What Happened
The Nashville Predators overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday night in Montreal. Ryan O'Reilly scored the winning goal on the power play with 3:16 remaining, redirecting a Roman Josi point shot 59 seconds after Mike Matheson tripped Steven Stamkos. Adam Edstrom added two empty-net goals, and Juuse Saros made 32 saves for Nashville.
Key Details
- O'Reilly's winner came on the power play with 3:16 left.
- Matheson was called for tripping Stamkos in the neutral zone 59 seconds earlier.
- Edstrom scored twice into the empty net.
- Kerfoot and Wood also scored for Nashville (2-1-1).
- Suzuki and Newhook scored for Montreal (1-2-1), which is winless in three.
- Fowler made 15 saves in his first NHL start of the season.
What It Means
The loss extends Montreal's winless stretch to three games and drops the Canadiens to 1-2-1. Nashville improves to 2-1-1 and showed it can win despite being heavily outshot, relying on Saros and a late power play. For Montreal, the late collapse after controlling much of the game leaves it searching for a full 60-minute effort.