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2022-23 regular season

Predators at Canadiens

🗓 Thu, Jan 12, 2023 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Canadiens beat Predators 4–3 at Bell Centre on January 12, 2023.

NSH – MTL
42–35
Shots on goal
0/3–2/3
Power play
29–23
Hits
17–26
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jonathan Drouin
3 A
10:26 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Cole Caufield
2 G
4 shots · 17:57 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Sam Montembeault
39 saves
0.929 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐯 Nino Niederreiter Go-ahead 1st · 10:35
Assists: Roman Josi · beat Sam Montembeault
1–0
🇨🇦 Jake Evans Tying 1st · 13:30
Assists: David Savard, Joel Edmundson · beat Yaroslav Askarov
1–1
🇨🇦 Kirby Dach Go-ahead 1st · 15:08
Assists: Jesse Ylonen, Jonathan Drouin · beat Yaroslav Askarov
1–2
2nd period
🐯 Filip Forsberg Tying 2nd · 00:12
Assists: Matt Duchene, Juuso Parssinen · beat Sam Montembeault
2–2
🇨🇦 Cole Caufield PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:03
Assists: Nick Suzuki, Jonathan Drouin · beat Yaroslav Askarov
2–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 Cole Caufield PP 3rd · 06:15
Assists: Kirby Dach, Jonathan Drouin · beat Yaroslav Askarov
2–4
🐯 Juuso Parssinen 3rd · 18:31
Assists: Mattias Ekholm, Cody Glass · beat Sam Montembeault
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Forsberg · Johansen · Duchene 19:12
L2 Parssinen · Granlund · Niederreiter 16:14
L3 Smith · Sissons · Trenin 14:33
L4 Jeannot · Novak · Glass 11:58
D1 Josi · Ekholm 25:31
D2 McDonagh · Fabbro 17:30
D3 Lauzon · Carrier 12:47
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Suzuki · Evans · Caufield 19:13
L2 Dach · Dvorak · Anderson 17:27
L3 Slafkovsky · Armia · Dadonov 16:03
L4 Drouin · Ylonen 9:24
D1 Edmundson · Savard 22:55
D2 Harris · Xhekaj 18:19
D3 Barron · Kovacevic 12:35
D4 Wideman 8:09

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH MTL🇨🇦
42 Shots on goal 35
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
29 Hits 23
17 Blocked shots 26
0 Takeaways 5
6 Giveaways 17
15 Penalty minutes 15
NSH shooting 7.1% (3/42) MTL shooting 11.4% (4/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Yaroslav Askarov
31/35
.886 SV% · 4 GA · 57:50 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Sam Montembeault
39/42
.929 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Nino Niederreiter · 1st 10:35 · 1–0 Jake Evans · 1st 13:30 · 1–1 Kirby Dach · 1st 15:08 · 1–2 Filip Forsberg · 2nd 00:12 · 2–2 Cole Caufield · 2nd 10:03 · 2–3 Cole Caufield · 3rd 06:15 · 2–4 Juuso Parssinen · 3rd 18:31 · 3–4
NSH MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Predators
Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Predators
Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-1-1 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Jan 32023 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH 3–6 Dec 42021 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH 3–4 OT Nov 202021 🐯NSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6 Mar 102020 🐯NSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Feb 142019 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH 1–3
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Who won Predators vs Canadiens on January 12, 2023?

Canadiens won 4–3. The final score was Predators 3, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Predators?

Filip Forsberg, Juuso Parssinen, Nino Niederreiter.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Cole Caufield (2), Jake Evans, Kirby Dach.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Yaroslav Askarov made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 39 saves on 42 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Predators vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeJan 11 🐯NSH @ 🍁TOR 1–2 AfterJan 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 5–3
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeJan 9 🦑SEA @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–0 AfterJan 14 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 1–2
Also on January 12
🌪️CAR 6–2 🧥CBJ ⭐DAL 1–2 🗽NYR 🦑SEA 3–0 🐻BOS 🍁TOR 1–4 🐙DET 🐋VAN 4–5 ⚡TBL ✈️WPG 4–2 ⚔️BUF 🌲MIN 3–1 🏝️NYI 🔥CGY 4–1 🎵STL
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