs

Defensemen

#47

Jack Ahcan D 29 5' 8" 180 lbs

#41

Nicolas Hague D 27 6' 6" 245 lbs

#52

Daemon Hunt D 24 6' 1" 193 lbs

#59

Roman Josi D 36 6' 1" 201 lbs

#46

Ilya Lyubushkin D 32 6' 2" 206 lbs

#48

Nick Perbix D 28 6' 4" 206 lbs

#76

Brady Skjei D 32 6' 3" 210 lbs

Jayden Struble D 25 6' 0" 207 lbs

#85

William Trudeau D 24 5' 11" 200 lbs

Adam Wilsby D 26 6' 1" 188 lbs

Left Wings

Filip Forsberg LW 32 6' 1" 205 lbs

#21

Nils Hoglander LW 25 5' 9" 185 lbs

#49

Reid Schaefer LW 23 6' 5" 226 lbs

Centers

#22

Mavrik Bourque C 24 5' 11" 187 lbs

#79

Ross Colton C 30 6' 0" 194 lbs

#18

Jack Drury C 26 5' 11" 186 lbs

#84

Adam Edstrom C 26 6' 7" 232 lbs

#14

Alexander Kerfoot C 32 5' 11" 185 lbs

#90

Ryan O'Reilly C 35 6' 1" 207 lbs

#51

Vitali Pinchuk C 24 6' 3" 203 lbs

#91

Steven Stamkos C 36 6' 1" 193 lbs

#51

Shane Wright C 22 6' 0" 192 lbs

Right Wings

#81

Jonathan Marchessault RW 35 5' 9" 185 lbs

Goaltenders

#75

Jakub Dobes G 25 6' 4" 215 lbs

#32

Jacob Fowler G 21 6' 1" 223 lbs

#35

Sam Montembeault G 30 6' 3" 218 lbs

Defensemen

#45

Alexandre Carrier D 30 5' 11" 174 lbs

#53

Noah Dobson D 26 6' 4" 200 lbs

#42

Adam Engstrom D 22 6' 2" 193 lbs

#21

Kaiden Guhle D 24 6' 3" 202 lbs

#48

Lane Hutson D 22 5' 9" 162 lbs

Mike Matheson D 32 6' 2" 196 lbs

Bryce Pickford D 20 6' 0" 190 lbs

#72

Arber Xhekaj D 25 6' 4" 240 lbs

Left Wings

#82

Lucas Condotta LW 29 6' 1" 218 lbs

#22

Chris Kreider LW 35 6' 3" 232 lbs

#20

Juraj Slafkovsky LW 22 6' 3" 225 lbs

#85

Alexandre Texier LW 27 6' 1" 196 lbs

#63

Florian Xhekaj LW 22 6' 3" 195 lbs

Centers

#62

Owen Beck C 22 6' 0" 199 lbs

#77

Kirby Dach C 25 6' 4" 221 lbs

#24

Phillip Danault C 33 6' 1" 200 lbs

#71

Jake Evans C 30 6' 0" 190 lbs

#91

Oliver Kapanen C 23 6' 2" 194 lbs

#15

Alex Newhook C 25 5' 11" 200 lbs

#14

Nick Suzuki C 27 5' 11" 207 lbs

Right Wings

#17

Josh Anderson RW 32 6' 3" 226 lbs

#76

Zack Bolduc RW 23 6' 0" 187 lbs

#13

Cole Caufield RW 25 5' 8" 175 lbs

#93

Ivan Demidov RW 20 6' 1" 192 lbs

Predators

5th in Central Division

Canadiens

2nd in Atlantic Division

General

Games Played

5430:32

Time On Ice

5351:46

362:02

Time On Ice Per Game

356:47

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

5470

Shifts

5366

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

433

Faceoffs Won

466

420

Faceoffs Lost

443

Game-Winning Goals

126

Points

134

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

388

Shots

407

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

16.7

Shootout Shot Percentage

44.4

11.6

Shooting Percentage

12.3

50.8

Faceoff Win Percent

51.3

Defensive

3.00

Goals Against Average

3.13

389

Saves

386

.896

Save Percentage

.898

Goals Against

434

Shots Against

433

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.545

Shootout Save Percentage

.875

Penalties

106

Penalty Minutes

173