Predators 2–3 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Oct 16, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Cole Caufield

2 G

4 shots · 20:54 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Lane Hutson

2 A

1 shots · 24:42 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Oliver Kapanen

1 G

3 shots · 11:59 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🐯 Steven Stamkos PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:36

Assists: Roman Josi, Luke Evangelista · beat Jakub Dobes

1–0

3rd period

🇨🇦 Oliver Kapanen Tying 3rd · 06:02

Assists: Lane Hutson, Kaiden Guhle · beat Juuse Saros

1–1

🐯 Nick Perbix Go-ahead 3rd · 11:21

Assists: Michael McCarron · beat Jakub Dobes

2–1

🇨🇦 Cole Caufield Tying 3rd · 19:40

Assists: Lane Hutson · beat Juuse Saros

2–2

Overtime

🇨🇦 Cole Caufield Go-ahead OT · 04:57

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Mike Matheson · beat Juuse Saros

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Forsberg · O'Reilly · Stamkos 19:09

L2 Haula · Marchessault · Evangelista 17:05

L3 Bunting · Jost · McCarron 14:35

L4 Smith · Svechkov · Wiesblatt 12:15

D1 Josi · Skjei 25:38

D2 Perbix · Wilsby 21:28

D3 Barron · Stastney 13:55

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 20:54

L2 Dach · Bolduc · Demidov 16:03

L3 Newhook · Evans · Anderson 14:27

L4 Laine · Kapanen · Gallagher 12:10

D1 Matheson · Hutson 25:32

D2 Dobson · Carrier 19:00

D3 Guhle · Struble 15:01

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH MTL🇨🇦

19 Shots on goal 30

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

16 Hits 13

12 Blocked shots 17

4 Takeaways 5

16 Giveaways 12

6 Penalty minutes 4

NSH shooting 10.5% (2/19) MTL shooting 10.0% (3/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Juuse Saros

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 64:30 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jakub Dobes

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 63:35 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

NSH MTL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Predators

Predators — tied after 1st: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Predators

Predators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Apr 62025 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH 2–1 Dec 52024 🐯NSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–3 Mar 52024 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH 4–3 OT Dec 102023 🐯NSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 Jan 122023 🐯NSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4

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Who won Predators vs Canadiens on October 16, 2025?

Canadiens won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Predators 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Predators?

Nick Perbix, Steven Stamkos.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Cole Caufield (2), Oliver Kapanen.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Juuse Saros made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jakub Dobes made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeOct 14 🐯NSH @ 🍁TOR 4–7 AfterOct 18 🐯NSH @ ✈️WPG 1–4

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 14 🦑SEA @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5 AfterOct 18 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3

Also on October 16

🐆FLA 1–3 😈NJD 🗽NYR 1–2 🍁TOR 🦑SEA 3–4 🏛️OTT 🛢️EDM 2–4 🏝️NYI ✈️WPG 5–2 🔔PHI 🏔️COL 4–1 🧥CBJ 🐋VAN 5–3 ⭐DAL 🐧PIT 4–2 👑LAK

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