Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 4–3 in a shootout on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Florida Panthers |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Florida Panthers |
11 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
33 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
7 |
7 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
32 |
Three stars
- C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)
- I. Demidov, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
- L. Hutson, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:23 |
Florida Panthers |
Carter Verhaeghe (25) |
Donovan Sebrango (5) |
Even strength |
FLA 1, MTL 0 |
| 2nd |
00:54 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ivan Demidov (18) |
Cole Caufield (37), Juraj Slafkovský (39) |
Power play |
FLA 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
13:43 |
Florida Panthers |
Cole Reinhardt (5) |
Luke Kunin (4), Seth Jones (25) |
Even strength |
FLA 2, MTL 1 |
| 3rd |
06:22 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Phillip Danault (6) |
Noah Dobson (35), Adam Engstrom (1) |
Even strength |
FLA 2, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
07:49 |
Florida Panthers |
Eetu Luostarinen (10) |
Gustav Forsling (26), Jesper Boqvist (9) |
Even strength |
FLA 3, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
19:39 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (28) |
Lane Hutson (63), Juraj Slafkovský (40) |
Even strength |
FLA 3, MTL 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield |
Goal (winner) |
| 1 |
Florida Panthers |
Eetu Luostarinen |
Saved |
| 2 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Texier |
Goal |
| 2 |
Florida Panthers |
Sam Bennett |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Florida Panthers |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
33 |
32 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
4 |
| Hits |
29 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/65 (43.1%) |
37/65 (56.9%) |
Box score
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
20:48 |
| Number 10 A. Greer |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:42 |
| Number 11 M. Samoskevich |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:04 |
| Number 18 N. Gregor |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:29 |
| Number 23 C. Verhaeghe |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
21:54 |
| Number 24 V. Hinostroza |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:40 |
| Number 27 E. Luostarinen |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
43.8% |
20:23 |
| Number 29 C. Reinhardt |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:59 |
| Number 70 J. Boqvist |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:29 |
| Number 71 L. Kunin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
11:00 |
| Number 79 C. Schwindt |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
40% |
13:58 |
| Number 92 T. Nosek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
14:44 |
| Number 3 S. Jones |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
29:27 |
| Number 6 D. Sebrango |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:24 |
| Number 7 D. Kulikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:53 |
| Number 20 M. Benning |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 22 T. Bjornfot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:44 |
| Number 42 G. Forsling |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:24 |
Florida Panthers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 D. Tarasov |
32 |
29 |
3 |
.906 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
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 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:09 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
55% |
19:27 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
71.4% |
17:15 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:19 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:36 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
14:10 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:37 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:06 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
13:51 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
11:26 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:19 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:49 |
| Number 42 A. Engstrom |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:50 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:02 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:44 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:52 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:36 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
33 |
30 |
3 |
.909 |
63:28 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:31 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Adam Engstrom |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
10:47 |
Florida Panthers |
Dmitry Kulikov |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
17:58 |
Florida Panthers |
Donovan Sebrango |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:31 |
Florida Panthers |
Tobias Bjornfot |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:25 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ivan Demidov |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:48 |
Florida Panthers |
Tomas Nosek |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Florida Panthers head coach
- Paul Maurice
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Eric Furlatt, Justin Kea
- Linesmen
- Trent Knorr, Jeremy Faucher
- Florida Panthers scratches
- Aaron Ekblad, Sam Reinhart, Matthew Tkachuk, Nolan Foote, Anton Lundell, Uvis Balinskis
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Brendan Gallagher, Samuel Montembeault, Alexandre Carrier, Joseph Veleno, Kaiden Guhle
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Tampa Bay Lightning
2
 at Ottawa Senators
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Apr 7, 2026
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
4
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Philadelphia Flyers
5
 at New Jersey Devils
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Apr 7, 2026
|
 Boston Bruins
5
 at Carolina Hurricanes
6
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Apr 7, 2026
|
 Colorado Avalanche
3
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Apr 7, 2026
|
 Calgary Flames
3
 at Dallas Stars
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Tue, Apr 7, 2026
|
 Seattle Kraken
2
 at Minnesota Wild
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Seattle Kraken at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Apr 7, 2026
|
 Edmonton Oilers
5
 at Utah Mammoth
6
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Utah Mammoth, Tue, Apr 7, 2026
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Apr 7, 2026
|
 Nashville Predators
5
 at Anaheim Ducks
0
|
Final
|
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|
Sources and further reading
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