Game Thread: Montreal Canadiens (23-28-10) at Nashville Predators (35-25-2) – 05 Mar 2024 – 7:00PM CST

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# Montreal [](/r/habs) Canadiens (23-28-10) at Nashville [](/r/predators) Predators (35-25-2)

#Bridgestone Arena

##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
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|FINAL|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|OT|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|0|2|1|1|4|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|1|1|1|0|3|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|30|20|15|46.2%|6|2|0/2|9|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|28|15|18|53.8%|3|11|0/2|9|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|15:24|[NSH](/r/predators)|Even|[Filip Forsberg (30) backhand shot, assist(s): Luke Evangelista (17), Ryan O’Reilly (30)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348298104112)|
|2nd|05:11|[NSH](/r/predators)|Even|[Gustav Nyquist (17) wrist shot, assist(s): Filip Forsberg (34), Ryan O’Reilly (31)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348299594112)|
|2nd|16:39|[MTL](/r/habs)|Even|[Brendan Gallagher (10) wrist shot, assist(s): Jake Evans (16), Josh Anderson (10)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348300014112)|
|2nd|16:45|[MTL](/r/habs)|Even|[David Savard (5) wrist shot, assist(s): Cole Caufield (30), Nick Suzuki (36)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348300903112)|
|3rd|12:19|[NSH](/r/predators)|Even|[Ryan O’Reilly (23) wrist shot, assist(s): Gustav Nyquist (36), Jeremy Lauzon (6)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348303813112)|
|3rd|14:55|[MTL](/r/habs)|Even|[Joshua Roy (2) wrist shot, assist(s): None](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348301870112)|
|OT|00:17|[MTL](/r/habs)|Even|Nick Suzuki (25) wrist shot, assist(s): Cole Caufield (31)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|03:23|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Kaiden Guhle tripping against Kiefer Sherwood|
|2nd|04:12|[MTL](/r/habs)|MAJ|5|Josh Anderson fighting against Luke Schenn|
|2nd|04:12|[NSH](/r/predators)|MAJ|5|Luke Schenn fighting against Josh Anderson|
|2nd|05:29|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Jordan Harris holding against Cole Smith|
|2nd|10:36|[NSH](/r/predators)|MIN|2|Alexandre Carrier hooking against Nick Suzuki|
|3rd|18:11|[NSH](/r/predators)|BEN|2|too-many-men-on-the-ice served by Luke Evangelista|

**Officials**

* Referees: Trevor Hanson, Brian Pochmara
* Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, James Tobias

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|9:00PM|1:00AM|[](/r/hockeymod)

##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Filip Forsberg|Ryan O’Reilly|Gustav Nyquist|[MTL](/r/habs)|Cole Caufield|Nick Suzuki|Juraj Slafkovsky|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Yakov Trenin|Colton Sissons|Cody Glass|[MTL](/r/habs)|Joshua Roy|Alex Newhook|Joel Armia|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Mark Jankowski|Tommy Novak|Luke Evangelista|[MTL](/r/habs)|Josh Anderson|Jake Evans|Brendan Gallagher|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Cole Smith|Michael McCarron|Kiefer Sherwood|[MTL](/r/habs)|Tanner Pearson|Colin White|Jesse Ylönen|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Roman Josi|Dante Fabbro|[MTL](/r/habs)|Michael Matheson|Kaiden Guhle|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Ryan McDonagh|Luke Schenn|[MTL](/r/habs)|Arber Xhekaj|David Savard|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Jeremy Lauzon|Alexandre Carrier|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jayden Struble|Jordan Harris|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Juuse Saros|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jake Allen|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Kevin Lankinen|[MTL](/r/habs)|Samuel Montembeault|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/nashville-predators/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/montreal-canadiens/line-combinations/)

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##Game Info:

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|TV|RDS, TSN2, BSSO|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/news/montreal-canadiens-nashville-predators-game-preview-march-5) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020985/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020985/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020985/playbyplay)|

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