| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 MTL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Jake Evans
· C
Jake Evans
· C
Team Stats
11Blocked Shots23
19Hits26
6Takeaways11
29Shots30
0Power Play Goals1
5Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals1
0Shootout Goals0
22Faceoffs Won28
44.0Faceoff Win Percent56.0
19Giveaways8
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:38
Jake Evans faceoff won against Fedor Svechkov
19:38
Goalie Stopped
19:37
Juuso Parssinen Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
19:25
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Juuso Parssinen
19:20
Takeaway by Alex Newhook
19:14
Fedor Svechkov faceoff won against Alex Newhook
19:14
Joel Armia Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (9), Arber Xhekaj (4)
19:00
Christian Dvorak shot blocked by Joel Armia
18:48
Filip Forsberg shot blocked by David Savard
18:14
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
18:14
Icing
17:50
Joel Armia Snap Shot Hit Right Post
17:46
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Colton Sissons
17:46
Puck in Netting
17:44
Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
17:19
Josh Anderson hit Colton Sissons
17:14
Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen
16:49
Michael McCarron hit Josh Anderson
15:45
Alexandre Carrier hit Mike Matheson
15:17
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
15:17
Goalie Stopped
15:15
Mark Jankowski Batted saved by Sam Montembeault
15:14
Mark Jankowski shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
15:12
Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
14:23
Giveaway by Fedor Svechkov
13:52
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Colton Sissons
13:52
Icing
13:43
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Fedor Svechkov
13:43
Puck Frozen - Goalie
13:19
Giveaway by Filip Forsberg
13:05
Jake Evans Snap Shot saved by Justus Annunen
12:39
Jake Evans faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
12:39
Off-side
12:30
Joel Armia shot blocked by Roman Josi
12:03
Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist
11:45
Giveaway by Josh Anderson
11:40
Jonathan Marchessault Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
11:34
Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
11:34
TV Timeout
11:34
Arber Xhekaj Interference against Zachary L'Heureux
11:10
Mark Jankowski Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
10:52
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky
10:49
Cole Smith shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
10:26
Arber Xhekaj hit Alexandre Carrier
10:13
Giveaway by Adam Wilsby
9:51
Takeaway by David Savard
9:41
Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
9:41
Goalie Stopped
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— Sam Montembeault stopped 29 shots and Patrik Laine scored his second goal in two games for the Canadiens to lead Montreal past the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Thursday night.
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