The 9-6-1 Nashville Predators are rolling into Saturday after seeing their three-game winning streak snapped by the Toronto Maple Leafs. They were shut out in that game but hope to start a new streak by snagging a win here against the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal is 4-13-2 on the year and is struggling all over the ice. They are in the midst of a four-game losing streak and just lost 6-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins a few nights ago. Will this finally be their bounce back game or will the Predators be the next team to truck through them?

Nashville is a -126 favourite to win on the NHL odds, with a total of 5.5.

Predators vs. Canadiens NHL Betting Odds

The Predators are 8-3 straight up in their last 11 games overall and do have a solid track record when going up against teams with a losing record. They are 39-17 in that category and don’t look to change up this time. The under is also incredibly consistent when talking about Nashville, cashing out in their last four games against teams in the Eastern Conference and their past four when coming into a matchup with just one day of rest.

Montreal has seriously struggled to start their new season off. They are 2-10 in their last 12 games when going up against members in the Western Conference and are 1-4 in their past five against teams with a winning straight up record. Looking back it has been tough for a while now, they have won just seven of their last 27 matchups overall.

Nashville Predators

Nashville has been decent on both ends of the ice and nothing has seriously stood out so far into the season besides the play of Matt Duchene. Duchene is taking full control of the offence, leading the team with 16 points and nine goals. Mikael Granlund has him beat in assists though, with 13 to Duchene’s seven. Then their goaltending is incredibly solid overall. Juuse Saros is 7-5-1 on the year with a .928 save percentage and only allowing 2.17 goals per contest to his opponents. Their backups have played in three games total and have been above average as well. Nashville relies upon their stellar defence to get the job done, though they will need a bit of a spark to keep the Canadiens spiralling down the rankings.

Montreal Canadiens

Offence has been a severe disappointment for the Montreal Canadiens this season, so far. They only have one player on the roster that has reached double digits in points and not a single player with over five goals. Nick Suzuki has been the best with four goals and 10 assists, but outside of him it has been serious rough sledding. To make matters even worse now, their goaltending is below average. Jake Allen is 4-8-1 with a .905 save percentage, which isn’t horrible but certainly not where they would like him to be at right now. His backups though aren’t any improvement, Sam Montembeault is 0-3-1 with a .892 save percentage and Cayden Primeau is 0-2-0 with a .877 SV. Montreal needs a complete turnaround to get back on track. At this point it doesn’t matter which end gets going first but something has too and fast.

NHL Prediction: Who Will Win Predators vs. Canadiens?

• Regular Season

Predators Team Leaders

NAS

Points	Roman Josi 43
+ / -	Alexandre Carrier 12
Shots	Roman Josi 152
Penalty Mins	Mark Borowiecki 88
Wins	Juuse Saros 23
GAA	Juuse Saros 2.37

MON

Points	Nick Suzuki 24
+ / -	Sami Niku 3
Shots	Nick Suzuki 91
Penalty Mins	Michael Pezzetta 51
Wins	Jake Allen 5
GAA	Jake Allen 3.15

• Regular Season

Canadiens Team Leaders

NAS

Points	Roman Josi 43
+ / -	Alexandre Carrier 12
Shots	Roman Josi 152
Penalty Mins	Mark Borowiecki 88
Wins	Juuse Saros 23
GAA	Juuse Saros 2.37

MON

Points	Nick Suzuki 24
+ / -	Sami Niku 3
Shots	Nick Suzuki 91
Penalty Mins	Michael Pezzetta 51
Wins	Jake Allen 5
GAA	Jake Allen 3.15

Injuries

Nashville

Eeli Tolvanen (RW)

Out indefinitely Illness - 22 / 01 / 22

Dante Fabbro (D)

Out indefinitely Upper Body - 17 / 01 / 22

Mattias Ekholm (D)

Out indefinitely Illness - 15 / 01 / 22

Mark Borowiecki (D)

Ques Sat Lower Body - 12 / 01 / 22

Yakov Trenin (C)

Out indefinitely Illness - 11 / 01 / 22

Filip Forsberg (LW)

Out indefinitely Illness - 08 / 01 / 22

Dante Fabbro (D)

Ques Tues Conditioning - 01 / 01 / 22

Roman Josi (D)

Out indefinitely Illness - 27 / 12 / 21

Colton Sissons (C)

Out indefinitely Illness - 27 / 12 / 21

Thomas Novak (C)

Out indefinitely Illness - 27 / 12 / 21

Montreal

Christian Dvorak (LW)

Ques Thurs Concussion - 25 / 01 / 22

Josh Anderson (RW)

Ques Sat Undisclosed - 22 / 01 / 22

Jonathan Drouin (LW)

Out indefinitely Upper Body - 22 / 01 / 22

Jeff Petry (D)

Ques Sat Undisclosed - 22 / 01 / 22

Sam Montembeault (G)

