Overview
- Florida Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-1, with Aleksander Barkov, Evan Rodrigues and Carter Verhaeghe each scoring a goal and an assist.
- Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves for his 11th victory of the season, helping the Panthers improve to 14-7-2.
- Johnathan Kovacevic scored the only goal for the Canadiens, who have now lost four straight at home.
- Canadiens' goaltender Cayden Primeau was beaten to the glove side on all five goals.
- The Canadiens were 0-for-6 on the power play, extending a pair of lengthy special-teams streaks.