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Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers

NHLDecember 30, 2025Amerant Bank Arena

CanadiensMontrealMTLWon21-12-6

Canadiens 3, Panthers 2

Final/OT
PanthersFloridaFLA21-15-3
Score by period
Team123OTT
MTL00213
FLA00202

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:06Cole Caufield Poke saved by Daniil Tarasov
  4. 0:53Lane Hutson shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
  5. 1:09Sam Reinhart hit Alexandre Carrier
  6. 2:07Jeff Petry hit Zachary Bolduc
  7. 2:17Luke Kunin Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  8. 2:19Goalie Stopped
  9. 2:19Luke Kunin faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  10. 2:20Seth Jones Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  11. 2:21Goalie Stopped
  12. 2:21Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  13. 2:39Off-side
  14. 2:39Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  15. 2:56Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot Wide Right
  16. 3:02Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Left
  17. 3:11Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  18. 3:11Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
  19. 3:20Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Alexandre Texier
  20. 3:21Puck in Netting
  21. 3:21Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  22. 3:35Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  23. 3:37Goalie Stopped
  24. 3:37Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  25. 3:58Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
  26. 4:33Icing
  27. 4:33Phillip Danault faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  28. 4:37Arber Xhekaj Snap Shot Wide Right
  29. 4:41Phillip Danault hit Evan Rodrigues
  30. 4:51Uvis Balinskis High-sticking against Zachary Bolduc
  31. 4:51Anton Lundell faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  32. 5:00Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  33. 5:20Cole Caufield Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  34. 5:35Puck in Crowd
  35. 5:35Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  36. 6:07Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  37. 6:38Noah Dobson shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  38. 6:43Alexandre Texier Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  39. 6:54Sam Reinhart Backhand saved by Samuel Montembeault
  40. 7:42Off-side
  41. 7:42Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  42. 8:48Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
  43. 8:49Puck in Netting
  44. 8:49Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  45. 8:53Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  46. 9:08Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  47. 9:23Alexandre Texier hit Sam Reinhart
  48. 9:31Puck Frozen - Goalie
  49. 9:31Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  50. 9:37Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
  51. 9:40Puck in Netting
  52. 9:40Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  53. 9:46Oliver Kapanen shot blocked by Sam Bennett
  54. 9:56Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  55. 9:57Oliver Kapanen Backhand Wide Left
  56. 10:06Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  57. 10:13Lane Hutson Backhand Wide Left
  58. 10:34A.J. Greer hit Ivan Demidov
  59. 10:44Mackie Samoskevich hit Samuel Blais
  60. 10:48Hand Pass
  61. 10:48Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  62. 10:53Uvis Balinskis hit Joseph Veleno
  63. 11:22Jesper Boqvist Tip-In saved by Samuel Montembeault
  64. 11:44Puck Frozen - Goalie
  65. 11:44Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  66. 11:45Seth Jones shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
  67. 11:53Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  68. 12:04Niko Mikkola Tip-In Wide Right
  69. 12:07Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
  70. 12:16Takeaway by Mike Matheson
  71. 12:19Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  72. 12:19Seth Jones shot blocked by Phillip Danault
  73. 13:17Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  74. 13:18Aaron Ekblad hit Noah Dobson
  75. 13:43Cole Caufield shot blocked by Brad Marchand
  76. 13:45Alexandre Texier Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  77. 14:05Puck Frozen - Goalie
  78. 14:05Anton Lundell faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  79. 14:32Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  80. 15:02Samuel Blais hit Uvis Balinskis
  81. 15:21Uvis Balinskis Slap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  82. 15:24Goalie Stopped
  83. 15:24Phillip Danault faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  84. 15:43Phillip Danault Wrap-around Failed Bank Attempt
  85. 15:46Phillip Danault shot blocked by Josh Anderson
  86. 15:49Zachary Bolduc Snap Shot Wide Right
  87. 15:58Giveaway by Josh Anderson
  88. 16:17Arber Xhekaj hit Brad Marchand
  89. 16:34Sam Bennett hit Alexandre Carrier
  90. 17:23Giveaway by Seth Jones
  91. 17:26Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  92. 17:44Off-side
  93. 17:44Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  94. 17:55Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  95. 18:00Mackie Samoskevich hit Mike Matheson
  96. 18:23A.J. Greer hit Juraj Slafkovský
  97. 18:46Juraj Slafkovský hit Eetu Luostarinen
  98. 19:14Anton Lundell hit Mike Matheson
  99. 19:37Icing
