October 8, 2026 – The Nashville Predators erased an early 2-0 deficit with five unanswered goals to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 Thursday night at Bell Centre. Juuse Saros made 32 saves, and Nashville scored twice on the power play to move to 2-1-1 on the season. Montreal fell to 1-2-1. More Sports News
| Goalie | Team | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | NSH | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | .941 |
| Jacob Fowler | MTL | L | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 |
Saros Holds the Line
Montreal controlled most of the play, outshooting Nashville 34-20 and leading in 5-on-5 shot attempts. Nick Suzuki and Alex Newhook scored in the first half of the second period to put the Canadiens ahead 2-0, but Saros kept it there. Alexander Kerfoot got Nashville on the board at 15:06 of the second, and Matthew Wood tied it on a power play with 32 seconds left in the period.
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Edstrom | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 |
| Roman Josi | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| Steven Stamkos | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Matthew Wood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Special Teams Decide It
The game stayed tied until Ryan O’Reilly scored the go-ahead goal on the power play at 16:44 of the third. Adam Edstrom then added two empty-net goals in the final 2:37 to seal it. Steven Stamkos assisted on both power-play goals, and Roman Josi logged 27:49 of ice time with two assists. Nashville was efficient with limited chances, scoring five times on 20 shots, while killing every Montreal power play.
Up Next
Nashville knows there is room for improvement after being outshot 34-20, and the Predators will look to clean things up Saturday night against the Senators in Ottawa.
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