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Nashville Predators vs. Montreal CanadiensOct 16, 2025

Final / OT· Centre Bell
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NSH
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
NSH01102NSH664319
MTL00213MTL61011330
NSH 53MTL 57
NSH 2.36MTL 3.76
PP goals
NSH 1MTL 0
Hits
NSH 16MTL 13
Blocks
NSH 12MTL 17
PIM
NSH 6MTL 4
NSH 55%MTL 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Kaiden Guhle (MTL) played 16:10, −3:23 down on his 19:33 season average over 38 games.

  1. Points
    Cole Caufield had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:54.Caufield
  2. Points
    Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:42.Hutson
  3. Usage
    Kaiden Guhle (MTL) played 16:10, −3:23 down on his 19:33 season average over 38 games.Guhle
  4. Usage
    Roman Josi (NSH) played 28:13, +3:23 up on his 24:50 season average over 67 games.Josi
  5. Usage
    Adam Wilsby (NSH) played 20:55, +3:59 up on his 16:56 season average over 57 games.Wilsby
  6. PP1
    MTL's PP1 (Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson and Slafkovský) went scoreless in 3:41 of 5v4 time with 3 attempts.SuzukiCaufieldBolducHutsonSlafkovský

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, NSH at MTL: 110 attempts, 49 on goal, 5 goals, 6.12 expected goals; best chance Oliver Kapanen at 0.56 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NSH attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • MTL
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · MTL 57 · NSH 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NSH at MTL: expected goals 3.76 to 2.36 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 57 to 53, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTMTLNSHSKPCCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:57
  • MTL
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLNSHcontrol2nd3rdOTStamkos · 2nd 11:36Kapanen · 3rd 6:02Perbix · 3rd 11:21Caufield · 3rd 19:40Caufield · OT 4:57
  • MTL pressure
  • NSH pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NSH 18% of the game, MTL 38%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, NSH at MTL: 38 players over 64:57; most ice Jakub Dobes (63:35) for MTL and Juuse Saros (64:30) for NSH, 5 goals.

MTL
NSH
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, MTL rows versus NSH columns: 250 matchups; most common Matheson vs Perbix, 9:50 at 61% xGF.

MTL ↓ · NSH →O'ReillyForsbergStamkosEvangelistaJostSvechkovMarchessaultHaulaBuntingMcCarronSmithWiesblattJosiWilsbySkjeiPerbixBarronStastneyL1 SuzukiL1 CaufieldL1 SlafkovskýL2 DemidovL2 NewhookL2 KapanenL3 DachL3 BolducL3 GallagherL4 AndersonL4 EvansL4 LaineD1 MathesonD1 DobsonD2 HutsonD2 GuhleD3 CarrierD3 Struble
MTL 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
StatNSHMTL
4447
1.652.74
1.572.57
1112
74
1622
+0.030−0.030
18%38%

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.

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

  1. 11:36
    NSHSteven StamkosPP (Roman Josi, Luke Evangelista)snap0.12 xG
    NSH: Stamkos, Josi, Forsberg, Bunting, EvangelistaMTL: Anderson, Evans, Carrier, Guhle
    NSH 1 – 0 MTL

3rd period

  1. 6:02
    MTLOliver Kapanen (Lane Hutson, Kaiden Guhle)snap0.06 xG
    NSH: Skjei, Jost, Perbix, Evangelista, SvechkovMTL: Newhook, Guhle, Kapanen, Hutson, Demidov
    NSH 1 – 1 MTL
  2. 11:21
    NSHNick Perbix (Michael McCarron)snap0.14 xG
    NSH: Skjei, McCarron, Perbix, Smith, WiesblattMTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Laine, Dobson
    NSH 2 – 1 MTL
  3. 19:40
    MTLCole Caufield (Lane Hutson)snap0.12 xG
    NSH: O'Reilly, Marchessault, Skjei, Perbix, SmithMTL: Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov
    NSH 2 – 2 MTL

OT period

  1. 4:57
    MTLCole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Mike Matheson)snap0.24 xG
    NSH: Stamkos, Josi, MarchessaultMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield
    NSH 2 – 3 MTL

Box score

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

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1000-100.2400020:04——4138
Filip Forsberg LL1000020.4430019:09——4148
Steven Stamkos CL1101-120.3011018:14——4445
Luke Evangelista RL2011-100.0102014:51——5528
Tyson Jost CL2000-130.1810214:31——6032
Fedor Svechkov CL2000-110.1401012:15——5628
Jonathan Marchessault RL3000-220.1810017:26——3511
Erik Haula LL3000010.0420017:05——3611
Michael Bunting LL3000010.0302014:35——3611
Michael McCarron CL4011+110.0542214:45——6973
Cole Smith RL4000010.2120214:11——6055
Ozzy Wiesblatt CL4000+100.0020010:11——6962
Roman Josi DD1011-120.2000028:13——5834
Adam Wilsby DD1000000.0002020:55——6337
Brady Skjei DD2000-100.0000023:03——3530
Nick Perbix DD2101-120.2101022:00——3230
Justin Barron DD3000000.0001014:14——6364
Spencer Stastney DD3000010.1300013:36——5962
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)O30273.9003.7664:30

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1011+240.7201022:54——6586
Cole Caufield RL1202+240.6411020:54——6285
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000+110.1510019:39——6486
Ivan Demidov RL2000+230.2600217:13——5988
Alex Newhook CL2000+110.1700014:27——5874
Oliver Kapanen CL2101+130.6801011:59——5677
Kirby Dach CL3000020.0111016:03——3948
Zachary Bolduc RL3000020.1732215:49——4648
Brendan Gallagher RL3000030.4700013:49——4644
Josh Anderson RL4000-120.0710014:43——3945
Jake Evans CL4000-100.0011013:58——4650
Patrik Laine LL4000-100.0910012:10——2938
Mike Matheson DD1011020.2324026:21——5050
Noah Dobson DD1000020.0700021:37——5050
Lane Hutson DD2022+210.0112024:42——6380
Kaiden Guhle DD2011+100.0010016:10——4562
Alexandre Carrier DD3000000.0003016:22——5074
Jayden Struble DD3000000.0301013:52——5070
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jakub Dobes(start)W19172.8952.3663:35

Goal anatomy

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

Steven Stamkos (NSH PP) 2nd 11:36 · assists Roman Josi, Luke Evangelista · Forecheck turnover · carried in · 42.4 mph shot · 7.5 s from entry to goal.

Steven Stamkos · 2nd 11:36 · NSH PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
42.4 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
7.5 s
Type
one-timer

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Nick Perbix · 3rd 11:21 · NSH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
64.7 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Cole Caufield · 3rd 19:40 · MTL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
64.5 mph
Distance
36 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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