Canadiens 6-2 Panthers (31 Mar, 2017) Final Score

Florida Panthers

33-33-11, 15-16-8 away

	1	2	3	T
FLA	0	1	1	2
MTL	3	0	3	6

Habs back in playoffs after 2015-16 collapse

Paul Byron scored twice, Brendan Gallagher had a goal and three assists, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 on Thursday night to clinch a playoff spot.

Mar 31, 2017, 05:31 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Panthers	0	1	1	2
	Canadiens	3	0	3	6

1st Period		MTL
7:24	Paul Byron (21) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brendan Gallagher (16), Nathan Beaulieu (23)	1
10:04	Tomas Plekanec (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brendan Gallagher (17), Alexei Emelin (8)	2
13:19	Paul Byron (22) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nathan Beaulieu (24), Brendan Gallagher (18)	3

2nd Period			FLA	MTL
10:41		Reilly Smith (15) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jussi Jokinen (17)	1	3

3rd Period		FLA	MTL
3:52	Max Pacioretty (35) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alexander Radulov (34)	1	4
8:45	Mike Matheson (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Vincent Trocheck (31), Mark Pysyk (12)	2	4
12:55	Brendan Gallagher (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brandon Davidson (3), Tomas Plekanec (18)	2	5
16:49	Phillip Danault (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alexander Radulov (35)	2	6

PANTHERS

CANADIENS

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-1

Panthers
4
Canadiens
3

Game 1

16/11

Canadiens
3
Panthers
2

Game 2

30/12

Panthers
2
Canadiens
6

Game 3

31/3

Canadiens
4
Panthers
1

Game 4

4/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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Florida Panthers

Montreal Canadiens

Stars of the Game

Brendan GallagherRW - MTL

Paul ByronRW - MTL

Nathan BeaulieuD - MTL

Game Information

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Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-1

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