ºÃÉ«tv

“In the second we (bent), we didn’t break,� Montreal coach Martin St. Louis said. “In a lot of our second periods lately we tend to break more than bend. We just stayed the course.�

Ryan O’Reilly scored a goal and assisted on two others, Filip Forsberg and Gustav Nyquist each had a goal and an assist and Juuse Saros made 26 saves for Nashville. The Predators had their eight-game winning streak snapped.

“It was probably not to the standard that we’ve held, but that standard is hard to keep,� Nashville coach Andrew Brunette said.

In overtime, Suzuki beat Saros with a tough-angle one-timer from the lower left circle for his 100th career goal.

“I just fired it on net, honestly,� Suzuki said. “It was well placed.�

With the game tied at 2 late in the third, O’Reilly beat Allen from the lower part of the right faceoff circle, for his third goal in as many games. Roy tied it with 5:05 to go.

“It’s a disappointing game,� O’Reilly said. “I think we’ve had better, but we’ll keep going and respond next game.�

Former Canadien Michael McCarron appeared to score the go-ahead goal with 3:02 remaining, but Montreal challenged the goal and video review determined that the puck was played with a high stick.

Forsberg scored the game’s first goal with 4:36 remaining in the opening period.

Luke Evangelista stickhandled through the slot before slipping a backhand pass to Forsberg on the left side, where he lifted a backhand underneath the crossbar for his 30th goal of the season.

The 30-goal campaign is the fourth of Forsberg’s career. He also extended his point streak to six games. He has four goals and five assists over that stretch.

Nyquist made it 2-0 at 5:11 of the second, converting on a tap-in from just outside the crease off a nice backhand pass from Forsberg from below the goal line.

Gallagher halved Nashville’s lead with 3:21 remaining in the second on a one-timer from the high slot.

Savard tied it six seconds later off the ensuing faceoff, when his dump in hit a seam in the glass and went directly into the net Saros vacated anticipating the puck would travel behind it.

“Definitely lucky bounce, but you take all of those,� Savard said. “I think we needed it. We just scored a big goal and to go right back to 2-2, was big for us. It gave us a little bit of wings to keep going.�

UP NEXT

Canadiens: Visit Carolina on Thursday night.

Predators: Host Buffalo on Thursday night.

___

AP NHL: