Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers

NHL

Canadiens

21-12-6, 48 PTS

3-2

Final/OT

Panthers

21-15-3, 45 PTS

Amerant Bank Arena

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

MTL shoots leftFLA shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
MTL	7	10	10	2	29
FLA	9	8	11	2	30

In net

Sam Montembeault28/30 SV, .933

Daniil Tarasov26/29 SV, .897

Team	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	0	0	2	1	3
FLA	0	0	2	0	2

Who won: Canadiens 3-2

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Amerant Bank Arena. Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens in goals (2). Sam Reinhart led the Panthers in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MTLFLA

18Blocked Shots11

16Hits30

7Takeaways1

29Shots30

1Power Play Goals1

4Power Play Opportunities4

25.0Power Play Percentage25.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

34Faceoffs Won27

55.7Faceoff Win Percent44.3

13Giveaways9

4Total Penalties4

8Penalty Minutes8

Player of the game

Nick Suzuki

MTL · 2 G, 7 SOG

8.5

Deserved to win

66%

MTL · 3.54 xG

34%

FLA · 2.55 xG

Canadiens created better chances: they win this game 66% of the time

Play by play

End of the overtime
GOALOT 3:24
Goal! Wrist shot
N. Suzuki · 2 G
Nick Suzuki Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (33), Noah Dobson (20)
MTL 3 - 2 FLA
OT 3:06
Faceoff win vs N. Suzuki
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
S. Bennett · 1 A
OT 3:04
Wrist shot off crossbar
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
N. Suzuki · 2 G
OT 2:31
Slap shot wide left
Nick Suzuki Slap Shot Wide Left
N. Suzuki · 2 G
OT 2:06
Wrist shot on goal
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
N. Suzuki · 2 G
OT 1:27
Faceoff win vs N. Suzuki
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
A. Lundell · 1 A
OT 1:27
Penalty: penalty
Brad Marchand Roughing against Mike Matheson
B. Marchand · 1 G
OT 1:13
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovský
J. Slafkovsky
OT 0:42
Faceoff win vs O. Kapanen
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
S. Bennett · 1 A
OT 0:41
Snap shot on goal
Brad Marchand Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
B. Marchand · 1 G
OT 0:14
Wrist shot on goal
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
S. Reinhart · 1 G
OT 0:00
Faceoff win vs A. Lundell
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anton Lundell
N. Suzuki · 2 G
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:02
Shot blocked by G. Forsling
Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
J. Slafkovsky
P3 0:32
Big hit on N. Dobson
Eetu Luostarinen hit Noah Dobson
E. Luostarinen · 1 A
P3 1:10
Tip-in wide right
Phillip Danault Tip-In Wide Right
P. Danault
P3 1:22
Faceoff win vs E. Rodrigues
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
P. Danault
GOALP3 1:22
Goal! Slap shot
N. Suzuki · 2 G
Nick Suzuki Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (23), Cole Caufield (20)
MTL 2 - 2 FLA
P3 1:44
Slap shot wide right
Ivan Demidov Slap Shot Wide Right
I. Demidov · 1 A
P3 2:14
Juraj slafkovský snap shot wide left
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Left
J. Slafkovsky
P3 3:25
Faceoff win vs P. Danault
Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Phillip Danault
E. Rodrigues
P3 3:27
Faceoff win vs E. Rodrigues
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
P. Danault
P3 3:28
Slap shot on goal
Alexandre Texier Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
A. Texier