Florida Panthers @ Montreal Canadiens

22-18-3, 8-9-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Panthers FLA	0	1	1	2
Canadiens MTL	2	1	3	6

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

25-13-6, 12-9-1 Home

Florida Panthers


forwards
Sam BennettS. Bennett#9
Jesper BoqvistJ. Boqvist#70
A.J. GreerA.J. Greer#10
Noah GregorN. Gregor#18
Luke KuninL. Kunin#71
Anton LundellA. Lundell#15
Eetu LuostarinenE. Luostarinen#27
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#13
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#17
Mackie SamoskevichM. Samoskevich#11
Jack StudnickaJ. Studnicka#53
Carter VerhaegheC. Verhaeghe#23
defensemen
Uvis BalinskisU. Balinskis#26
Aaron EkbladA. Ekblad#5
Gustav ForslingG. Forsling#42
Niko MikkolaN. Mikkola#77
Jeff PetryJ. Petry#2
Donovan SebrangoD. Sebrango#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	0	-1	4	2	0	1	2	1	1	1	25	20:16	4:04	2:23	13:49	11	10	52.4
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	11:24	0:00	1:16	10:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	20	11:19	0:00	0:00	11:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	5:53	0:00	0:00	5:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	13	9:55	0:00	2:24	7:31	3	3	50.0
0	0	-1	5	4	0	1	4	0	0	3	23	19:55	1:54	1:37	16:24	13	6	68.4
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	24	19:36	1:53	2:49	14:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	24:16	4:07	3:01	17:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	17:30	3:52	2:31	11:07	7	4	63.6
0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:43	2:08	0:00	9:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	6:30	0:00	0:00	6:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	18:12	4:09	0:00	14:03	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	1	25	18:16	0:00	0:22	17:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	28	23:32	3:37	4:37	15:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	27	23:46	1:52	4:22	17:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	21:02	0:11	3:38	17:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:58	2:13	3:00	11:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	4	16	2	0	1	18	11:08	0:00	0:00	11:08	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sergei BobrovskyS. Bobrovsky#72

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
19	5	14	.737	7	5	2	0	0	58:49	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Owen BeckO. Beck#62
Sammy BlaisS. Blais#27
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	11	7:09	0:00	0:00	7:09	2	1	66.7
0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	5	0	0	10	7:36	0:00	0:00	7:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:28	2:16	0:00	10:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	16:27	5:01	0:00	11:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	24	18:40	0:03	2:54	15:43	5	8	38.5
0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	19	15:36	4:58	0:00	10:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:25	2:56	0:00	12:29	0	1	0.0
1	2	2	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:19	2:39	2:36	12:04	7	10	41.2
1	1	3	0	1	3	2	4	0	0	2	23	18:51	5:19	0:00	13:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	22	21:51	5:12	2:32	14:07	9	12	42.9
3	0	2	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:15	2:49	1:09	13:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	10:40	0:00	2:51	7:49	2	2	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	1	2	26	21:47	0:00	3:36	18:11	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	28	22:43	3:09	2:22	17:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	24:07	5:05	0:34	18:28	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	25:50	0:33	5:26	19:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	9:39	0:00	0:00	9:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	1	0	2	12	6	0	0	12	8:37	0:00	0:00	8:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	2	25	.926	21	4	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Panthers	0	1	1	2
	Canadiens	2	1	3	6

1st Period			FLA	MTL
2:59		Noah Dobson (8) Assists: Mike Matheson (15), Oliver Kapanen (10)	0	1
17:35		Oliver Kapanen (15) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (19)	0	2

2nd Period			FLA	MTL
5:33		Sam Bennett (15) Unassisted	1	2
13:41		Alexandre Texier (5) Assists: Alexandre Carrier (11), Nick Suzuki (34)	1	3

3rd Period		FLA	MTL
7:26	Alexandre Texier (6) Assists: Mike Matheson (16)	1	4
11:23	Sam Bennett (16) Assists: Evan Rodrigues (12), Niko Mikkola (6)	2	4
17:59	Juraj Slafkovsky (16) (Empty Net) Assists: Oliver Kapanen (11), Lane Hutson (36)	2	5
19:10	Alexandre Texier (7) Assists: Sammy Blais (5), Joe Veleno (2)	2	6

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-0

Canadiens
3
Panthers
2

Game 1

12/30

Panthers
2
Canadiens
6

Game 2

1/8

Panthers
Canadiens

Game 3

4/7

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, January 8, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Tom Chmielewski

Linesmen:
Steve Barton
Michel Cormier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	25	13	6	56
Detroit	26	15	4	56
Tampa Bay	26	13	3	55
Buffalo	23	15	4	50
Toronto	21	15	7	49
Boston	23	19	2	48
Florida	22	18	3	47
Ottawa	20	18	5	45

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Florida Panthers @ Montreal Canadiens

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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