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Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Nashville Predators 3–0 on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Nashville Predators 0 30-44-8
at Montreal Canadiens 3 40-31-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 0 0 0 0
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 2 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 6 10 13 29
Montreal Canadiens 13 12 5 30

Three stars

  1. S. Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  2. J. Evans, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. P. Laine, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:50 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans (5) Unassisted Shorthanded NSH 0, MTL 1
3rd 01:14 Montreal Canadiens Patrik Laine (2) Lane Hutson (17), Nick Suzuki (17) Power play NSH 0, MTL 2
3rd 19:14 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia (3) Jake Evans (9), Arber Xhekaj (4) Even strength, Empty net NSH 0, MTL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 29 30
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 19 26
Blocked shots 11 23
Giveaways 19 8
Takeaways 6 11
Faceoffs won 22/50 (44%) 28/50 (56%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 0 0 0 -2 0 4 4 0 0 21:52
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 63.6% 14:45
13 J. Parssinen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11:58
14 G. Nyquist R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 21:09
17 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 57.1% 10:35
36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:27
40 F. Svechkov C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 12:51
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13:32
68 Z. L'Heureux L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 11:04
77 L. Evangelista R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:59
81 J. Marchessault R 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 0 0 19:43
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 47.4% 22:38
2 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 13:43
37 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14:19
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 17:36
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 3 0 27:40
76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:06
83 A. Wilsby D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:06
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
29 J. Annunen 29 27 2 .931 58:04 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13:54
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 14:50
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 61.5% 16:06
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 11:22
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14:37
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 16:37
28 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 73.3% 17:24
40 J. Armia R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 1 0 14:22
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 09:10
71 J. Evans C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 2 1 0 60% 15:15
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 40% 13:19
92 P. Laine L 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 17:05
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 1 0 28:17
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 5 1 0 17:12
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:36
52 J. Barron D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 13:29
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 3 0 21:08
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 3 3 0 19:27
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 29 29 0 1.000 59:56 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:58 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 18:56 Nashville Predators Mark Jankowski Hooking 2
2nd 10:11 Montreal Canadiens David Savard Roughing 2
2nd 19:21 Nashville Predators Gustav Nyquist Tripping 2
2nd 19:56 Nashville Predators Colton Sissons Interference 2
3rd 06:30 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach Slashing 2
3rd 07:54 Montreal Canadiens Jayden Struble Holding 2
3rd 11:34 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Interference 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Mitch Dunning
Linesmen
Travis Gawryletz, Ryan Jackson
Nashville Predators scratches
Ryan O'Reilly, Tommy Novak, Marc Del Gaizo
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Michael Pezzetta, Kaiden Guhle

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Florida Panthers 7 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
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Seattle Kraken 5 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Calgary Flames 3 Final/OT Game page
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