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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
Regular Season Series
MTL leads 1-0
Predators
2
Canadiens
3
Game 1
17/10
Canadiens
4
Predators
1
Game 2
29/3
Game Information
Bell Centre
4:30 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
55
16
11
121
Dallas
50
20
12
112
Minnesota
46
24
12
104
Utah
43
33
6
92
St. Louis
37
33
12
86
Nashville
38
34
10
86
Winnipeg
35
35
12
82
Chicago
29
39
14
72
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
Team
W
L
OTL
PTS
Buffalo
50
23
9
109
Tampa Bay
50
26
6
106
Montreal
48
24
10
106
Boston
45
27
10
100
Ottawa
44
27
11
99
Detroit
41
31
10
92
Florida
40
38
4
84
Toronto
32
36
14
78
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