1-1-1, 0-0-1 Away

MTL -166

1-1-1, 0-1-0 Home

Nashville Predators @ Montreal Canadiens

Predators

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Saros	1	1	1	0	2.95	.907

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	1	1	1	0	4.44	.857

Bell Centre

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

Montreal, Canada

Canadiens play the Predators after Bolduc's 2-goal performance

Nashville Predators (1-1-1, in the Central Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (1-1-1, in the Atlantic Division)

Oct 7, 2026, 04:11 am - Data Skrive

NSH

MTL

Points

Steven StamkosC #91

4PTS

Nick SuzukiC #14

6PTS

Goals

Steven StamkosC #91

2PPG

Zack BolducRW #76

1PPG

Assists

Filip ForsbergLW #9

0PPA

1+/-

Nick SuzukiC #14

0PPA

4+/-

Nashville Predators

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

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Sam Montembeault G	OUT	Oct 10
Oliver Kapanen C	Day-To-Day	Oct 8
Ivan Demidov RW	IR	Oct 31
Kaiden Guhle D	IR	Oct 20
Bryce Pickford D	IR-NR	Oct 17

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
NSH	2.33	3.00	23.7	32.3	16	3	37.5	2	75.0	0	0
MTL	4.00	4.67	23.0	30.7	34	1	10.0	3	75.0	0	0

Predators Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/6/26	@TOR	L5-4 OT
10/3/26	vsDAL	W2-1
10/1/26	vsMIN	L3-1
9/26/26	vsCAR	L6-0
9/24/26	vsCAR	L6-5

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/6/26	vsCAR	L6-4
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

2026-10-08T23:00ZOpenMLTotalSpread

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsNSH

(1-1-1)

(1-1-1, 0-0-1 Away)

o6.5

+105

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

(1-1-1)

(1-1-1, 0-1-0 Home)

-198

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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	3	0	1	7
Utah	3	1	0	6
Minnesota	2	0	1	5
Colorado	2	1	0	4
Nashville	1	1	1	3
Dallas	1	2	0	2
St. Louis	1	2	0	2
Chicago	1	3	0	2

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

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Nashville Predators @ Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens play the Predators after Bolduc's 2-goal performance

Scoring Leaders

Steven StamkosC #91

Nick SuzukiC #14

Steven StamkosC #91

Zack BolducRW #76

Filip ForsbergLW #9

Nick SuzukiC #14

Injury Report

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