MTL@FLA: Game recap

Habs close out road trip with win in Florida

20250330_MTLFLA_WinRecap
By Montreal Canadiens
@CanadiensMTL canadiens.com

SUNRISE – The Canadiens collected two crucial points with a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday.

With the win, Montreal is back in a playoff spot, edging out the New York Rangers based on games played.

Patrik Laine and Juraj Slafkovsky, who turned 21 on Sunday, scored power play markers and Nick Suzuki netted the game-winning goal off a beautiful feed from Lane Hutson. The Canadiens captain and standout rookie both finished the day with three points.

Samuel Montembeault made 24 saves in the win.

For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.

Roster

Montreal goals

P1 12:03 [1]-0 Laine (Hutson, Suzuki) – PPG

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      MTL@FLA: Laine scores goal against Sergei Bobrovsky

      P2 11:27 [2]-1 Slafkovksy (Suzuki, Hutson) – PPG

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          MTL@FLA: Slafkovsky scores PPG against Sergei Bobrovsky

          P3 02:00 [3]-2 Suzuki (Hutson, Slafkovsky)

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              MTL@FLA: Suzuki scores goal against Sergei Bobrovsky

              P3 18:16 [4]-2 Gallagher (Dvorak) – EN

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                  MTL@FLA: Gallagher scores empty-net goal

                  Florida goals

                  P1 13:16 1-[1] Reinhart (Barkov, Verhaeghe)

                  P2 16:24 2-[2] Jones (Barkov, Rodrigues)

                  What’s next

                  The Canadiens and Panthers meet again on Tuesday, this time at the Bell Centre. For tickets, click here.

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