Barkov's quick hat trick lifts Panthers over Canadiens 7-2

— Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov recorded a hat trick in the first period and helped his team snap a three-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
Dec 30, 2022, 03:26 am - AP
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1st PeriodMTLFLA
2:37Aleksander Barkov (7)
Assists: Gustav Forsling (18), Carter Verhaeghe (12)
01
11:50Aleksander Barkov (8) (Power Play)
Assists: Sam Reinhart (13), Matthew Tkachuk (26)
02
14:14Arber Xhekaj (5) (Power Play)
Assists: Jonathan Drouin (6), Evgenii Dadonov (6)
12
15:22Aleksander Barkov (9)
Unassisted
13
19:13Josh Anderson (9) (Power Play)
Assists: Mike Hoffman (4), Arber Xhekaj (7)
23
2nd PeriodMTLFLA
6:22Matthew Tkachuk (16) (Power Play)
Assists: Brandon Montour (22), Aleksander Barkov (17)
24
3rd PeriodMTLFLA
4:14Carter Verhaeghe (18)
Unassisted
25
7:24Matthew Tkachuk (17) (Power Play)
Assists: Aleksander Barkov (18), Brandon Montour (23)
26
9:31Eetu Luostarinen (9)
Assists: Sam Bennett (17), Brandon Montour (24)
27

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Sam Bennett won faceoff against Jake Evans in defensive zone
  • Sam Bennett won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
  • Josh Anderson shot blocked by Marc Staal
  • Josh Mahura credited with hit on Josh Anderson in defensive zone
  • Shot missed by Eric Staal
  • Shot on goal by Marc Staal saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
  • Goal scored by Aleksander Barkov assisted by Gustav Forsling and Carter Verhaeghe
  • Sam Bennett won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
  • Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot missed by Ryan Lomberg
  • Ryan Lomberg credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in offensive zone
  • Aleksander Barkov credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Takeaway by Carter Verhaeghe in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Sam Bennett won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Aaron Ekblad saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Takeaway by Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  • Giveaway by Ryan Lomberg in offensive zone
  • Radko Gudas credited with hit on Josh Anderson in neutral zone
  • Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Goal scored by Aleksander Barkov assisted by Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk (PPG)
  • Penalty to Radko Gudas 2 minutes for Interference Brendan Gallagher
  • Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in neutral zone
  • Shot on goal by Aaron Ekblad saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Eric Staal won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in neutral zone
  • Marc Staal credited with hit on Kirby Dach in defensive zone
  • Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Colin White saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
  • Goal scored by Aleksander Barkov
  • Penalty to Eetu Luostarinen 4 minutes for High Sticking Josh Anderson
  • Eric Staal won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
  • Takeaway by Anton Lundell in defensive zone
  • Josh Anderson shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
  • Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Eric Staal
  • Giveaway by Sergei Bobrovsky in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Sam Bennett credited with hit on Josh Anderson in neutral zone
  • Sam Bennett won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
  • Jordan Harris shot blocked by Matthew Tkachuk
  • Giveaway by Anton Levtchi in defensive zone
  • Cole Caufield shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
  • Nick Cousins credited with hit on Jordan Harris in offensive zone
  • Aaron Ekblad credited with hit on Josh Anderson in defensive zone
  • Giveaway by Nick Cousins in neutral zone
  • Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Eric Staal credited with hit on Joel Edmundson in offensive zone
  • Takeaway by Carter Verhaeghe in offensive zone
  • Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe in offensive zone
  • Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Matthew Tkachuk
  • Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Brandon Montour
  • Shot missed by Aaron Ekblad
  • Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot missed by Aaron Ekblad
  • Goal scored by Matthew Tkachuk assisted by Brandon Montour and Aleksander Barkov (PPG)
  • Justin Barron shot blocked by Nick Cousins
  • Takeaway by Ryan Lomberg in neutral zone
  • Penalty to Gustav Forsling 2 minutes for Holding Kirby Dach
  • Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
  • Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Marc Staal
  • Kirby Dach shot blocked by Radko Gudas
  • Sam Bennett credited with hit on Kirby Dach in neutral zone
  • Sam Bennett won faceoff against Josh Anderson in defensive zone
  • Marc Staal credited with hit on Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
  • Shot missed by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Radko Gudas credited with hit on Joel Armia in defensive zone
  • Giveaway by Anton Levtchi in neutral zone
  • Shot on goal by Nick Cousins saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Nick Cousins credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in neutral zone
  • Justin Barron shot blocked by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Shot missed by Marc Staal
  • Shot missed by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Eetu Luostarinen credited with hit on Arber Xhekaj in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Sam Bennett won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Anton Lundell saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Gustav Forsling credited with hit on Jordan Harris in defensive zone
  • Carter Verhaeghe credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
  • Eetu Luostarinen credited with hit on Josh Anderson in offensive zone
  • Anton Lundell won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in offensive zone
  • Radko Gudas credited with hit on Juraj Slafkovsky in neutral zone
  • Brandon Montour credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in defensive zone
