Montreal Canadiens @ Nashville Predators

32-17-9, 16-6-7 Away

27-24-7, 16-12-3 Home

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	18	5	4	0	2.96	.892
S. Montembeault	10	8	3	0	3.37	.874

Predators

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Saros	21	17	5	0	3.20	.892
J. Annunen	6	7	2	0	3.16	.888

Bridgestone Arena

11:00 PM, 28 March 2026

Nashville, TN

MTL

NSH

Points

Nick SuzukiC #14

65PTS

18G

47A

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

57PTS

21G

36A

Goals

Cole CaufieldRW #13

33G

8PPG

175S

Steven StamkosC #91

29G

9PPG

144S

Assists

Lane HutsonD #48

49A

15PPA

23+/-

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

36A

12PPA

8+/-

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Patrik Laine RW	IR	28 Feb

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MTL	3.45	3.22	26.2	27.3	592	41	24.7	44	76.6	6	0
NSH	2.93	3.45	28.6	29.3	500	38	22.2	35	80.0	4	0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/27/26	vsNYI	L4-3 OT
2/5/26	@WPG	W5-1
2/3/26	@MIN	L4-3 OT
2/1/26	@BUF	W4-2
1/30/26	vsCOL	W7-3

Predators Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/27/26	vsCHI	W4-2
2/6/26	@WSH	L4-2
2/5/26	vsMIN	L6-5 OT
2/3/26	vsSTL	W6-5
2/1/26	@NYI	W4-3

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Predators
2
Canadiens
3

Game 1

17/10

Canadiens
Predators

Game 2

28/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	38	15	4	80
Detroit	34	19	6	74
Montreal	32	17	9	73
Buffalo	33	19	6	72
Boston	33	20	5	71
Ottawa	28	22	8	64
Florida	30	25	3	63
Toronto	27	23	9	63

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	38	10	9	85
Minnesota	35	14	10	80
Dallas	35	14	9	79
Utah	30	24	4	64
Nashville	27	24	7	61
Winnipeg	23	26	8	54
Chicago	22	27	9	53
St. Louis	21	28	9	51

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Montreal Canadiens @ Nashville Predators

Goaltender Comparison

Game Information

Scoring Leaders

Nick SuzukiC #14

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Steven StamkosC #91

Lane HutsonD #48

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

Injury Report

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

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Maple Leafs aim to break home skid in game against the Senators

New York takes losing streak into game against Pittsburgh