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Nashville Predators @ Montreal Canadiens

Predators

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Saros	1	1	0	0	2.03	.933

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	1	0	1	0	4.05	.862

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, October 8, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, Canada

NSH

MTL

Points

Steven StamkosC #91

2PTS

Nick SuzukiC #14

4PTS

Goals

Roman JosiD #59

0PPG

Cole CaufieldRW #13

0PPG

Assists

Roman JosiD #59

1PPA

0+/-

Nick SuzukiC #14

0PPA

3+/-

Nashville Predators

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Justus Annunen G	IR	Oct 13

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Ivan Demidov RW	OUT	Oct 20
Kaiden Guhle D	IR	Oct 20
Oliver Kapanen C	Day-To-Day	Oct 6
Alexandre Carrier D	Day-To-Day	Oct 6
Bryce Pickford D	IR-NR	Oct 17

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
NSH	1.50	2.00	23.0	30.0	10	2	28.6	1	80.0	0	0
MTL	4.00	4.00	24.5	29.0	20	0	0.0	2	71.4	0	0

Predators Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/3/26	vsDAL	W2-1
10/1/26	vsMIN	L3-1
9/26/26	vsCAR	L6-0
9/24/26	vsCAR	L6-5
9/22/26	vsTB	W3-2 OT

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/3/26	@PIT	L6-5 OT
9/29/26	@TOR	W3-2
9/26/26	vsOTT	W4-2
9/26/26	@OTT	L4-3
9/21/26	vsOTT	W3-2 OT

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/8

Predators
Canadiens

Game 1

10/8

ESPN+

Canadiens
Predators

Game 2

1/14

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

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Ottawa	2	0	0	4
Tampa Bay	2	1	0	4
Florida	1	0	2	4
Boston	2	2	0	4
Montreal	1	0	1	3
Buffalo	1	1	0	2
Toronto	1	2	0	2
Detroit	0	2	0	0

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Nashville Predators @ Montreal Canadiens

Scoring Leaders

Steven StamkosC #91

Nick SuzukiC #14

Roman JosiD #59

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Roman JosiD #59

Nick SuzukiC #14

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