3 Montreal 3rd Atlantic43-21-5-5

2 Florida 8th Atlantic36-35-2-1

FINAL 3 FINAL 2 7:00PM ET · Dec 30, 2025

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Canadiens vs Panthers Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Livescore Details
	1	2	3	OT	Total	In Goal
MON Montreal	0	0	2	1	3	Samuel Montembeault
FLA Florida	0	0	2	0	2	Daniil Tarasov

Location Amerant Bank Arena

Referees Cody Beach , Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen Tyson Baker, Brad Kovachik

Attendance 19,646 attendance

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring - Period 1
No Scoring
Scoring - Period 2
No Scoring
Scoring - Period 3
10:18		B. Marchand (PP) Assisted by: S. Bennett , S. Jones
15:01		S. Reinhart Assisted by: E. Luostarinen , A. Lundell
15:33		C. Caufield Assisted by: L. Hutson , N. Dobson
18:38		N. Suzuki Assisted by: I. Demidov , C. Caufield
Scoring - Overtime
18:24		N. Suzuki (PP) Assisted by: N. Dobson , L. Hutson

Penalty Summary

Penalties - Period 1
4:51		U. Balinskis (2:00) High Sticking
Penalties - Period 2
5:01		A. Ekblad (2:00) Cross Checking
13:15		L. Hutson (2:00) Cross Checking
15:37		N. Suzuki (2:00) Hooking
Penalties - Period 3
1:40		A. Engstrom (2:00) Interference
4:17		G. Forsling (2:00) Tripping
9:55		J. Slafkovsky (2:00) Tripping
Penalties - Overtime
16:27		B. Marchand (2:00) Roughing

Shots On Goal

Shots On Goal
	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	Total
Montreal	7	10	10	2	29
Florida	9	8	11	2	30

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
	G	SOG	S%	PP%	PK%	FW	PEN	PIM
Montreal	3	29	10.34	25.00	75.00	34	4	8
Florida	2	30	6.67	25.00	75.00	27	4	8

Goaltending

Montreal

Montreal Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
S. Montembeault	30	28	2	.933	0	62:41

Florida

Florida Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
D. Tarasov	29	26	3	.897	0	63:19

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	PPG	FW	FL	F%
8	D	M. Matheson	0	0	0	E	0	1	29	27:14	20:38	0:18	6:18	0	-	-	-
11	RW	B. Gallagher	0	0	0	E	0	1	15	11:38	9:41	1:57	0:00	0	-	-	-
13	RW	C. Caufield	1	1	2	1	0	5	22	20:20	14:42	5:38	0:00	0	-	-	-
14	C	N. Suzuki	2	0	2	1	2	7	22	22:33	16:23	5:48	0:22	1	11	9	55
17	RW	J. Anderson	0	0	0	E	0	1	17	14:52	11:06	0:04	3:42	0	1	-	100
20	LW	J. Slafkovsky	0	0	0	1	2	0	20	19:53	14:04	5:49	0:00	0	-	-	-
24	C	P. Danault	0	0	0	-1	0	0	21	17:04	12:59	0:04	4:01	0	10	7	59
27	LW	S. Blais	0	0	0	E	0	0	10	8:09	8:09	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
42	D	A. Engstrom	0	0	0	E	2	0	17	11:29	11:29	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
45	D	A. Carrier	0	0	0	-1	0	1	26	21:18	17:40	0:04	3:34	0	-	-	-
48	D	L. Hutson	0	2	2	1	2	0	26	22:29	18:20	4:04	0:05	0	-	-	-
53	D	N. Dobson	0	2	2	2	0	4	29	24:32	19:14	2:28	2:50	0	-	-	-
72	D	A. Xhekaj	0	0	0	E	0	0	13	9:39	9:39	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
76	RW	Z. Bolduc	0	0	0	E	0	0	13	11:36	9:29	2:07	0:00	0	-	-	-
85	LW	A. Texier	0	0	0	1	0	4	21	16:41	14:44	1:46	0:11	0	-	-	-
90	C	J. Veleno	0	0	0	E	0	3	16	10:08	8:08	0:00	2:00	0	4	6	40
91	C	O. Kapanen	0	0	0	E	0	1	24	18:23	14:00	1:54	2:29	0	8	5	62
93	RW	I. Demidov	0	1	1	1	0	1	20	18:31	12:44	5:47	0:00	0	-	-	-
35	G	S. Montembeault	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	62:41	48:21	7:57	6:23	0	-	-	-

