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Nashville Predators @ Montreal Canadiens
Nashville Predators
Predators
NSH
2-1-2
, 1-1-1 Away
2
2-1-2
, 1-1-1 Away
Final/OT
1
2
3
OT
T
Predators
NSH
0
1
1
0
2
Canadiens
MTL
0
0
2
1
3
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
4-1-0
, 2-0-0 Home
3
4-1-0
, 2-0-0 Home
Gamecast
Recap
Box Score
Play-by-Play
Team Stats
Videos
Regular Season Series
MTL leads 1-0
Predators
2
Canadiens
3
Game 1
17/10
Canadiens
Predators
Game 2
28/3
Game Information
Bell Centre
12:00 AM, 17 October 2025
Montreal, QC
Attendance: 20,962
Referees:
Cody Beach
Peter MacDougall
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
David Brisebois
2025-26 Central Division Standings
Team
W
L
OTL
PTS
Colorado
37
9
9
83
Minnesota
34
14
10
78
Dallas
34
14
9
77
Utah
30
23
4
64
Nashville
26
24
7
59
Chicago
22
26
9
53
Winnipeg
22
26
8
52
St. Louis
20
28
9
49
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
Team
W
L
OTL
PTS
Tampa Bay
37
14
4
78
Montreal
32
17
8
72
Detroit
33
19
6
72
Buffalo
32
19
6
70
Boston
32
20
5
69
Ottawa
28
22
7
63
Toronto
27
21
9
63
Florida
29
25
3
61
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