Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers

FLA Live Arena, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 7–2 on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Team Goals 2022-2023 record
Montreal Canadiens 2 31-45-6
at Florida Panthers 7 42-32-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 2 0 0 2
Florida Panthers 3 1 3 7

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 14 2 11 27
Florida Panthers 15 12 14 41

Three stars

  1. A. Barkov, Florida Panthers (3 goals, 2 assists)
  2. M. Tkachuk, Florida Panthers (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. C. Verhaeghe, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:37 Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov (7) Gustav Forsling (18), Carter Verhaeghe (12) Even strength MTL 0, FLA 1
1st 11:50 Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov (8) Sam Reinhart (13), Matthew Tkachuk (26) Power play MTL 0, FLA 2
1st 14:14 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj (5) Jonathan Drouin (6), Evgenii Dadonov (6) Power play MTL 1, FLA 2
1st 15:22 Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov (9) Unassisted Even strength MTL 1, FLA 3
1st 19:13 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson (9) Mike Hoffman (4), Arber Xhekaj (7) Power play MTL 2, FLA 3
2nd 06:22 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk (16) Brandon Montour (22), Aleksander Barkov (17) Power play MTL 2, FLA 4
3rd 04:14 Florida Panthers Carter Verhaeghe (18) Unassisted Even strength MTL 2, FLA 5
3rd 07:24 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk (17) Aleksander Barkov (18), Brandon Montour (23) Power play MTL 2, FLA 6
3rd 09:31 Florida Panthers Eetu Luostarinen (9) Sam Bennett (17), Brandon Montour (24) Even strength MTL 2, FLA 7

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 27 41
Power play 2 of 4 3 of 6
Penalty minutes 41 27
Hits 26 24
Blocked shots 15 12
Giveaways 4 6
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 26/63 (41.3%) 37/63 (58.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -1 17 3 1 0 0 100% 13:41
Number 14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 -3 2 0 1 2 0 35.3% 17:32
Number 17 J. Anderson R 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 1 1 17:14
Number 20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 12:10
Number 22 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 15:12
Number 27 J. Drouin L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 50% 14:09
Number 28 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 38.5% 17:28
Number 40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 14:39
Number 63 E. Dadonov L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 13:38
Number 68 M. Hoffman C 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 100% 13:42
Number 71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 42.9% 17:38
Number 77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 -3 4 1 0 0 0 15:46
Number 21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 6 5 0 18:59
Number 26 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:50
Number 44 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 -3 14 2 3 1 0 17:02
Number 52 J. Barron D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 17:22
Number 54 J. Harris D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 18:27
Number 72 A. Xhekaj D 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 1 19:26
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 S. Montembeault 41 34 7 .829 59:36 Loss

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 6 C. White C 0 0 0 +3 0 1 0 0 0 11:32
Number 9 S. Bennett C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 66.7% 14:06
Number 12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 57.1% 16:27
Number 13 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:09
Number 15 A. Lundell C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 40% 13:54
Number 16 A. Barkov C 3 2 5 +3 0 5 1 0 1 50% 18:42
Number 19 M. Tkachuk L 2 1 3 +1 0 9 0 1 2 17:24
Number 21 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 100% 14:17
Number 23 C. Verhaeghe C 1 1 2 +3 0 3 2 1 0 13:15
Number 27 E. Luostarinen C 1 0 1 +1 4 4 2 0 0 100% 12:46
Number 76 A. Levtchi L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:41
Number 94 R. Lomberg L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:21
Number 5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 +3 0 2 1 0 0 23:24
Number 7 R. Gudas D 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 18:07
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 2 2 0 21:02
Number 28 J. Mahura D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 15:26
Number 42 G. Forsling D 0 1 1 +3 2 4 1 2 0 19:02
Number 62 B. Montour D 0 3 3 +1 15 2 1 2 0 22:40
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky 27 25 2 .926 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:50 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia High sticking 2
1st 12:14 Florida Panthers Radko Gudas Interference 2
1st 15:28 Florida Panthers Eetu Luostarinen High sticking double minor 4
2nd 04:37 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 07:10 Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling Holding 2
2nd 15:46 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki Hooking 2
3rd 06:40 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach High sticking 2
3rd 10:44 Montreal Canadiens Joel Edmundson Roughing 2
3rd 10:44 Montreal Canadiens Joel Edmundson Cross checking 2
3rd 10:44 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach Roughing 2
3rd 10:44 Florida Panthers Radko Gudas Roughing 2
3rd 10:44 Florida Panthers Marc Staal Roughing 2
3rd 10:44 Montreal Canadiens Joel Edmundson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 17:40 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Roughing 2
3rd 17:40 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Fighting (major) 5
3rd 17:40 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 17:40 Florida Panthers Brandon Montour Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 17:40 Florida Panthers Brandon Montour Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Ryan Jackson, Mark Shewchyk
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Chris Wideman, Anthony Richard, Michael Pezzetta
Florida Panthers scratches
Zac Dalpe, Chris Tierney, Matt Kiersted

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