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Montreal Canadiens vs Nashville Predators · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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Centre Bell
SCRIPPS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
VS
Nashville Predators
Predators
1–1–0
Upcoming
THU · OCT 8 · 6:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Juuse Saros has not had an answer for Cole Caufield: 5 goals on 28 shots.
Centre Bell
Nashville Predators
Away · Predators
1–1–0
2 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Predators
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Juuse Saros
Juuse Saros
Expected
.933 SV% · 2.03 GAA · 1W
.904 SV% L5 · Steady
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Predators
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Steven Stamkos · Ryan O'Reilly · Alex Kerfoot
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Filip Forsberg · Matthew Wood · Nils Hoglander
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Ross Colton · Mavrik Bourque · Jonathan Marchessault
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Jack Drury · Adam Edstrom
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Roman Josi · Nicolas Hague
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Brady Skjei · Nick Perbix
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
William Trudeau · Adam Wilsby
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Steven Stamkos · Ryan O'Reilly · Matthew Wood · Filip Forsberg · Roman Josi
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Ross Colton · Alex Kerfoot · Mavrik Bourque · Brady Skjei · Jonathan Marchessault
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Ryan O'Reilly · Matthew Wood · Brady Skjei · Nicolas Hague
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Jack Drury · Alex Kerfoot · Roman Josi · Adam Wilsby
CanadiensProjected lines
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PredatorsProjected lines
L1
Steven Stamkos · Ryan O'Reilly · Alex Kerfoot
L2
Filip Forsberg · Matthew Wood · Nils Hoglander
L3
Ross Colton · Mavrik Bourque · Jonathan Marchessault
L4
Jack Drury · Adam Edstrom
D1
Roman Josi · Nicolas Hague
D2
Brady Skjei · Nick Perbix
D3
William Trudeau · Adam Wilsby
PP1
Steven Stamkos · Ryan O'Reilly · Matthew Wood · Filip Forsberg · Roman Josi
PP2
Ross Colton · Alex Kerfoot · Mavrik Bourque · Brady Skjei · Jonathan Marchessault
PK1
Ryan O'Reilly · Matthew Wood · Brady Skjei · Nicolas Hague
PK2
Jack Drury · Alex Kerfoot · Roman Josi · Adam Wilsby
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Alex Daughertry · Oct 3 · 6:44 PM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Predators
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Justus Annunen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
CanadiensInjury report
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
PredatorsInjury report
Justus Annunen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Alex Daughertry · Oct 3 · 6:44 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Predators won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Juuse Saros has not had an answer for Cole Caufield: 5 goals on 28 shots.

The man to watch is Nick Suzuki: 5 points in his last 4 against Nashville. Jakub Dobes has been a wall against Nashville, a .946 save percentage on 56 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Cole Caufield has 5 goals on Juuse Saros (28 shots).
(Montreal)
5 goals on Juuse Saros
Matchup
Mike Matheson has 22 shots on Juuse Saros without a goal.
(Montreal)
0/22 vs Juuse Saros
Player
Nick Suzuki has 5 points in his last 4 games against Nashville. See the games →
(Montreal)
5 pts, last 4 vs NSH
Player
Lane Hutson has 5 points in his last 4 games against Nashville. See the games →
(Montreal)
5 pts, last 4 vs NSH
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has a .946 save % against Nashville (56 shots).
.946 SV% vs NSH
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals