Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
· Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Florida Panthers |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
7 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
29 |
| Florida Panthers |
9 |
8 |
11 |
2 |
30 |
Three stars
- N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
- B. Marchand, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
- C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (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 |
| 3rd |
10:18 |
Florida Panthers |
Brad Marchand (23) |
Sam Bennett (16), Seth Jones (18) |
Power play |
MTL 0, FLA 1 |
| 3rd |
15:01 |
Florida Panthers |
Sam Reinhart (22) |
Eetu Luostarinen (14), Anton Lundell (18) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, FLA 2 |
| 3rd |
15:33 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (19) |
Lane Hutson (32), Noah Dobson (19) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, FLA 2 |
| 3rd |
18:38 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (12) |
Ivan Demidov (23), Cole Caufield (20) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, FLA 2 |
| OT |
03:24 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (13) |
Lane Hutson (33), Noah Dobson (20) |
Power play |
MTL 3, FLA 2 |
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 |
29 |
30 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
16 |
30 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
1 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/61 (55.7%) |
27/61 (44.3%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:38 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:20 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
55% |
22:33 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:52 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
58.8% |
17:04 |
| Number 27 S. Blais |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:09 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:36 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
10:08 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
61.5% |
18:23 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:31 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
27:14 |
| Number 42 A. Engstrom |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:29 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:18 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:29 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
24:32 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:39 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
30 |
28 |
2 |
.933 |
62:41 |
Win |
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 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
35% |
20:59 |
| Number 10 A. Greer |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 11 M. Samoskevich |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:51 |
| Number 13 S. Reinhart |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:42 |
| Number 15 A. Lundell |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
21:43 |
| Number 17 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:45 |
| Number 23 C. Verhaeghe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:39 |
| Number 27 E. Luostarinen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:32 |
| Number 53 J. Studnicka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:10 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
19:09 |
| Number 70 J. Boqvist |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:23 |
| Number 71 L. Kunin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
08:45 |
| Number 2 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:10 |
| Number 3 S. Jones |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:03 |
| Number 5 A. Ekblad |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:03 |
| Number 26 U. Balinskis |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:01 |
| Number 42 G. Forsling |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:33 |
| Number 77 N. Mikkola |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:23 |
Florida Panthers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 D. Tarasov |
29 |
26 |
3 |
.897 |
63:19 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:51 |
Florida Panthers |
Uvis Balinskis |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:01 |
Florida Panthers |
Aaron Ekblad |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:15 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:37 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:40 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Adam Engstrom |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:17 |
Florida Panthers |
Gustav Forsling |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:55 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský |
Tripping |
2 |
| OT |
01:27 |
Florida Panthers |
Brad Marchand |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Florida Panthers head coach
- Paul Maurice
- Referees
- Cody Beach, Kendrick Nicholson
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Tyson Baker
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Jayden Struble, Owen Beck, Jacob Fowler
- Florida Panthers scratches
- Noah Gregor, Donovan Sebrango
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Status |
Details |
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0
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Carolina Hurricanes
1
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
|
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|
 New York Islanders
3
 at Chicago Blackhawks
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Dec 30, 2025
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
6
 at Vancouver Canucks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Dec 30, 2025
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Sources and further reading
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