Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
19 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
6 |
10 |
11 |
3 |
30 |
Three stars
- C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
- N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)
- L. Hutson, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
11:36 |
Nashville Predators |
Steven Stamkos (1) |
Roman Josi (3), Luke Evangelista (3) |
Power play |
NSH 1, MTL 0 |
| 3rd |
06:02 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Oliver Kapanen (3) |
Lane Hutson (3), Kaiden Guhle (1) |
Even strength |
NSH 1, MTL 1 |
| 3rd |
11:21 |
Nashville Predators |
Nick Perbix (2) |
Michael McCarron (1) |
Even strength |
NSH 2, MTL 1 |
| 3rd |
19:40 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (4) |
Lane Hutson (4) |
Even strength |
NSH 2, MTL 2 |
| OT |
04:57 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (5) |
Nick Suzuki (7), Mike Matheson (3) |
Even strength |
NSH 2, MTL 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Nashville Predators |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
19 |
30 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
16 |
13 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
16 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/47 (55.3%) |
21/47 (44.7%) |
Box score
Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 F. Forsberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:09 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:31 |
| Number 36 C. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
| Number 40 F. Svechkov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
12:15 |
| Number 47 M. McCarron |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
55.6% |
14:45 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:05 |
| Number 58 M. Bunting |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:35 |
| Number 77 L. Evangelista |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:26 |
| Number 89 O. Wiesblatt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:11 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:04 |
| Number 91 S. Stamkos |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
83.3% |
18:14 |
| Number 20 J. Barron |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:14 |
| Number 24 S. Stastney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:36 |
| Number 48 N. Perbix |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:00 |
| Number 59 R. Josi |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
28:13 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:03 |
| Number 83 A. Wilsby |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:55 |
Nashville Predators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 74 J. Saros |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
64:30 |
OT loss |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:49 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:54 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
41.2% |
22:54 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:43 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:39 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
13:58 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
15:49 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
16:03 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
80% |
11:59 |
| Number 92 P. Laine |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:10 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:13 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
26:21 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:10 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:22 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:42 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:37 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
19 |
17 |
2 |
.895 |
63:35 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:27 |
Nashville Predators |
Tyson Jost |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:46 |
Nashville Predators |
Cole Smith |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:05 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:25 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ivan Demidov |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:18 |
Nashville Predators |
Michael McCarron |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Nashville Predators head coach
- Andrew Brunette
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Cody Beach, Peter MacDougall
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, David Brisebois
- Nashville Predators scratches
- Nick Blankenburg, Brady Martin
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Joseph Veleno, Arber Xhekaj
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4
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
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|
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2
 at New York Islanders
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5
 at Dallas Stars
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|
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 at Vegas Golden Knights
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 at Anaheim Ducks
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 at Los Angeles Kings
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Sources and further reading
Nashville Predators 
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