  100. 19:37Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  101. 19:48Icing
  102. 19:48Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  103. 19:52Seth Jones Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  104. 19:55Goalie Stopped
  105. 19:55Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  106. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  3. 0:03Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  4. 0:17Puck in Benches
  5. 0:17Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  6. 0:40Puck in Netting
  7. 0:40Anton Lundell faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  8. 0:48Eetu Luostarinen hit Alexandre Carrier
  9. 0:57Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  10. 1:07Icing
  11. 1:07Anton Lundell faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  12. 1:55Phillip Danault hit Mackie Samoskevich
  13. 1:55Off-side
  14. 1:55Josh Anderson faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  15. 2:21Mackie Samoskevich hit Adam Engstrom
  16. 2:53Joseph Veleno Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  17. 2:54Goalie Stopped
  18. 2:54Luke Kunin faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  19. 3:52Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  20. 3:56Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Wide Right
  21. 3:57Goalie Stopped
  22. 3:57Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  23. 4:18Anton Lundell hit Alexandre Carrier
  24. 4:48Giveaway by Daniil Tarasov
  25. 5:01Aaron Ekblad Cross-checking against Ivan Demidov
  26. 5:01Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  27. 5:25Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  28. 5:35Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  29. 6:09Nick Suzuki Backhand Wide Right
  30. 6:24Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  31. 6:37Giveaway by Ivan Demidov
  32. 6:38Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  33. 6:40Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  34. 6:55Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  35. 6:57Goalie Stopped
  36. 6:57Phillip Danault faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  37. 7:03Josh Anderson Snap Shot Wide Left
  38. 7:12Luke Kunin hit Mike Matheson
  39. 7:20Niko Mikkola Snap Shot Wide Left
  40. 7:43Luke Kunin hit Arber Xhekaj
  41. 7:53Off-side
  42. 7:53Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  43. 7:58Off-side
  44. 7:58Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  45. 8:33Off-side
  46. 8:33Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  47. 9:18Alexandre Carrier Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  48. 9:24Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  49. 9:41Sam Bennett hit Nick Suzuki
  50. 9:50Carter Verhaeghe hit Noah Dobson
  51. 9:52High Stick
  52. 9:52Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  53. 9:56Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  54. 10:10Brad Marchand hit Alexandre Carrier
  55. 10:15Alexandre Texier Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  56. 10:18Brad Marchand hit Nick Suzuki
  57. 10:49Phillip Danault shot blocked by Jeff Petry
  58. 11:00Arber Xhekaj hit Mackie Samoskevich
  59. 11:07Giveaway by Jeff Petry
  60. 11:11Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Mackie Samoskevich
  61. 11:28Arber Xhekaj hit Evan Rodrigues
  62. 11:49Takeaway by Joe Veleno
  63. 11:54Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  64. 12:11Samuel Blais hit Jesper Boqvist
  65. 12:31Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  66. 12:39Giveaway by Samuel Montembeault
  67. 12:46Sam Reinhart Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  68. 12:47Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  69. 13:07Samuel Blais hit Seth Jones
  70. 13:15Lane Hutson Cross-checking against Anton Lundell
  71. 13:15TV Timeout
  72. 13:15Sam Bennett faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  73. 13:21Seth Jones Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  74. 13:23Goalie Stopped
  75. 13:23Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  76. 13:40Giveaway by Brad Marchand
  77. 14:06Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  78. 14:29Giveaway by Seth Jones
  79. 14:39Sam Reinhart Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  80. 14:40Anton Lundell Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  81. 15:08Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  82. 15:24Oliver Kapanen Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  83. 15:37Nick Suzuki Hooking against Mackie Samoskevich
  84. 15:37TV Timeout
  85. 15:37Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  86. 15:40Puck in Benches
  87. 15:40Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  88. 15:52Seth Jones shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  89. 16:05Brad Marchand Snap Shot Wide Right
  90. 16:14Brad Marchand Deflected saved by Samuel Montembeault
  91. 16:16Brad Marchand shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  92. 17:19Carter Verhaeghe Slap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  93. 17:21Goalie Stopped
  94. 17:21Anton Lundell faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  95. 17:28Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  96. 18:36A.J. Greer hit Cole Caufield
  97. 18:44Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Right
  98. 19:11Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Brad Marchand
  99. 19:12Puck in Netting
