Nashville Predators
Current season record
4–4–5 · 13 pts
Wins–losses–overtime losses · 2026-27
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Nashville Predators vs Montreal Canadiens — Thursday, December 5, 2024 Game Analysis
Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. Final.
Game Analysis
Bell Centre
- USFDSNSO
- CanadaTSN, RDS
MTL
- SHJake Evans (5)
- PPPatrik Laine (2)
- ENJoel Armia (3)
NSH
Nashville Predators vs Montreal Canadiens Game Summary — Thursday, December 5, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.
Montreal Canadiens defeated Nashville Predators 3–0. The game was played at Bell Centre.
A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.
Nashville Predators vs Montreal Canadiens Game Analysis — Thursday, December 5, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Montreal Canadiens paired the victory with a 30–29 advantage in shots on goal, accounting for 50.8% of the two teams’ combined shots. That gives the result support beyond the scoreline: the winning side also put more attempts on target. Shot totals alone do not show the quality of those chances or how the balance changed while either team was protecting a lead.
Nashville Predators converted 0 of 5 power plays (0.0%); Montreal Canadiens converted 1 of 3 power plays (33.3%). The 1-goal net power-play edge accounted for part of the 3-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.
Montreal Canadiens won 56% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.
Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.
Nashville Predators vs Montreal Canadiens Official Game Highlights — Thursday, December 5, 2024
Nashville Predators vs Montreal Canadiens Game Statistics — Thursday, December 5, 2024
| Statistic | Nashville Predators | Montreal Canadiens |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 29 | 30 |
| Power-play goals | 0 | 1 |
| Power-play opportunities | 5 | 3 |
| Power-play conversion (%) | 0.0 | 33.3 |
| Faceoffs won (%) | 44.0 | 56.0 |
| Hits | 19 | 26 |
| Blocked shots | 11 | 23 |
| Takeaways | 6 | 11 |
| Giveaways | 19 | 8 |
| Penalty minutes | 6 | 10 |
Source: ESPN game statistics.
Scoring and goaltending
Montreal Canadiens won 3–0 at Bell Centre.
Who scored
- Jake Evans Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: none
- Patrik Laine Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (17), Nick Suzuki (17)
- Joel Armia Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (9), Arber Xhekaj (4)
Goalies
- Justus Annunen stopped 27 of 29 for Nashville Predators.
- Sam Montembeault stopped 29 of 29 for Montreal Canadiens.
Jake Evans Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: none That made the score 0–1 in the 1st, and Montreal Canadiens stayed ahead.