Ques Thurs Wrist - 22 / 01 / 22

Joel Armia (RW)

Out indefinitely Illness - 18 / 01 / 22

Cole Caufield (RW)

Out indefinitely Illness - 18 / 01 / 22

Cedric Paquette (C)

Ques Sat Neck - 13 / 01 / 22

Chris Wideman (D)

Elig Mon Suspension - 13 / 01 / 22

Kale Clague (D)

Ques Tues Conditioning - 13 / 01 / 22

Injuries

Nashville

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Eeli Tolvanen (RW)	Out indefinitely	Illness - 22 / 01 / 22	3-0	2-1	+ -
Tolvanen will be out of commission for an undetermined period as he is enrolled in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.
Dante Fabbro (D)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 17 / 01 / 22	4-2	4-2	+ -
Fabbro suffered an upper-body injury, and he will spend an undetermined amount of time on the injured reserve list.
Mattias Ekholm (D)	Out indefinitely	Illness - 15 / 01 / 22	4-3	4-3	+ -
Ekholm has wound up in the league's COVID-19 protocol, and there is no timetable for recovery.
Mark Borowiecki (D)	Ques Sat	Lower Body - 12 / 01 / 22	6-3	6-3	+ -
Borowiecki missed the previous game with a lower-body issue, and it is unknown if he will play against the Bruins on Saturday.
Yakov Trenin (C)	Out indefinitely	Illness - 11 / 01 / 22	6-3	6-3	+ -
Trenin will be out of the lineup for an extended period as he is enlisted in the league's COVID-19 protocol.
Filip Forsberg (LW)	Out indefinitely	Illness - 08 / 01 / 22	7-3	7-3	+ -
Forsberg has been posted to the COVID-19 protocol, and he will be away from the team for an extended period.
Dante Fabbro (D)	Ques Tues	Conditioning - 01 / 01 / 22	9-4	9-4	+ -
Fabbro has been removed from the league's COVID-19 protocol, and it is uncertain if he will be available for Tuesday's clash with the Avalanche.
Roman Josi (D)	Out indefinitely	Illness - 27 / 12 / 21	9-5	10-4	+ -
Josi has wound up in the league's COVID-19 protocol, and there is no timetable for recovery.
Colton Sissons (C)	Out indefinitely	Illness - 27 / 12 / 21	9-5	10-4	+ -
Sissions has been assigned to the COVID-19 protocol, and it is up in the air when he will return.
Thomas Novak (C)	Out indefinitely	Illness - 27 / 12 / 21	9-5	10-4	+ -
Novak has been designated to the COVID-19 protocol, and a return date has yet to be determined.

Montreal

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Christian Dvorak (LW)	Ques Thurs	Concussion - 25 / 01 / 22	1-1	1-1	+ -
Dvorak is managing a concussion, and it has yet to be established if he will face the Ducks on Thursday.
Josh Anderson (RW)	Ques Sat	Undisclosed - 22 / 01 / 22	2-1	2-1	+ -
Anderson has an injury to an unannounced location, and it is up in the air if he will face the Avalanche on Saturday.
Jonathan Drouin (LW)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 22 / 01 / 22	2-1	2-1	+ -
Drouin has ended up on the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury, and a timetable for recovery has yet to be established.
Jeff Petry (D)	Ques Sat	Undisclosed - 22 / 01 / 22	2-1	2-1	+ -
Petry is bothered by an unlisted injury, and it is uncertain if he will play against the Avalanche on Saturday.
Sam Montembeault (G)	Ques Thurs	Wrist - 22 / 01 / 22	2-1	2-1	+ -
Montembeault has sat out the last two contests with a wrist injury, and it is unknown if he will be active for Thursday's clash with the Ducks.
Joel Armia (RW)	Out indefinitely	Illness - 18 / 01 / 22	3-2	4-1	+ -
Armia has been shuttled to the COVID-19 protocol, and it is unknown when he will return to the ice.
Cole Caufield (RW)	Out indefinitely	Illness - 18 / 01 / 22	3-2	4-1	+ -
Caufield has been assigned to the COVID-19 protocol, and a date for his return has yet to be decided.
Cedric Paquette (C)	Ques Sat	Neck - 13 / 01 / 22	4-3	4-2-1	+ -
Paquette has missed the past four games with a neck issue, and it is unclear if he will be active for Saturday's tilt with the Avalanche.
Chris Wideman (D)	Elig Mon	Suspension - 13 / 01 / 22	4-3	4-2-1	+ -
Wideman is serving a one-game suspension for head-butting, and he is not eligible to return until Monday's matchup with the Coyotes.
Kale Clague (D)	Ques Tues	Conditioning - 13 / 01 / 22	4-3	4-2-1	+ -
Clague has cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, and it is up in the air if he will take on the Stars on Tuesday.