Habs respond to the challenge.

The Montreal Canadiens showed a lot of determination as they trailed the Nashville Predators the entire game. Nashville led 2-0 after only 4 minutes of play and then 4-2 in the 2nd period. But in the end, Sergei Samsonov tied the game at 5-5 with only 48 seconds to go in the 3rd period.

The overtime didn't solve the tie and Saku Koivu (on the image) gave the Habs an important 6-5 victory in the shootout.

Goaltender Jaroslav Halak did well despite allowing 5 goals to the impressive Nashville machine and stopped Peter Forsberg in the shootout to confirm his 3rd win in a row.

Next stop for Montreal will be saturday night at Long Island vs the N-Y Islanders.