Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers

Saturday, December 31, 2011, 7:00 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	31-35-16
at Florida Panthers	3	38-26-18

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	1	0	1	2
Florida Panthers	0	1	2	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	8	11	28
Florida Panthers	11	10	14	35

Three stars

T. Fleischmann, Florida Panthers (2 goals)
S. Matthias, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
S. Clemmensen, Florida Panthers (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:37	Montreal Canadiens	Travis Moen (1)	Lars Eller (1), Tomas Kaberle (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, FLA 0
2nd	03:46	Florida Panthers	Tomas Fleischmann (1)	Stephen Weiss (1), Brian Campbell (1)	Power play	MTL 1, FLA 1
3rd	03:08	Florida Panthers	Shawn Matthias (1)	Ed Jovanovski (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, FLA 2
3rd	19:19	Florida Panthers	Tomas Fleischmann (2)	Jason Garrison (1)	Even strength, Empty net	MTL 1, FLA 3
3rd	19:30	Montreal Canadiens	Erik Cole (1)	Yannick Weber (1), David Desharnais (1)	Even strength	MTL 2, FLA 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Stat	Montreal Canadiens	Florida Panthers
Shots on goal	28	35
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	16	20
Hits	33	33
Blocked shots	9	14
Giveaways	3	1
Takeaways	2	8
Faceoffs won	32/60 (53.3%)	28/60 (46.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	1	0	100%	18:40
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	4	3	4	0	0	53.3%	21:46
Number 15 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	03:47
Number 32 T. Moen	L	1	0	1	+2	2	2	1	1	0		17:41
Number 45 M. Blunden	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		13:37
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		15:34
Number 51 D. Desharnais	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	57.1%	17:37
Number 52 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:03
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	0	0		17:12
Number 72 E. Cole	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	5	0	0		20:31
Number 81 L. Eller	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	50%	16:34
Number 22 T. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		15:51
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		23:00
Number 61 R. Diaz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		19:34
Number 68 Y. Weber	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	0		05:59
Number 74 A. Emelin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	5	1	0		21:54
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:18
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	-1	6	1	2	0	0		23:38

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	34	32	2	.941	59:16	Loss

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Kennedy	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	50%	11:09
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	55.6%	21:07
Number 13 M. Santorelli	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	66.7%	13:50
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	1		21:51
Number 18 S. Matthias	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	44.4%	18:07
Number 21 K. Barch	R	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0		03:39
Number 22 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	1	0		13:19
Number 27 M. Repik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0	0		11:46
Number 29 B. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		09:55
Number 32 K. Versteeg	R	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	28.6%	23:01
Number 36 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	07:22
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		18:42
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		22:11
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	4	0		19:22
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	1	0	0		13:10
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	1	0		24:45
Number 52 J. Garrison	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	5	2	0		22:40
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	1	1	0	2	6	2	1	0		18:04

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 S. Clemmensen	18	17	1	.944	35:44	Win
Number 60 J. Theodore	10	9	1	.900	24:16

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:59	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Cammalleri	Tripping	2
1st	17:19	Florida Panthers	Matt Bradley	Boarding	2
1st	17:44	Montreal Canadiens	P.K. Subban	Holding	2
1st	19:58	Florida Panthers	Jason Garrison	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Florida Panthers	Erik Gudbranson	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Florida Panthers	Erik Gudbranson	Slashing	2
1st	20:00	Montreal Canadiens	P.K. Subban	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Montreal Canadiens	P.K. Subban	Slashing	2
1st	20:00	Florida Panthers	Krys Barch	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	03:18	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Tripping	2
2nd	11:38	Florida Panthers	Ed Jovanovski	Tripping	2
2nd	12:49	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Holding	2
2nd	18:34	Montreal Canadiens	Travis Moen	Roughing	2
3rd	13:16	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Tripping	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Randy Cunneyworth
Florida Panthers head coach: Kevin Dineen
Referees: Wes McCauley, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Darren Gibbs
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Chris Campoli, Louis Leblanc
Florida Panthers scratches: Keaton Ellerby

2011-2012 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Oct 24, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Sun, Feb 26, 2012
Florida Panthers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 27, 2012

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 31, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
St. Louis Blues 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Washington Capitals 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Boston Bruins 2 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 31, 2011

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