  100. 19:12Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  101. 19:34Evan Rodrigues hit Noah Dobson
  102. 19:42Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  103. 19:51Puck in Benches
  104. 19:51Luke Kunin faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  105. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  3. 0:16Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  4. 0:20Giveaway by Brad Marchand
  5. 0:55Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  6. 1:10Ivan Demidov hit Sam Reinhart
  7. 1:40Adam Engstrom Interference against A.J. Greer
  8. 1:40Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  9. 1:46Sam Bennett shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  10. 2:01Seth Jones Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  11. 2:03Brad Marchand Tip-In saved by Samuel Montembeault
  12. 2:04Goalie Stopped
  13. 2:04Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  14. 2:34Brad Marchand hit Alexandre Carrier
  15. 3:01Sam Bennett Snap Shot Wide Right
  16. 3:10Brad Marchand Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  17. 4:04Alexandre Carrier Wrist Shot Wide Left
  18. 4:14Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  19. 4:17Gustav Forsling Tripping against Cole Caufield
  20. 4:17Anton Lundell faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  21. 4:30Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  22. 4:32Goalie Stopped
  23. 4:32Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen
  24. 5:55Takeaway by Uvis Balinskis
  25. 5:55Seth Jones hit Oliver Kapanen
  26. 6:25Off-side
  27. 6:25Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  28. 6:43Evan Rodrigues hit Adam Engstrom
  29. 6:48Giveaway by Josh Anderson
  30. 7:02Arber Xhekaj hit A.J. Greer
  31. 7:19Luke Kunin Backhand saved by Samuel Montembeault
  32. 7:20Luke Kunin Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  33. 7:27Luke Kunin shot blocked by Jack Studnicka
  34. 7:53Takeaway by Joe Veleno
  35. 8:02Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  36. 8:06Samuel Blais hit Gustav Forsling
  37. 8:26Joseph Veleno Poke saved by Daniil Tarasov
  38. 8:27Joseph Veleno Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  39. 8:28Goalie Stopped
  40. 8:28Anton Lundell faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  41. 8:34Nick Suzuki hit Eetu Luostarinen
  42. 8:47Mike Matheson shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
  43. 8:56Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  44. 9:14Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  45. 9:18Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  46. 9:38Noah Dobson hit A.J. Greer
  47. 9:55Juraj Slafkovský Tripping against Mackie Samoskevich
  48. 9:55Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  49. 10:18Brad Marchand Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (16), Seth Jones (18)
  50. 10:18Luke Kunin faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  51. 10:40Jesper Boqvist hit Lane Hutson
  52. 11:51Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  53. 11:58Anton Lundell Wrap-around saved by Samuel Montembeault
  54. 12:03Anton Lundell shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  55. 12:07Eetu Luostarinen hit Noah Dobson
  56. 12:11Sam Reinhart hit Noah Dobson
  57. 12:32Giveaway by Adam Engstrom
  58. 12:33Giveaway by Brad Marchand
  59. 12:39Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  60. 12:40Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  61. 13:13A.J. Greer hit Zachary Bolduc
  62. 13:24Zachary Bolduc hit Uvis Balinskis
  63. 13:34Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Josh Anderson
  64. 13:39Zachary Bolduc Wrist Shot Wide Left
  65. 14:09Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  66. 14:11Puck in Netting
  67. 14:11Phillip Danault faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  68. 14:31A.J. Greer shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  69. 14:34A.J. Greer hit Noah Dobson
  70. 14:38Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  71. 14:39Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  72. 14:53Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  73. 14:55A.J. Greer Backhand saved by Samuel Montembeault
  74. 14:57Goalie Stopped
  75. 14:57Anton Lundell faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  76. 15:01Sam Reinhart Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (14), Anton Lundell (18)
  77. 15:01Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  78. 15:33Cole Caufield Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (32), Noah Dobson (19)
  79. 15:33Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  80. 16:02Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier
  81. 16:32Alexandre Texier Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  82. 16:33Goalie Stopped
  83. 16:33Phillip Danault faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  84. 16:35Puck in Benches
  85. 16:35Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  86. 17:46Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Left
  87. 18:16Ivan Demidov Slap Shot Wide Right
  88. 18:38Nick Suzuki Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (23), Cole Caufield (20)
  89. 18:38Phillip Danault faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  90. 18:50Phillip Danault Tip-In Wide Right
  91. 19:28Eetu Luostarinen hit Noah Dobson
  92. 19:58Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
  93. 20:00End of 3rd Period

