National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, October 8, 2026
Nashville Predators 5
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Montreal Canadiens 2
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Match Report

Ryan O'Reilly scores go-ahead goal as Predators rally for 5-2 win over Canadiens

— Ryan O’Reilly scored the go-ahead goal with 3:16 remaining, and the Nashville Predators rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

16
Blocked Shots
9
18
Hits
15
5
Takeaways
3
20
Shots
33
2
Power Play Goals
0
5
Power Play Opportunities
3
40.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
27
Faceoffs Won
28
49.1
Faceoff Win Percent
50.9
21
Giveaways
14
3
Total Penalties
6
6
Penalty Minutes
20

Top Performers

NSH

  • Juuse Saros GA 2 · SA 33 · SOS 0
  • Adam Edstrom BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Ryan O'Reilly BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Reid Schaefer BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

MTL

  • Jacob Fowler GA 3 · SA 18 · SOS 0
  • Nick Suzuki BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Alex Newhook BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 1
  • Phillip Danault BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:57 · 3rd Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Nick Perbix
  4. 19:49 · 3rd Giveaway by Reid Schaefer
  5. 18:47 · 3rd Adam Wilsby shot blocked by Florian Xhekaj
  6. 18:34 · 3rd Jack Drury faceoff won against Jake Evans
  7. 18:34 · 3rd Adam Edstrom Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Roman Josi (4), Jack Drury (1)
  8. 18:26 · 3rd Jack Drury faceoff won against Nick Suzuki

Highlights

00:20 Chris Kreider scores goal for Canadiens Watch on ESPN 00:40 Nick Suzuki nets goal for Canadiens Watch on ESPN 00:54 Alex Newhook scores goal for Canadiens Watch on ESPN 00:42 Alexander Kerfoot lights the lamp Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NSH leads series 1-0

Injuries

Montreal Canadiens

  • Nick Suzuki Out
  • Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
  • Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
  • Bryce Pickford Injured Reserve
  • Lucas Condotta Injured Reserve

Nashville Predators

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