Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens

Monday, February 22, 2016, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 in a shootout on Monday, February 22, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Nashville Predators	2	41-27-14
at Montreal Canadiens	1	38-38-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Nashville Predators	1	0	0	0	1	2
Montreal Canadiens	1	0	0	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Nashville Predators	10	12	7	1	0	30
Montreal Canadiens	10	10	7	2	0	29

Three stars

C. Smith, Nashville Predators
R. Josi, Nashville Predators
M. Condon, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:16	Nashville Predators	Viktor Arvidsson (6)	James Neal (16), Colin Wilson (13)	Even strength	NSH 1, MTL 0
1st	18:43	Montreal Canadiens	Brendan Gallagher (16)	Andrei Markov (27), Tomas Plekanec (32)	Even strength	NSH 1, MTL 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Montreal Canadiens	Sven Andrighetto	Saved
1	Nashville Predators	Ryan Johansen	Saved
2	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Galchenyuk	Saved
2	Nashville Predators	Filip Forsberg	Saved
3	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Saved
3	Nashville Predators	Craig Smith	Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Nashville Predators	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	30	29
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	2
Hits	29	37
Blocked shots	17	8
Giveaways	13	15
Takeaways	1	10
Faceoffs won	35/64 (54.7%)	29/64 (45.3%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		18:38
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	2	42.9%	17:25
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	50%	16:17
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	2		21:34
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	100%	16:33
Number 20 M. Salomaki	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1		09:32
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	90.9%	10:41
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		16:18
Number 38 V. Arvidsson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1		13:27
Number 51 A. Watson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:16
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	25%	18:50
Number 92 R. Johansen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	55.6%	18:46
Number 2 A. Bitetto	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:47
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		23:28
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	5		28:48
Number 8 P. Granberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:23
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		22:28
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	3		28:08

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	29	28	1	.966	64:41	Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0		18:58
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	30%	21:02
Number 15 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:45
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	33.3%	10:16
Number 21 D. Smith-Pelly	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:42
Number 25 J. de la Rose	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	57.1%	15:49
Number 27 A. Galchenyuk	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0		17:36
Number 41 P. Byron	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		15:13
Number 42 S. Andrighetto	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		15:46
Number 53 L. Lessio	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0		08:40
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		18:28
Number 81 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	61.1%	18:45
Number 6 G. Pateryn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		12:36
Number 28 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		21:25
Number 45 M. Barberio	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		14:03
Number 74 A. Emelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0		20:23
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		30:38
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	2		25:55

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 M. Condon	30	29	1	.967	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:49	Nashville Predators	Ryan Johansen	Boarding	2
2nd	16:19	Montreal Canadiens	Torrey Mitchell	Hooking	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Mike Leggo, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Tony Sericolo
Nashville Predators scratches: Barret Jackman, Cody Bass
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Tom Gilbert, Dale Weise

2015-2016 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
Nashville Predators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Feb 22, 2016

Other NHL games on Feb 22

Other NHL games on Monday, February 22, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins, Mon, Feb 22, 2016
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals, Mon, Feb 22, 2016
San Jose Sharks 6 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Feb 22, 2016