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Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens

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Florida Panthers
22-18-3
Final
2 - 6
Montreal Canadiens
25-13-6

Alexandre Texier has hat trick in the Canadiens' 6-2 victory over the Panthers

Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

Texier had a goal and two assists Wednesday night in a 4-1 victory over Calgary.

Noah Dobson, Oliver Kapanen and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored to help Montreal win its third straight overall and seventh in a row against the Panthers.

Samuel Montembeault made 24 saves in his first start in Montreal since Dec. 2. He has won all three of his starts since being recalled from his conditioning assignment with the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League on Dec. 27.

Sam Bennett scored twice for Florida, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 14 shots. The Panthers have have dropped the first two games of on a six-game trip.

The Panthers were without scoring leader Brad Marchand. He's is day-to-day after leaving a 4-1 loss at Toronto on Tuesday because of an undisclosed injury.

Up next Panthers: At Ottawa on Saturday night.

Canadiens: Host Detroit on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

MTL leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:59 Noah Dobson Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (15), Oliver Kapanen (10)
Goal 1st Period 17:35 Oliver Kapanen Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (19)
Goal 2nd Period 5:33 Sam Bennett Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 13:41 Alexandre Texier Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Alexandre Carrier (11), Nick Suzuki (34)
Goal 3rd Period 7:26 Alexandre Texier Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (16)
Goal 3rd Period 11:23 Sam Bennett Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Evan Rodrigues (12), Niko Mikkola (6)
Goal 3rd Period 17:59 Juraj Slafkovský Goal (16) , assists: Oliver Kapanen (11), Lane Hutson (36)
Goal 3rd Period 19:10 Alexandre Texier Goal (7) Batted, assists: Samuel Blais (5), Joseph Veleno (2)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 20
18 Hits 18
4 Takeaways 7
27 Shots 19
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
34 Faceoffs Won 25
57.6 Faceoff Win Percent 42.4
18 Giveaways 10
7 Total Penalties 7
24 Penalty Minutes 22
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Patrik Laine, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10
Jake Evans, C Injured Reserve Dec 27
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brad Marchand, LW Day-To-Day Jan 13
Seth Jones, D Injured Reserve Jan 10
Jonah Gadjovich, LW Injured Reserve Jan 5
Cole Schwindt, C Injured Reserve Jan 5
Matthew Tkachuk, LW Injured Reserve Jan 5

Game Information

Bell Centre

Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 20,962 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 29 13 61 3
Detroit 28 16 60 4
Montreal 26 14 59 7
Boston 26 19 54 2
Toronto 23 16 53 7
Buffalo 24 16 52 4
Florida 24 18 51 3
Ottawa 21 19 47 5
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