Montreal Canadiens vs Nashville Predators: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

NHL action on Thursday, 8 October 2026 sees Montreal Canadiens take on Nashville Predators, with the start at 23:00 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Bell Centre in Montreal. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Nashville Predators are 11th with 3 points from 3 matches.

Nashville Predators have scored 7 goals and conceded 9 goals in the league, a difference of -2.

Recent form

Montreal Canadiens: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-W-L-L), scoring 19 goals and conceding 20 goals.

Nashville Predators: 1 win and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-L-W-L), scoring 12 goals and conceding 21 goals.

Head-to-head

Across 1 meeting in our records, the tally is 1 win for Montreal Canadiens and 0 wins for Nashville Predators. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 28 March 2026: Nashville Predators 1-4 Montreal Canadiens.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 5 goals, an average of 5 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Montreal Canadiens averaged 3.8 goals scored and 4 conceded per game, while Nashville Predators averaged 2.4 scored and 4.2 conceded.

Montreal Canadiens have the sharper recent attack, averaging 3.8 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Montreal Canadiens have been harder to score against, conceding 4 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: ESPN+ (United States) and Scripps Sports (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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