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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Canadiens vs. Predators NHL game on March 28, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Mar 28, 11PM Bridgestone Arena
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In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Canadiens | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Predators | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Canadiens | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Predators | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
P3 18:38 Power play - Shot on goal by Juraj Slafkovský saved by Juuse Saros
P3 14:48 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Joseph Veleno
P3 14:39 Power play - Filip Forsberg shot blocked by teammate
P3 12:10 Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 10:29 Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Juuse Saros
P3 09:08 Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 08:49 Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Juuse Saros
P3 08:30 Shot on goal by Reid Schaefer saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 08:04 Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
P3 07:34 Erik Haula shot blocked by Noah Dobson
P3 04:26 Shot missed by Erik Haula
P3 04:19 Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 02:11 Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 01:15 Shot missed by Steven Stamkos
P3 01:14 Shot on goal by Adam Wilsby saved by Jacob Fowler
P2 19:59 Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Juuse Saros
P2 19:33 Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Jacob Fowler
P2 18:22 Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Juuse Saros
P2 13:43 Shot missed by Joseph Veleno
P2 13:32 Shot on goal by Lane Hutson saved by Juuse Saros
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Juraj Slafkovský saved by Juuse Saros
Shorthanded - Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
Jake Evans won faceoff against Fedor Svechkov in neutral zone
Power play - Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Alex Newhook in offensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Joseph Veleno
SHOT
Power play - Filip Forsberg shot blocked by teammate
Canadiens won faceoff against Predators in neutral zone
Stoppage - Hand Pass
Alex Newhook won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Jacob Fowler
Adam Wilsby credited with hit on Joseph Veleno in defensive zone
Reid Schaefer credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in offensive zone
Zachary Bolduc credited with hit on Adam Wilsby in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Juuse Saros
Jake Evans won faceoff against Fedor Svechkov in neutral zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
Stoppage - Hand Pass
Ivan Demidov credited with hit on Luke Evangelista in defensive zone
Erik Haula won faceoff against Alex Newhook in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Erik Haula won faceoff against Alex Newhook in neutral zone
Stoppage - Hand Pass
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Jacob Fowler
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Juuse Saros
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Matthew Wood in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Reid Schaefer saved by Jacob Fowler
SHOT
Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Jake Evans won faceoff against Fedor Svechkov in defensive zone
SHOT
Erik Haula shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Canadiens won faceoff against Predators in neutral zone
Erik Haula won faceoff against Oliver Kapanen in offensive zone
Ivan Demidov credited with hit on Erik Haula in defensive zone
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Erik Haula
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Jacob Fowler
Alex Newhook won faceoff against Erik Haula in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Erik Haula won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
SHOT
Shot missed by Steven Stamkos
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Wilsby saved by Jacob Fowler
Takeaway by Lane Hutson in offensive zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Juuse Saros
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
Penalty to Kaiden Guhle 2 minutes for Misconduct
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Jacob Fowler
Canadiens won faceoff against Predators in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Juuse Saros
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Fedor Svechkov in neutral zone
Mike Matheson credited with hit on Matthew Wood in defensive zone
Joseph Veleno credited with hit on Adam Wilsby in offensive zone
Jake Evans won faceoff against Matthew Wood in neutral zone
Canadiens won faceoff against Predators in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Joseph Veleno
Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Phillip Danault in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lane Hutson saved by Juuse Saros
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Fedor Svechkov in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brady Skjei saved by Jacob Fowler
Alex Newhook won faceoff against Erik Haula in neutral zone
Erik Haula credited with hit on Mike Matheson in offensive zone
Erik Haula won faceoff against Oliver Kapanen in defensive zone
Jonathan Marchessault won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
Stoppage - High Stick
SHOT
Shot missed by Matthew Wood
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Suzuki
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Juuse Saros
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Zachary L'Heureux saved by Jacob Fowler
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Joseph Veleno saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jonathan Marchessault saved by Jacob Fowler
Shorthanded - Jake Evans won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
Penalty to Jayden Struble 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Luke Evangelista)
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tyson Jost saved by Jacob Fowler
SHOT
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Justin Barron
Canadiens won faceoff against Predators in neutral zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Erik Haula
Shorthanded - Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Erik Haula in defensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Jacob Fowler
SHOT
Power play - Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Jacob Fowler
SHOT
Shot on goal by Erik Haula saved by Jacob Fowler
Erik Haula won faceoff against Joseph Veleno in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Oliver Kapanen assisted by Alex Newhook and Lane Hutson
2-0
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Perbix saved by Jacob Fowler
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Nick Perbix
Power play - Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
Penalty to Luke Evangelista 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Adam Wilsby shot blocked by Phillip Danault
SHOT
Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Joseph Veleno credited with hit on Jonathan Marchessault in offensive zone
Brendan Gallagher credited with hit on Roman Josi in offensive zone
Jake Evans won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Jayden Struble won faceoff against Predators in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Newhook
Mike Matheson credited with hit on Luke Evangelista in defensive zone
SHOT
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Tyson Jost
Jake Evans won faceoff against Erik Haula in defensive zone
Giveaway by Ivan Demidov in offensive zone
SHOT
Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Zachary L'Heureux credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
Canadiens won faceoff against Predators in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Zachary L'Heureux
SHOT
Jayden Struble shot blocked by Justin Barron
SHOT
Shot missed by Filip Forsberg
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Matthew Wood in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Kaiden Guhle
Erik Haula credited with hit on Ivan Demidov in defensive zone
Erik Haula won faceoff against Oliver Kapanen in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Ivan Demidov assisted by Nick Suzuki
1-0
Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher in offensive zone
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Matthew Wood in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lane Hutson saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Juuse Saros
Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Alex Newhook in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Juuse Saros
Stoppage - TV timeout
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Oliver Kapanen saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kaiden Guhle saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Juraj Slafkovský saved by Juuse Saros
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Jacob Fowler
Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Phillip Danault in neutral zone
Stoppage - Icing
Tyson Jost credited with hit on Alexandre Carrier in neutral zone
Erik Haula won faceoff against Jake Evans in defensive zone
Giveaway by Lane Hutson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Filip Forsberg
Giveaway by Noah Dobson in defensive zone
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 32 | Shots on Goal | 24 | |||
| 50% | Faceoff Win % | 50% | |||
| 2/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 8 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 16 | |||
| 20 | Hits | 25 | |||
| 16 | Shots Blocked | 7 | |||
| 20 | Giveaways | 18 |
| |
|---|
| 32 | Shots on Goal | 24 | |||
| 50% | Faceoff Win % | 50% | |||
| 2/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 8 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 16 | |||
| 20 | Hits | 25 | |||
| 16 | Shots Blocked | 7 | |||
| 20 | Giveaways | 18 |
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Canadiens vs. Predators: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Canadiens vs. Predators
- Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Bridgestone Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Canadiens favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Canadiens -106, Predators +107
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Canadiens: 51%
- Predators: 49%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Canadiens a win probability of 51%, while the Predators have a win probability of 49%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Canadiens are more likely to beat the Predators in the NHL game at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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