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	PPG	FW	FL	F%
2	D	J. Petry	0	0	0	E	0	0	15	12:10	10:53	0:00	1:17	0	-	-	-
3	D	S. Jones	0	1	1	E	0	4	30	25:03	17:31	5:07	2:25	0	-	-	-
5	D	A. Ekblad	0	0	0	-1	2	0	27	24:03	18:30	1:16	4:17	0	-	-	-
9	C	S. Bennett	0	1	1	-1	0	0	29	20:59	13:56	4:42	2:21	0	7	13	35
10	LW	A. Greer	0	0	0	E	0	1	18	13:26	13:26	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
11	RW	M. Samoskevich	0	0	0	E	0	1	18	12:51	11:48	1:03	0:00	0	-	-	-
13	C	S. Reinhart	1	0	1	E	0	5	26	23:42	16:03	5:18	2:21	0	-	1	0
15	C	A. Lundell	0	1	1	E	0	3	27	21:43	16:00	1:43	4:00	0	9	8	53
17	C	E. Rodrigues	0	0	0	-1	0	2	21	18:45	11:59	4:39	2:07	0	7	7	50
23	C	C. Verhaeghe	0	0	0	E	0	1	21	15:39	13:55	1:44	0:00	0	-	-	-
26	D	U. Balinskis	0	0	0	E	2	1	17	14:01	13:15	0:00	0:46	0	-	-	-
27	C	E. Luostarinen	0	1	1	E	0	3	22	17:32	15:00	1:05	1:27	0	-	1	0
42	D	G. Forsling	0	0	0	-1	2	1	28	21:33	18:18	0:18	2:57	0	-	-	-
53	C	J. Studnicka	0	0	0	E	0	0	10	6:10	6:10	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
63	C	B. Marchand	1	0	1	-1	2	4	25	19:09	12:36	5:00	1:33	1	-	-	-
70	C	J. Boqvist	0	0	0	E	0	1	10	6:23	6:19	0:00	0:04	0	-	-	-
71	C	L. Kunin	0	0	0	E	0	3	13	8:45	8:41	0:00	0:04	0	4	4	50
77	D	N. Mikkola	0	0	0	E	0	0	28	22:23	18:11	0:00	4:12	0	-	-	-
40	G	D. Tarasov	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	63:19	48:59	6:23	7:57	0	-	-	-

MON vs FLARecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
MON	20-12-6	20-18-0	24-13-1	10-3-5	10-9-1
FLA	21-15-2	14-24-0	22-16-0	8-7-0	13-8-2

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss

5-5 Even

Over / Under

4-5-1

Head-To-Head
Date	Home	Result	ML	O/U	HSOG	ASOG	HPP	APP
Apr 01, '25	MON	3 - 2 (OT)	MON +140	u6.0	21	27	0-3	1-3
Mar 30, '25	FLA	4 - 2	MON +247	o5.5	26	23	0-2	2-3
Mar 15, '25	MON	3 - 1	MON +171	u5.5	15	22	1-3	0-2
Dec 28, '24	FLA	4 - 0	MON +262	u6.5	34	25	0-1	0-1
Apr 02, '24	MON	5 - 3	MON +158	o5.5	38	40	1-7	0-5
Feb 29, '24	FLA	4 - 3 (SO)	FLA -341	o6.0	35	31	1-5	1-4
Dec 30, '23	FLA	4 - 1	FLA -241	u6.5	26	19	2-3	1-2
Nov 30, '23	MON	5 - 1	FLA -262	u6.5	22	29	0-6	1-4
Mar 30, '23	MON	5 - 2	FLA -189	P7.0	20	30	1-2	1-2
Mar 16, '23	FLA	9 - 5	FLA -323	o7.0	42	30	1-4	1-1

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

5-2-1-2

Over / Under

5-4-1

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Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Dec 28, '25	@ TB	L 4 - 5 (SO)	L -102	o5.5	35	21	0-4	0-1
Dec 23, '25	@ BOS	W 6 - 2	W -102	o5.5	29	28	2-7	1-5
Dec 21, '25	@ PIT	L 3 - 4 (SO)	L -106	o6.5	25	31	0-2	1-3
Dec 20, '25	PIT	W 4 - 0	W -137	u6.5	21	31	1-1	0-3
Dec 18, '25	CHI	W 4 - 1	W -186	u5.5	35	15	0-2	0-2
Dec 16, '25	PHI	L 1 - 4	L -120	u5.5	22	20	0-1	0-3
Dec 14, '25	EDM	W 4 - 1	W +102	u6.5	27	28	2-4	1-5
Dec 13, '25	@ NYR	L 4 - 5 (OT)	L +114	o5.5	18	29	0-1	2-2
Dec 11, '25	@ PIT	W 4 - 2	W +104	p6.0	29	38	1-4	1-6
Dec 09, '25	TB	L 1 - 6	L -111	o6.5	27	27	1-4	1-3

