Panthers 5-2 Canadiens (1 Jan, 2022) Final Score

Montreal Canadiens

7-23-4, 2-13-3 away

	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	0	2
FLA	1	2	2	5

Bennett's 2 goals lead Panthers past Canadiens 5-2

— Sam Bennett scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves to lead the Florida Panthers past the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Saturday for their third straight win.

Jan 1, 2022, 10:00 pm - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	1	1	0	2
	Panthers	1	2	2	5

1st Period			MTL	FLA
0:32		Sam Bennett (10) Assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (28), Anthony Duclair (10)	0	1
3:48		Jonathan Drouin (6) Assists: Sami Niku (5), David Savard (8)	1	1

2nd Period		MTL	FLA
9:29	Nick Suzuki (7) Assists: Sami Niku (6), Jesse Ylonen (1)	2	1
15:02	Aleksander Barkov (12) (Power Play) Assists: Sam Reinhart (16), Jonathan Huberdeau (29)	2	2
17:30	Frank Vatrano (8) Assists: Owen Tippett (7), Sam Reinhart (17)	2	3

3rd Period			MTL	FLA
0:15		Sam Bennett (11) Assists: MacKenzie Weegar (18), Jonathan Huberdeau (30)	2	4
13:04		Mason Marchment (2) Assists: Anton Lundell (9)	2	5

CANADIENS

PANTHERS

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 1-0

Canadiens
2
Panthers
5

Game 1

1/1

Panthers
4
Canadiens
3

Game 2

24/3

Canadiens
4
Panthers
7

Game 3

30/3

Panthers
2
Canadiens
10

Game 4

30/4

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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Montreal Canadiens

Florida Panthers

Stars of the Game

Sam BennettC - FLA

Jonathan HuberdeauC - FLA

Sam ReinhartC - FLA

Game Information

Bennett's 2 goals lead Panthers past Canadiens 5-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 1-0

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