Recap
Predators rally past Canadiens with five unanswered goals
The Nashville Predators came back from two goals down to beat the Montréal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday at Centre Bell. The teams played a scoreless first period before the game broke open in the second.
Nick Suzuki put Montréal ahead unassisted at 3:12 of the second, and Alex Newhook made it 2-0 at 8:50 with help from Josh Anderson. Alexander Kerfoot got Nashville on the board at 15:06, and Matthew Wood tied it on the power play at 19:28 with assists from Steven Stamkos and Filip Forsberg. Ryan O'Reilly scored the winner on another power play at 16:44 of the third, and Adam Edstrom iced it with two empty-net goals, his first two of the season.
Juuse Saros earned first-star honours with 31 saves on 33 shots despite Montréal outshooting Nashville 33-20. O'Reilly was the second star and Anderson the third. Kerfoot, Stamkos and Roman Josi each finished with two points, and the Predators went 2 for 5 on the power play while the Canadiens went 0 for 3.
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