Nashville Predators Decide to Start Juuse Saros in Montreal

Goaltender Juuse Saros will make his fourth start of the season as the Nashville Predators face the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Saros was seen in the starter's crease during morning practice, with Matt Murray serving as the backup goaltender due to Justus Annunen remaining on injured reserve. Nashville enters the matchup looking for its second victory of the 2026-27 campaign following a 5-4 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The game also marks defenseman William Trudeau's first appearance at the Bell Centre after joining Nashville via waivers, facing his former organization. Meanwhile, former Predators defenseman Alexandre Carrier will play against his former team, and recently recalled forward Vitali Pinchuk is not expected to make his NHL debut during Thursday's contest.