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Jan 01, '26	@ CAR	W 7-5	W -295	o7.5
Jan 03, '26	@ STL	L 0-2	L -174	u5.5
Jan 04, '26	@ DAL	W 4-3 (OT)	W +146	o5.5

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

7-3-0-0

Over / Under

8-2-0

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Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Dec 29, '25	WAS	W 5 - 3	W +154	o6.5	29	27	1-6	1-6
Dec 27, '25	TB	L 2 - 4	L -102	o5.5	26	24	1-10	0-6
Dec 23, '25	@ CAR	W 5 - 2	W +110	o5.5	22	19	1-4	0-2
Dec 20, '25	STL	L 2 - 6	L -194	o5.5	29	31	1-4	1-3
Dec 19, '25	CAR	W 4 - 3 (SO)	W +116	o5.5	41	29	0-2	1-3
Dec 17, '25	LA	W 3 - 2	W -154	u5.5	29	29	1-4	1-4
Dec 15, '25	@ TB	W 5 - 2	W +105	o6.0	24	28	1-4	0-5
Dec 13, '25	@ DAL	W 4 - 0	W +112	u5.5	23	15	1-3	0-3
Dec 11, '25	@ COL	L 2 - 6	L +190	o6.5	25	42	0-2	0-3
Dec 10, '25	@ UTAH	W 4 - 3	W -113	o5.5	36	30	0-2	0-3

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Jan 02, '26	NYR	L 1-5	L -142	o5.5
Jan 04, '26	COL	W 2-1	W +122	u5.5
Jan 06, '26	@ TOR	L 1-4	L -138	u5.5

MON vs FLA Preview

Montreal at

Florida

Last Meeting ( Apr 1, 2025 ) Florida 2, Montreal 3

Montreal Canadiens winger Juraj Slafkovsky, the first overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, continues to improve.

The 21-year-old Slovakian has 13 goals in 38 games and is on pace to eclipse his career high of 20 tallies in 2023-24. He also has four goals and four assists in his past four games heading into the Canadiens' Tuesday night contest against the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla.

"I feel like I'm going in the right direction," Slafkovsky said. "I just have to keep working."

Slafkovsky logged two goals and an assist on Sunday, including the tying goal with four seconds left in regulation, but Montreal fell 5-4 to the host Tampa Bay Lightning in a shootout.

The Canadiens, who last season earned their first playoff berth since 2021, are 3-0-2 over their past five games.

Montreal is doing well despite having four forwards on injured reserve: Patrik Laine (abdomen), Alex Newhook (ankle), Jake Evans (lower body) and Kirby Dach (foot). Defenseman Kaiden Guhle (groin) also is injured.

Cole Caufield leads Montreal in goals (18), and Nick Suzuki tops the squad in assists (31) and points (42).

The Canadiens recalled goaltender Sam Montembeault from the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League, and he will start against the Panthers in his first NHL action since Dec. 9.

Montembeault, Florida's third-round pick in 2015, was shipped to the minors two weeks ago for a conditioning period. He was recalled on Saturday, then backed up Joseph Fowler at Tampa Bay on Sunday.

The 29-year-old Quebec native has a 5-6-1 record with a 3.65 goals-against average and an .857 save percentage for the Canadiens this season. He lost both of his appearances for Laval, registering a 2.53 GAA and a .904 save percentage.

Last season, Montembeault had a career-high 31 wins for Montreal, finishing 31-24-7 with a 2.82 GAA, a .901 save percentage and a career-best four shutouts. He also was Canada's third-string goalie at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

He will oppose a Panthers team that is 9-3-0 over the past 12 games following a 5-3 home win over the Washington Capitals on Monday.

Florida defenseman Aaron Ekblad, who scored the go-ahead goal with 6:48 left in third period, praised Montreal when asked about the Panthers' next opponent.

"They are a really good team," Ekblad said. "I've always thought that they are extremely fast and dangerous. They have some awesome players who can make things happen. It will be a fun challenge."

Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky posted career victory No. 446 on Monday to pass Terry Sawchuk for eighth place on the all-time NHL list. However, with games on consecutive nights, the Panthers likely will start Daniil Tarasov (4-6-1, 2.97 GAA, .900 save percentage) on Tuesday. Tarasov lost his most recent start, falling 6-2 to the St. Louis Blues on Dec. 20.

Panthers coach Paul Maurice said of his team heading into the matchup with Montreal, "It might be a challenge back-to-back, but we've played really well since the start of December."

Fortunately for the Panthers, they have forward Sam Reinhart (21 goals, 21 assists). He produced two goals and an assist against Washington.

"He's one of the best guys I've ever coached," Maurice said. "We've asked a lot of him this year. He finds a way to always produce. He's just a brilliant player with great hands."

--Field Level Media

MON vs FLAInjury report

Montreal's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
A. Texier	LW	Day To Day - Lower Body( Mar 31, '26)	Mar 31, '26
Texier did not play in Tuesday's (Mar. 31) road clash against the Lightning, per the NHL media site.
A. Carrier	D	Out - Upper Body( Mar 30, '26)	Mar 30, '26
The Canadiens said on Tuesday (Mar. 31) that Carrier will miss 2-4 weeks with an upper-body injury.
K. Dach	C	Out - Upper body( Mar 16, '26)	Mar 16, '26
The Canadiens said on Tuesday (Mar. 17) that Dach will be out for 2 to 4 weeks due to an upper-body injury.
P. Laine	RW	Out - Abdomen( Feb 16, '26)	Feb 16, '26
The Canadiens said that Laine will not participate Tuesday's (Feb. 17) practice and is being evaluated on a daily basis.

Montreal Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
RW	11	Brendan Gallagher
RW	13	Cole Caufield
C	14	Nick Suzuki
C	15	Alex Newhook
RW	17	Josh Anderson
LW	20	Juraj Slafkovsky
C	24	Phillip Danault
C	71	Jake Evans
RW	76	Zachary Bolduc
C	77	Kirby Dach
LW	85	Alexandre Texier
C	90	Joseph Veleno
C	91	Oliver Kapanen
RW	93	Ivan Demidov

Defense
POS	#	Player
D	8	Mike Matheson
D	21	Kaiden Guhle
G	32	Jacob Fowler
G	35	Samuel Montembeault
D	42	Adam Engstrom
D	45	Alexandre Carrier
D	47	Jayden Struble
D	48	Lane Hutson
D	53	Noah Dobson
D	72	Arber Xhekaj
G	75	Jakub Dobes

Florida's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
D. Kulikov	D	Day To Day - Face( Mar 30, '26)	Mar 30, '26
Kulikov will require a CT scan after taking a puck to the face Tuesday (Mar. 31) versus the Senators, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
A. Ekblad	D	Day To Day - Hand( Mar 30, '26)	Mar 30, '26
Ekblad's hand injury, sustained Tuesday (Mar. 31) versus the Senators, doesn't look good, according to head coach Paul Maurice, per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.
D. Sebrango	D	Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 30, '26)	Mar 30, '26
Sebrango may have gotten nicked up at the end of Tuesday's (Mar. 31) game versus the Senators, per Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald.
E. Rodrigues	C	Out For Season - Finger( Mar 30, '26)	Mar 30, '26
The Panthers said on Tuesday (Mar. 31) that Rodrigues will undergo surgery on his broken finger and miss the rest of the 2025-26 season.
S. Reinhart	C	Out For Season - Foot( Mar 30, '26)	Mar 30, '26
The Panthers said on Tuesday (Mar. 31) that Reinhart is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.
C. Schwindt	C	Out - Lower Body( Mar 30, '26)	Mar 30, '26
Schwindt remains in a non-contact jersey ahead of Tuesday's (Mar. 31) matchup versus the Senators, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.
J. Gadjovich	LW	Out For Season - Upper Body( Mar 30, '26)	Mar 30, '26
The Panthers said on Tuesday (Mar. 31) that Gadjovich is not expected to suit up again this season, as per Jameson Olive of the team's official site.
A. Barkov	C	Out For Season - Knee( Mar 29, '26)	Mar 29, '26
The Panthers said on Monday (Mar. 30) Barkov won't return before the end of the 2025-26 season, as per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.
A. Lundell	C	Out - Upper-Body( Mar 24, '26)	Mar 24, '26
Head coach Paul Maurice said on Wednesday (Mar. 25) that Lundell is expected to miss approximately 2-6 weeks, per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.
N. Mikkola	D	Out - Knee( Mar 22, '26)	Mar 22, '26
The Panthers said on Monday (Mar. 23) that Mikkola miss 4-6 weeks, per Jameson Olive of the team's official site.
U. Balinskis	D	Out - Foot( Mar 22, '26)	Mar 22, '26
The Panthers said on Monday (Mar. 23) that Balinskis has a fracture and is slated to miss 4-6 weeks, per Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.
B. Marchand	LW	Out - Lower Body( Mar 16, '26)	Mar 16, '26
The Florida Panthers placed F Brad Marchand on Injured Reserve on Tuesday (Mar. 17).

