Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
· Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Florida Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Florida Panthers |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
5 |
3 |
11 |
19 |
| Florida Panthers |
4 |
11 |
11 |
26 |
Three stars
- E. Luostarinen, Florida Panthers (2 goals)
- S. Bennett, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)
- A. Stolarz, 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 |
| 2nd |
04:05 |
Florida Panthers |
Eetu Luostarinen (6) |
Evan Rodrigues (17), Sam Bennett (6) |
Power play |
MTL 0, FLA 1 |
| 2nd |
07:01 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (9) |
Nick Suzuki (21), Mike Matheson (20) |
Power play |
MTL 1, FLA 1 |
| 3rd |
07:34 |
Florida Panthers |
Eetu Luostarinen (7) |
Aaron Ekblad (5), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (10) |
Power play |
MTL 1, FLA 2 |
| 3rd |
15:26 |
Florida Panthers |
Sam Bennett (6) |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (11), Carter Verhaeghe (14) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, FLA 3 |
| 3rd |
17:13 |
Florida Panthers |
Carter Verhaeghe (18) |
Matthew Tkachuk (22), Aaron Ekblad (6) |
Even strength, Empty net |
MTL 1, FLA 4 |
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 |
19 |
26 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
2 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
11 |
9 |
| Hits |
19 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
20 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/49 (59.2%) |
20/49 (40.8%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 13 M. Stephens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
08:37 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
64.3% |
19:15 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:31 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 28 C. Dvorak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:59 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:01 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:07 |
| Number 56 J. Ylonen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:19 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
45.5% |
18:22 |
| Number 91 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:22 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:36 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 52 J. Barron |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:55 |
| Number 54 J. Harris |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:16 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 J. Allen |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
58:56 |
Loss |
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 S. Bennett |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
63.6% |
14:37 |
| Number 13 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:46 |
| Number 15 A. Lundell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
14:41 |
| Number 16 A. Barkov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
17:08 |
| Number 17 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 19 M. Tkachuk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:47 |
| Number 21 N. Cousins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 23 C. Verhaeghe |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:23 |
| Number 27 E. Luostarinen |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
19:40 |
| Number 67 W. Lockwood |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:20 |
| Number 82 K. Stenlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
30% |
13:39 |
| Number 94 R. Lomberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:44 |
| Number 5 A. Ekblad |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:30 |
| Number 7 D. Kulikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:04 |
| Number 42 G. Forsling |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:11 |
| Number 62 B. Montour |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:56 |
| Number 77 N. Mikkola |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 91 O. Ekman-Larsson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:31 |
Florida Panthers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 A. Stolarz |
19 |
18 |
1 |
.947 |
59:38 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:53 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Michael Pezzetta |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
02:53 |
Florida Panthers |
William Lockwood |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
07:31 |
Florida Panthers |
Carter Verhaeghe |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:22 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:31 |
Florida Panthers |
Evan Rodrigues |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:52 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:42 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Joel Armia |
Roughing removing opponents helmet |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Florida Panthers head coach
- Paul Maurice
- Referees
- Kelly Sutherland, Kendrick Nicholson
- Linesmen
- James Tobias, Brad Kovachik
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Samuel Montembeault, Gustav Lindstrom, Johnathan Kovacevic
- Florida Panthers scratches
- Steven Lorentz, Josh Mahura, Jonah Gadjovich
2023-2024 season series
Every Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers game in the 2023-2024 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Florida Panthers
5
 at Montreal Canadiens
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Nov 30, 2023
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
1
at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 30, 2023
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
3
at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Thu, Feb 29, 2024
|
|
Florida Panthers
3
at Montreal Canadiens
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Apr 2, 2024
|
Other NHL games on Dec 30
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 30, 2023
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Winnipeg Jets
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Dec 30, 2023
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 30, 2023
|
 New Jersey Devils
2
 at Boston Bruins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 30, 2023
|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
4
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 30, 2023
|
 New York Rangers
5
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 30, 2023
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
3
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 30, 2023
|
 Nashville Predators
3
 at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 30, 2023
|
 Edmonton Oilers
3
 at Los Angeles Kings
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 30, 2023
|
Sources and further reading