Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 22-49-11
at Nashville Predators 4 45-30-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 2 1 0 3
Nashville Predators 1 1 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Montreal Canadiens 9 9 2 3 23
Nashville Predators 12 12 17 3 44

Three stars

  1. F. Forsberg, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  2. L. Kunin, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Ekholm, Nashville Predators (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:52 Nashville Predators Eeli Tolvanen (2) Mattias Ekholm (4), Luke Kunin (5) Even strength MTL 0, NSH 1
2nd 04:48 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (5) Chris Wideman (7), Cole Caufield (4) Power play MTL 1, NSH 1
2nd 10:01 Montreal Canadiens Christian Dvorak (5) David Savard (5), Tyler Toffoli (11) Even strength MTL 2, NSH 1
2nd 17:24 Nashville Predators Tanner Jeannot (6) Mattias Ekholm (5), Alexandre Carrier (6) Even strength MTL 2, NSH 2
3rd 03:10 Montreal Canadiens Brett Kulak (1) Cole Caufield (5), Tyler Toffoli (12) Even strength MTL 3, NSH 2
3rd 10:12 Nashville Predators Luke Kunin (4) Ryan Johansen (13), Matt Benning (3) Even strength MTL 3, NSH 3
OT 04:48 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (11) Mikael Granlund (21), Roman Josi (14) Even strength MTL 3, NSH 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators
Stat Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 23 44
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 20 18
Hits 11 11
Blocked shots 13 9
Giveaways 4 5
Takeaways 5 8
Faceoffs won 31/65 (47.7%) 34/65 (52.3%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 14 N. Suzuki C 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 1 40% 24:04
Number 22 C. Caufield R 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 13:00
Number 25 R. Poehling C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 33.3% 11:29
Number 28 C. Dvorak C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 59.1% 18:08
Number 40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 14:57
Number 55 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 -1 5 0 2 0 0 05:38
Number 62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 11:34
Number 68 M. Hoffman C 0 0 0 -1 4 6 0 0 0 19:57
Number 71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 19:37
Number 73 T. Toffoli C 0 2 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 17:45
Number 85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 10:39
Number 92 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 18:20
Number 8 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 29:26
Number 20 C. Wideman D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 12:56
Number 27 A. Romanov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:24
Number 58 D. Savard D 0 1 1 -1 2 1 3 6 0 25:32
Number 59 M. Norlinder D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 08:58
Number 77 B. Kulak D 1 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 18:00
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 34 J. Allen 44 40 4 .909 64:48 OT loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg L 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 2 0 22:57
Number 10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 69.2% 12:32
Number 11 L. Kunin C 1 1 2 +1 5 2 3 0 0 12:17
Number 13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 10:40
Number 21 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 14:30
Number 26 P. Tomasino R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11:31
Number 28 E. Tolvanen R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 2 0 15:54
Number 64 M. Granlund C 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 38.5% 24:13
Number 82 T. Novak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.7% 14:00
Number 84 T. Jeannot L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 13:14
Number 92 R. Johansen C 0 1 1 +2 2 2 0 0 0 42.1% 18:11
Number 95 M. Duchene C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 83.3% 21:47
Number 5 M. Benning D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:51
Number 14 M. Ekholm D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 24:48
Number 45 A. Carrier D 0 1 1 +1 4 3 0 0 0 19:06
Number 57 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 16:57
Number 59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 30:26
Number 90 M. Borowiecki D 0 0 0 -1 5 1 2 1 0 08:53
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 74 J. Saros 23 20 3 .870 64:48 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:28 Montreal Canadiens Mike Hoffman Tripping 2
1st 07:27 Montreal Canadiens David Savard Interference 2
1st 12:21 Nashville Predators Ryan Johansen High sticking 2
1st 18:50 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki Hooking 2
2nd 01:59 Nashville Predators Mark Borowiecki Fighting (major) 5
2nd 01:59 Montreal Canadiens Michael Pezzetta Fighting (major) 5
2nd 04:11 Nashville Predators Alexandre Carrier Holding the stick 2
2nd 10:01 Nashville Predators Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
2nd 10:57 Nashville Predators Alexandre Carrier High sticking 2
2nd 19:57 Montreal Canadiens Mike Hoffman Hooking 2
3rd 03:39 Nashville Predators Luke Kunin Fighting (major) 5
3rd 03:39 Montreal Canadiens Brett Kulak Fighting (major) 5
3rd 12:47 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Dominique Ducharme
Nashville Predators head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Furman South
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Mitch Hunt
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Jeff Petry, Cedric Paquette, Kale Clague
Nashville Predators scratches
Ben Harpur, Philippe Myers

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