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"Obviously we want two points and at the end of the night that's what we came here for, but at the same time we've got to look ourselves in the mirror," Forsberg said. "Everybody knows that we could have played better, but at the same time it's still a strength to win when you don't play 100 percent."
The Canadiens (8-12-3) are 0-3-2 in their past five games. They lost 3-1 to the Dallas Stars in the first half of back-to-back games Tuesday.
"We all know what this business is based on," Canadiens coach Claude Julien said. "It's on winning and that part's always disappointing. But … we've got our fair share of injuries, and when you've got to put up without those guys, it's always a challenge. I like the fact we were in both games right to the end. I hope that as we move on here that continues, and as you add players it adds to what we have right now."
The Canadiens have been playing without defenseman David Schlemko (hand) all season, goaltender Carey Price (lower body) has been out since Nov. 2, and defenseman Shea Weber (lower body) sat out Tuesday.
Canadiens defenseman Joe Morrow tied the game 2-2 with 55.5 seconds remaining in the third period on a shot from the point. His shot through traffic deflected off Predators forward Ryan Johansen and past goaltender Pekka Rinne for his third goal.
Forsberg made it 2-1 at 3:16 of the third period on the power play. Craig Smith stole the puck behind the net and found Forsberg in the slot, and he beat Canadiens goaltender Antti Niemi for his 11th goal of the season.
