Montreal Canadiens vs. Nashville PredatorsMar 28, 2026

FinalSaturday, Mar 28, 2026· Bridgestone Arena

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Nashville PredatorsNSH

: MTL —NSH —
PP goals: MTL —NSH —
Hits: MTL 20NSH 25
Blocks: MTL 16NSH 7
PIM: MTL 8NSH 16
: MTL 50%NSH 50%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Montreal Canadiens beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at NSH. Oliver Kapanen (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NSH: Haula–Jost–Evangelista skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Alex Newhook had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:11.Newhook
Points
Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:11.Demidov
Points
Oliver Kapanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:05.Kapanen
Points
Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:53.Suzuki
New line
New look for NSH: Haula–Jost–Evangelista skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Haula Jost Evangelista
Usage
Josh Anderson (MTL) played 4:53, −9:16 down on his 14:09 season average over 71 games.Anderson
New line
New look for NSH: Stamkos–O'Reilly–L'Heureux skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Stamkos O'Reilly L'Heureux
Usage
Nick Perbix (NSH) played 12:00, −7:12 down on his 19:12 season average over 78 games.Perbix

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NSH pressure
MTL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 46% of the game, NSH 20%.

Head-to-head matchups

NSH skaters (rows) against MTL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NSH side.

Matchup matrix

NSH xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	MTL	NSH
	55	52
	3.64	1.55
	3.53	1.53
	8	5
	4	5
	23	26
	−0.028	+0.029
	46%	20%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
11:1052% CF
L2Newhook – Kapanen – Demidov
11:0163% CF
L3Gallagher – Danault – Veleno
7:0760% CF
L4Anderson – Evans – Bolduc
3:3067% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
13:4739% CF
D2Struble – Hutson
13:0674% CF
D3Carrier – Guhle
12:4838% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
2:35100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Dobson – Newhook – Bolduc – Kapanen
1:08100% CF
PK1FDanault – Kapanen
1:17
PK2FEvans – Veleno
1:07
PK1DCarrier – Guhle
1:30
PK2DMatheson – Dobson
1:28

Current MTL line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Haula – Jost – Evangelista
7:4280% CF
L2Marchessault – Forsberg – Wood
5:5633% CF
L3Stamkos – O'Reilly – L'Heureux
4:0250% CF
D1Josi – Skjei
9:2242% CF
D2Hague – Barron
8:4345% CF
D3Perbix – Ufko
2:580% CF

PP1Stamkos – Josi – O'Reilly – Marchessault – Forsberg
3:3375% CF
PP2Haula – Evangelista – Ufko – L'Heureux – Wood
1:5375% CF
PK1FHaula – Jost
1:21
PK2FO'Reilly – L'Heureux
0:39
PK1DSkjei – Perbix
1:47
PK2DHague – Wilsby
1:14

Current NSH line combinations →

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-		Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	2	2	+1	4	0	0	0	18:53	—	—	46
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	0	16:45	—	—	52
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0	0	0	16:28	—	—	52
Ivan Demidov R	L2	1	1	2	+3	2	2	0	0	16:11	—	—	62
Oliver Kapanen C	L2	1	1	2	+3	3	0	0	0	16:05	—	—	62
Alex Newhook C	L2	1	1	2	+3	3	1	1	0	15:11	—	—	62
Phillip Danault C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	16:18	—	—	50
Joseph Veleno C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	4	1	0	13:44	—	—	46
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	13:15	—	—	52
Zachary Bolduc R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	14:47	—	—	40
Jake Evans C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	4	12:59	—	—	38
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4:53	—	—	40
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	21:34	—	—	42
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	20:47	—	—	35
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	1	1	+2	3	0	2	0	21:19	—	—	71
Jayden Struble D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	2	16:13	—	—	68
Alexandre Carrier D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	19:15	—	—	43
Kaiden Guhle D	D3	0	0	0	+3	1	0	1	2	17:23	—	—	47

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA		TOI
Jacob Fowler(start)	W	24	23	1	.958	60:00

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-		Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Luke Evangelista R	L1	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	2	19:26	—	—	54
Tyson Jost C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	19:11	—	—	69
Erik Haula L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	0	16:23	—	—	70
Filip Forsberg L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	18:24	—	—	35
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	17:07	—	—	33
Matthew Wood R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	14:40	—	—	42
Ryan O'Reilly C	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	17:41	—	—	44
Steven Stamkos C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	16:35	—	—	50
Zachary L'Heureux L	L3	1	0	1	0	2	5	0	12	13:45	—	—	56
Roman Josi D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	23:30	—	—	43
Brady Skjei D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	20:02	—	—	50
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	2	20:00	—	—	57
Justin Barron D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	14:10	—	—	40
Nick Perbix D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	12:00	—	—	40
Ryan Ufko D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	10:15	—	—	33
Adam Wilsby D	—	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	14:31	—	—	71
Fedor Svechkov C	—	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	14:16	—	—	40
Reid Schaefer L	—	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	12:09	—	—	35

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA		TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	L	32	28	4	.875	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Ivan Demidov () · unassisted · Rush · passed in · 64.1 mph shot · 1.9 s from entry to goal.

Ivan Demidov

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 64.1 mph
Distance: 37 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Oliver Kapanen

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 17.8 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 6.3 s
Type: rebound

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Cole Caufield

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 66.6 mph
Distance: 19 ft

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Alex Newhook

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.9 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Zachary L'Heureux

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 50.1 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 3.2 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.