Last Time Out:
Ryan Ellis scored on the power play and Saros made 37 saves to earn a second-straight shutout for the first time in his career. The Predators have won two-straight and will try to extend their win streak to three games for just the fourth time this season.
Preds Captain Roman Josi paces the club with 63 points, followed by Filip Forsberg with 45 points and Matt Duchene with 42. Forsberg has 19 goals on the season, while Nick Bonino and Craig Smith have 18 apiece. Defenseman Ryan Ellis is fourth on the club in scoring with 37 points in just 48 games.
The Opposition:
Montreal dropped a pair of games in Florida last week, including a 4-1 loss to the Panthers on Saturday. Tomas Tatar leads the team with 22 goals and 61 points, followed by Phillip Danault with 47 points and Max Domi with 44 points. Brendan Gallagher also has 22 goals on the season, and Domi has 17. Carey Price is 27-24-6 in net for the Habs through 57 starts.
All-Time Meetings:
The Predators are 13-6-(1)-6 all-time against the Canadiens, including a 6-5-(0)-2 record at Bell Centre. Nashville has picked up at least a point in 14 of its last 15 meetings with Montreal (10-1-4) and has only lost twice in regulation since Jan. 15, 2009.
In 15 contests since the 2009-10 season, Nashville has limited Montreal to an average of 1.53 goals per game, including 14 games in which the Preds have given up two or fewer goals. The Preds have earned a point in six of their last seven games at Bell Centre (5-1-1).
Notables Versus Montreal:
Mikael Granlund is on a personal eight-game point streak vs. Montreal, tallying three goals and 13 points. He has 15 points (3g-12a) in 12 career games against the Canadiens, including five multi-point outings.
Matt Duchene has 14 points (3g-11a) in 18 career meetings with Montreal, and Craig Smith has four points (2g-2a) in his last four games vs. Montreal, including a two-goal performance on Jan. 5, 2019.
Pekka Rinne is 9-2-2 vs. in 13 career starts versus the Habs. His 1.42 goals-against average and .953 save percentage against Montreal both are his career best against a single opponent.
Watch & Listen:
Coverage for tonight's contest from Quebec begins with Predators Live on Fox Sports Tennessee at 5:30 p.m. Willy Daunic, Chris Mason and Lyndsay Rowley have the call on the television side, while Pete Weber and Hal Gill will broadcast on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network. Pregame coverage on the radio side begins at 5 p.m. with Darren McFarland. For broadcast information and channel locations throughout the country,
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