OT

  1. 0:00Start of Overtime
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  3. 0:14Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  4. 0:41Brad Marchand Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  5. 0:42Goalie Stopped
  6. 0:42Sam Bennett faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  7. 1:13Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  8. 1:27Brad Marchand Roughing against Mike Matheson
  9. 1:27Timeout - Visitor
  10. 1:27Anton Lundell faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  11. 2:06Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  12. 2:31Nick Suzuki Slap Shot Wide Left
  13. 3:04Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  14. 3:06Puck in Netting
  15. 3:06Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  16. 3:24Nick Suzuki Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (33), Noah Dobson (20)
  17. 3:24End of OT
  18. 3:24Game End

3rd

  1. 10:18MTL 0, FLA 1Brad Marchand Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (16), Seth Jones (18)
  2. 15:01MTL 0, FLA 2Sam Reinhart Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (14), Anton Lundell (18)
  3. 15:33MTL 1, FLA 2Cole Caufield Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (32), Noah Dobson (19)
  4. 18:38MTL 2, FLA 2Nick Suzuki Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (23), Cole Caufield (20)

OT

  1. 3:24MTL 3, FLA 2Nick Suzuki Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (33), Noah Dobson (20)

Game leaders

CanadiensMontreal

PanthersFlorida

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Nick Suzuki C201010222:3355.079112141221316:235:480:22
Cole Caufield RW111000020:200.05000020221914:425:380:00
Alexandre Texier LW001011016:410.0400000021314:441:460:11
Brendan Gallagher RW000000011:380.010000001529:411:570:00
Ivan Demidov RW011010018:310.01001020201012:445:470:00
Joe Veleno C000000010:0840.036400021628:080:002:00
Josh Anderson RW000000014:52100.0101201017811:060:043:42
Juraj Slafkovsky LW001012219:530.00001112201314:045:490:00
Oliver Kapanen C000001018:2361.51580010241114:001:542:29
Phillip Danault C00-1021017:0458.80710002021012:590:044:01
Sammy Blais LW00004008:090.000000001028:090:000:00
Zack Bolduc RW000012011:360.0000002013109:292:070:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Adam Engstrom D000000211:2900011000.017011:290:000:00
Alexandre Carrier D00-1004021:1810000110.026117:400:043:34
Arber Xhekaj D00004009:3900000100.01319:390:000:00
Lane Hutson D021000222:2900021100.026518:204:040:05
Mike Matheson D000002027:1410010010.029420:380:186:18
Noah Dobson D022015024:3240020000.029719:142:282:50
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Sam Montembeault G30228.93362:4100198100

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