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Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers

NHL
Canadiens
7-23-4, 18 PTS
2-5
Final
Panthers
21-7-4, 46 PTS
Amerant Bank Arena
TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

MTL shoots leftFLA shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
MTL1561031
FLA15211248

In net

Sam Montembeault43/48 SV, .896
Sergei Bobrovsky29/31 SV, .935
Team123T
MTL1102
FLA1225

Who won: Panthers 5-2

The Florida Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at Amerant Bank Arena. The Panthers lead the series 1-0. The Panthers outscored the Canadiens 2-0 in the 3rd period. Sam Bennett led the Panthers in goals (2). Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens in goals (1).

Player of the game

Sam Bennett

FLA · 2 G, 10 SOG

8.9

Deserved to win

14%
MTL · 2.66 xG
86%
FLA · 5.57 xG

Panthers created better chances: they win this game 86% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:03Brandon Montour

    Shot blocked by R. Harvey-Pinard

    Blocked

    B. Montour

  3. P3 0:04Ryan Poehling

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    R. Poehling

  4. P3 0:28Sam Bennett

    Missed the net

    Missed

    S. Bennett · 2 G

  5. P3 0:29Mason Marchment
    TO

    Takeaway

    M. Marchment · 1 G

  6. P3 2:03Jonathan Huberdeau

    Big hit on K. Clague

    Hit

    J. Huberdeau · 3 A

  7. P3 3:27Aleksander Barkov

    Face off

    Face Off

  8. GOALP3 6:56
    Mason Marchment

    Goal!

    M. Marchment · 1 G

    Goal

    MTL 2 - 5 FLA
  9. P3 7:11Lukas Vejdemo

    Shot

  10. P3 7:29Anton Lundell

    Face off

    Face Off

  11. P3 7:42Gustav Forsling

    Big hit on M. Pezzetta

    Hit

    G. Forsling

  12. P3 7:51Alex Belzile
    TO

    Takeaway

    A. Belzile

  13. P3 8:24Sami Niku
    TO

    Giveaway

    S. Niku · 2 A

  14. P3 9:29Corey Schueneman

    Missed the net

    Missed

    C. Schueneman

  15. P3 10:05Brett Kulak

    Shot blocked by S. Bennett

    Blocked

    B. Kulak

  16. P3 15:43Radko Gudas

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    R. Gudas

  17. GOALP3 19:45
    Sam Bennett

    Goal!

    S. Bennett · 2 G

    Goal

    MTL 2 - 4 FLA
  18. P3 19:50David Savard
    TO

    Giveaway

    D. Savard · 1 A

  19. P3 20:00Sam Bennett

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    S. Bennett · 2 G

  20. Start of the 3rd period
  21. End of the 2nd period
  22. P2 0:01Jonathan Huberdeau

    Shot

  23. P2 0:38Aaron Ekblad

    Big hit on N. Suzuki

    Hit

    A. Ekblad

  24. P2 0:49Aleksander Barkov

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    A. Barkov · 1 G

  25. P2 1:00Carter Verhaeghe
    TO

    Giveaway

    C. Verhaeghe

Leaders

MTLFLA
Goals
Nick Suzuki
1
Sam Bennett
2
Assists
Sami Niku
2
Jonathan Huberdeau
3
Points
Sami Niku
2
Jonathan Huberdeau
3

Season seriesFLA leads series 1-0

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