Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens

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Florida Panthers

37-37-4

Final
3 - 4

Montreal Canadiens

46-22-10

Caufield and Texier score in shootout as Canadiens beat Panthers 4-3

Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

Ivan Demidov and Phillip Danault also scored in regulation as playoff-bound Montreal won for the ninth time in 10 games. Juraj Slafkovsky added two assists and Jakub Dobes made 30 saves for his sixth consecutive win.

Caufield remained one goal shy of his 50th for the third consecutive game after scoring twice Thursday against the New York Rangers. He is scoreless in three straight games for the first time since posting four consecutive goalless outings from Jan. 8 to 12.

Eetu Luostarinen, Carter Verhaeghe and Cole Reinhardt scored for fading Florida, which lost its eighth straight game against the Canadiens. Daniil Tarasov stopped 29 shots.

The two-time reigning Stanley Cup champions entered the night 27th in the overall league standings and out of playoff contention.

Canadiens forwards Kirby Dach and Texier returned to the lineup, while veteran Brendan Gallagher (healthy scratch) and Joe Veleno (flu) sat out.

Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk missed the game for the birth of his first child, adding to a long list of absences for Florida. More than half of the Panthers’ usual roster is out for the season after three straight trips to the Stanley Cup final.

Up next Panthers: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.

Canadiens: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

MTL wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 9:23	Carter Verhaeghe Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Donovan Sebrango (5)
Goal	2nd Period 0:54	Ivan Demidov Goal (18) Slap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (37), Juraj Slafkovský (39)
Goal	2nd Period 13:43	Cole Reinhardt Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Luke Kunin (4), Seth Jones (25)
Goal	3rd Period 6:22	Phillip Danault Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (35), Adam Engstrom (1)
Goal	3rd Period 7:49	Eetu Luostarinen Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Gustav Forsling (26), Jesper Boqvist (9)
Goal	3rd Period 19:39	Nick Suzuki Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (63), Juraj Slafkovský (40)
Goal	5 0:00	Cole Caufield Goal Snap Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Alexandre Texier Goal Snap Shot

Statistics

FLA		MTL
18	Blocked Shots	11
29	Hits	26
7	Takeaways	5
33	Shots	32
0	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	4
0.0	Power Play Percentage	25.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
28	Faceoffs Won	37
43.1	Faceoff Win Percent	56.9
13	Giveaways	13
4	Total Penalties	2
8	Penalty Minutes	4