Florida Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
C	9	Sam Bennett
LW	10	A.J. Greer
RW	11	Mackie Samoskevich
C	13	Sam Reinhart
C	15	Anton Lundell
C	17	Evan Rodrigues
C	18	Noah Gregor
LW	19	Matthew Tkachuk
C	23	Carter Verhaeghe
C	24	Vinnie Hinostroza
LW	25	Nolan Foote
C	27	Eetu Luostarinen
LW	29	Cole Reinhardt
C	70	Jesper Boqvist
C	71	Luke Kunin
LW	92	Tomas Nosek

Defense
POS	#	Player
D	3	Seth Jones
D	5	Aaron Ekblad
D	6	Donovan Sebrango
D	7	Dmitry Kulikov
D	20	Mike Benning
D	26	Uvis Balinskis
G	40	Daniil Tarasov
D	42	Gustav Forsling
G	72	Sergei Bobrovsky

GoaltendersLast 5

Montreal
Florida

W/L

3-0-0-2

GAA

2.00

Save %

.915

Montreal Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
J.Fowler	Dec 28, 2025	TB 5 - MON 4 (SO)	-	4	21	.810	-	L -102	o5.5
J.Fowler	Dec 23, 2025	BOS 2 - MON 6	W	2	28	.929	-	W -102	o5.5
J.Dobes	Dec 21, 2025	PIT 4 - MON 3 (SO)	-	3	31	.903	-	L -106	o6.5
J.Fowler	Dec 20, 2025	MON 4 - PIT 0	W	0	31	1.00	-	W -137	u6.5
J.Dobes	Dec 18, 2025	MON 4 - CHI 1	W	1	15	.933	-	W -186	u5.5

W/L

3-2-0-0

GAA

3.17

Save %

.887

Florida Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
S.Bobrovsky	Dec 29, 2025	FLA 5 - WAS 3	W	3	27	.889	-	W +154	o6.5
S.Bobrovsky	Dec 27, 2025	FLA 2 - TB 4	L	3	24	.875	-	L -102	o5.5
S.Bobrovsky	Dec 23, 2025	CAR 2 - FLA 5	W	2	19	.895	-	W +110	o5.5
D.Tarasov	Dec 20, 2025	FLA 2 - STL 6	L	5	31	.839	-	L -194	o5.5
S.Bobrovsky	Dec 19, 2025	FLA 4 - CAR 3 (SO)	W	3	29	.897	-	W +116	o5.5
B.Bussi	Dec 19, 2025	FLA 4 - CAR 3 (SO)	-	3	41	.927	-	W +116	o5.5

MON vs FLAStats

Offense vs Defense

MONMontreal Offense
FLAFlorida Offense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
3.34	Total	3.18
0.97	1st Period	0.92
0.97	2nd Period	1.00
1.21	3rd Period	1.21
0.13	OT	0.03

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
25.68	Total	26.63
8.13	1st Period	9.34
8.53	2nd Period	8.61
7.63	3rd Period	7.55
0.82	OT	0.42

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING	Stat	SAVE PCT.
0.13	Total	0.88
0.12	1st Period	0.90
0.11	2nd Period	0.88
0.16	3rd Period	0.84
0.16	OT	0.94

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY	Stat	PENALTY KILL
27 - 108	G/Att vs. GA/Att	22 - 130
25.00	PP % vs. PK %	83.08

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Montreal Goaltenders
Name	S	SV	SV%	WL
Jakub Dobes	517	462	0.894	12-5-3
Samuel Montembeault	343	294	0.857	5-6-1

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Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

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Montreal Starters Last Game

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Florida Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

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Shots

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Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Goaltenders

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