Mike Hoffman was back in the lineup following a nine-game absence due to an upper-body injury. Mattias Norlinder was also back after sitting out Thursday's game.
The home side struck first early in the opening frame, as Eeli Tolvanen tipped Mattias Ekholm's hard shot from the point to make it 1-0. It was the only goal of a period which saw Allen tested 12 times in his fourth consecutive start; the Habs fired nine shots at Juuse Saros. The Canadiens got on the board in the second, as Nick Suzuki toe dragged to create space then buried a shot on the power play. Chris Wideman notably earned an assist on the play in his 200th NHL game.
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MTL@NSH: Suzuki wires in PPG
Christian Dvorak put the Habs ahead at 10:01 with his fifth of the season to make it 2-1. Dvorak hustled for a loose puck in the offensive zone before burying David Savard's rebound.
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MTL@NSH: Dvorak scores in 2nd period
Tanner Jeannot scored with 2:36 left in the period to tie things 2-2 through two. Montreal retook the lead in the third courtesy of Brett Kulak, who finished a perfect play by Cole Caufield to pot his first of the season.
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MTL@NSH: Kulak buries Caufield feed
But Luke Kunin replied for the Preds at 10:12 to lock the game at three apiece and eventually force OT. The shots were 41-20 for Nashville through regulation. Just as game looked like it was headed to the shootout, Filip Forsberg scored the winner with 12 seconds left in the extra frame. The Canadiens will be back in action on Tuesday, when the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Bell Centre.
