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Montréal Canadiens 4, Nashville Predators 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 4, Nashville Predators 1. Shots on goal: MTL 32, NSH 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 1-0 NSH; P2 MTL 3-0 NSH; P3 MTL 0-1 NSH.

Scoring plays: P1 11:34 Ivan Demidov (assists: Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 1-0 NSH; P2 03:12 Oliver Kapanen (assists: Alex Newhook, Lane Hutson) to make it MTL 2-0 NSH; P2 14:45 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 3-0 NSH; P2 16:23 Alex Newhook (assists: Ivan Demidov, Oliver Kapanen) to make it MTL 4-0 NSH; P3 16:26 Zachary L'Heureux (assists: Ryan Ufko, Matthew Wood) to make it MTL 4-1 NSH. Top skaters: Alex Newhook (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Ivan Demidov (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Oliver Kapanen (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Nick Suzuki (MTL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Juuse Saros (NSH) 28 saves on 32, decision L; Jacob Fowler (MTL) 23 saves on 24, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Alex Newhook
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:11 TOI
Goals · MTL
Oliver Kapanen
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 16:05 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jacob Fowler
23 saves on 24 shots (.958) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MTL 4 largest lead P2 16:23 (MTL 4, NSH 0) · 4-0 run, P1 11:34–P2 16:23
NSH 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 11:34 Ivan Demidov (Nick Suzuki) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 1, NSH 0
  • P2 3:12 Oliver Kapanen (Alex Newhook, Lane Hutson) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 2, NSH 0
  • P2 14:45 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 3, NSH 0
  • P2 16:23 Alex Newhook (Ivan Demidov, Oliver Kapanen) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 4, NSH 0
  • P3 16:26 Zachary L'Heureux (Ryan Ufko, Matthew Wood) NSH · wrist shot · MTL 4, NSH 1

Linescore

123 T
MTL 130 4
NSH 001 1

Shots on goal: MTL 32, NSH 24

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MTLNSH
32Shots on goal24
65Shot attempts46
29Faceoff wins29
20Hits25
16Blocked shots7
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways3
19Giveaways18
8Penalty minutes16
95.8%Save %87.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL914932
NSH312924

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens4 G · 48 attempts
Alex Newhook: saved (wrist)Brendan Gallagher: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (tip-in)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: saved (slap)Cole Caufield: saved (backhand)Ivan Demidov: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (wrist)Lane Hutson: saved (wrist)Ivan Demidov: goal (wrist)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netAlex Newhook: missed the netJoseph Veleno: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (tip-in)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (bat)Alex Newhook: saved (wrist)Oliver Kapanen: goal (wrist)Nick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Oliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)Joseph Veleno: saved (wrist)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netJake Evans: saved (wrist)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: missed the netCole Caufield: goal (wrist)Ivan Demidov: missed the netAlex Newhook: goal (wrist)Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (wrist)Brendan Gallagher: saved (tip-in)Jayden Struble: saved (wrist)Brendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Joseph Veleno: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the net
  • 4Goals8% of attempts
  • 28Saved58% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net33% of attempts
Nashville Predators1 G · 37 attempts
Filip Forsberg: missed the netLuke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: missed the netLuke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Zachary L'Heureux: missed the netSteven Stamkos: saved (wrist)Nick Perbix: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: missed the netErik Haula: saved (backhand)Luke Evangelista: saved (tip-in)Filip Forsberg: saved (snap)Erik Haula: missed the netErik Haula: missed the netNick Perbix: saved (wrist)Tyson Jost: saved (snap)Tyson Jost: saved (deflected)Jonathan Marchessault: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: missed the netZachary L'Heureux: saved (backhand)Brady Skjei: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (slap)Steven Stamkos: missed the netNicolas Hague: saved (wrist)Adam Wilsby: saved (wrist)Steven Stamkos: missed the netLuke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: missed the netTyson Jost: missed the netReid Schaefer: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (snap)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: saved (wrist)Jonathan Marchessault: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (snap)Filip Forsberg: saved (snap)Zachary L'Heureux: goal (wrist)Reid Schaefer: missed the net
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 23Saved62% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ivan Demidov R 112+322016:11
Oliver Kapanen C 112+330016:05
Alex Newhook C 112+331115:11
Nick Suzuki C 022+140018:53
Cole Caufield R 101+140016:28
Lane Hutson D 011+230221:19
Noah Dobson D 000021321:34
Mike Matheson D 000-105120:47
Alexandre Carrier D 000+101219:15
Kaiden Guhle D 000+310117:23
Juraj Slafkovský L 000+141016:45
Phillip Danault C 000-100216:18
Jayden Struble D 000+110016:13
Zachary Bolduc R 000003214:47
Joseph Veleno C 000-114113:44
Brendan Gallagher R 000031113:15
Jake Evans C 000-110012:59
Josh Anderson R 000001004:53
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Fowler W 232495.8160:00
NSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Zachary L'Heureux L 101025013:45
Matthew Wood R 011+101114:40
Ryan Ufko D 011001210:15
Roman Josi D 000-110023:30
Brady Skjei D 000-220020:02
Nicolas Hague D 000-210020:00
Luke Evangelista R 000-240019:26
Tyson Jost C 000-121119:11
Filip Forsberg L 000-131018:24
Ryan O'Reilly C 000-220017:41
Jonathan Marchessault R 000-110117:07
Steven Stamkos C 000011016:35
Erik Haula L 000019016:23
Adam Wilsby D 000011014:31
Fedor Svechkov C 000-101014:16
Justin Barron D 000-102214:10
Reid Schaefer L 000-112012:09
Nick Perbix D 000-120012:00
NSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Juuse Saros L 283287.5460:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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