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Canadiens Down Nashville 3-0 - Match Report

Nashville couldn't break through the Montreal defense on Thursday, failing to score on Sam Montembeault in a 3-0 loss at Bell Centre.

Montreal won as a +120 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Montreal got goals from Jake Evans, Patrik Laine, and Joel Armia in the victory. Evans opened the scoring at 7:50 of the first period.

Sam Montembeault turned in a 29-save effort for the Canadiens.

Justus Annunen stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Predators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Montreal scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Nashville went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Montreal outshot Nashville 30-29 in the game.

Next game, Montreal takes its act home to face Washington looking for another win. For Nashville, they head on the road to face Ottawa.