Nashville, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – Filip Forsberg scored the winning goal
1:54 into overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 win over the Montreal
Canadiens on Tuesday.
Skating on the power play after P.K. Subban was called for tripping, Nashville
worked the puck around the horn with Mike Ribeiro firing it from the right
side to the left where Forsberg had a clear shot for the winner.
Ryan Ellis and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Predators, who have won
their past two games. Pekka Rinne stopped 27 shots in the win.
Nashville has 98 points and sits one back of St. Louis for first in the
Central Division.
Brendan Gallagher and David Desharnais both lit the lamp for the Canadiens,
who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Carey Price made 28 saves in the
loss.
Montreal now has 100 points and eclipsed the century mark for a second
straight season. The team is currently a point ahead of Tampa Bay in the
Atlantic Division, and the Rangers, Blues and Ducks for first overall in the
NHL.
Nashville scored 9:10 into the game as Ekholm skated down the middle on a
short break and was able to get the puck in despite being hauled down.
Montreal tied the game 2:28 into the second when Gallagher snapped in a loose
puck, and it was a 2-1 for Montreal at 12:42 on Desharnais’ 13th of the
season.
The Predators tied the game 7:56 into the third as Ellis threw a shot on net
from the left point that one-hopped its way past Price.
Game Notes
Nashville plays its next two on the road starting in Tampa Bay on Thursday …
Montreal plays in Winnipeg on Thursday … Nashville was 1-for-4 on the power
play, while Montreal went 0-for-1 … It’s the 18th time in team history that
Montreal has reached 100 points.