  • Goal scored by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Sam Bennett won faceoff against Jake Evans in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Josh Mahura credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Anton Levtchi saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Eric Staal won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Josh Mahura saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
  • Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Goal scored by Matthew Tkachuk assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Brandon Montour (PPG)
  • Nick Cousins won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Ryan Lomberg saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot missed by Sam Reinhart
  • Sam Bennett credited with hit on Justin Barron in defensive zone
  • Goal scored by Eetu Luostarinen assisted by Sam Bennett and Brandon Montour
  • Radko Gudas credited with hit on Kirby Dach in neutral zone
  • Penalty to Radko Gudas 2 minutes for Roughing Kirby Dach
  • Penalty to Marc Staal 2 minutes for Roughing Joel Edmundson
  • Sam Bennett won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot missed by Josh Mahura
  • Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Josh Mahura credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in neutral zone
  • Eric Staal won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
  • Christian Dvorak shot blocked by Brandon Montour
  • Jordan Harris shot blocked by Nick Cousins
  • Carter Verhaeghe credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Penalty to Brandon Montour 10 minutes for Misconduct
  • Penalty to Brandon Montour 5 minutes for Fighting Brendan Gallagher
  • Anton Lundell won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Sam Montembeault
  • Eric Staal won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Nick Cousins
  • Eric Staal won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
  • Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Colin White in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Kirby Dach saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Shot missed by Justin Barron
  • Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone
  • Takeaway by Mike Hoffman in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Mike Hoffman saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Joel Armia credited with hit on Eric Staal in defensive zone
  • Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
  • Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  • Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  • Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Jake Evans saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Shot on goal by Arber Xhekaj saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Juraj Slafkovsky credited with hit on Nick Cousins in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jake Evans won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Mike Hoffman
  • Mike Hoffman won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in neutral zone
  • Penalty to Joel Armia 2 minutes for High Sticking Matthew Tkachuk
  • Jake Evans won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in defensive zone
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  • Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
  • Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone
  • Goal scored by Arber Xhekaj assisted by Jonathan Drouin and Evgenii Dadonov (PPG)
  • Giveaway by Joel Armia in offensive zone
  • Joel Armia credited with hit on Colin White in defensive zone
  • Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle in defensive zone
  • Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Shot on goal by Mike Hoffman saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Shot missed by Mike Hoffman
  • Shot on goal by Arber Xhekaj saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
  • Josh Anderson credited with hit on Eric Staal in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Mike Hoffman saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goal scored by Josh Anderson assisted by Mike Hoffman and Arber Xhekaj (PPG)
  • Shot on goal by Evgenii Dadonov saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Colin White shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • Shot missed by Kaiden Guhle
  • Jake Evans won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  • Shot missed by Mike Hoffman
  • Shot on goal by Mike Hoffman saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Jordan Harris
  • Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  • Jonathan Drouin credited with hit on Josh Mahura in offensive zone
  • Joel Armia credited with hit on Sam Reinhart in defensive zone
  • Shot missed by Kirby Dach
  • Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Colin White in defensive zone
  • Colin White shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • Penalty to Montreal Canadiens 2 minutes for Too Many Men on the Ice (served by Juraj Slafkovsky)
  • Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Matthew Tkachuk in defensive zone
  • Brandon Montour shot blocked by Jake Evans
  • Shot on goal by Mike Hoffman saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
  • Jake Evans won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in defensive zone
  • Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovsky
  • Nick Suzuki credited with hit on Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  • Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Nick Cousins in neutral zone
  • Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Ryan Lomberg in neutral zone
  • Jonathan Drouin credited with hit on Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
  • Joel Armia credited with hit on Matthew Tkachuk in defensive zone
  • Penalty to Nick Suzuki 2 minutes for Hooking Aaron Ekblad
  • Jake Evans won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in defensive zone
  • Josh Anderson credited with hit on Aleksander Barkov in defensive zone
  • Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Aleksander Barkov in defensive zone
  • Jake Evans won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  • Brendan Gallagher won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
  • Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Sam Bennett in neutral zone
  • Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  • Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Nick Cousins in defensive zone
  • Marc Staal shot blocked by Evgenii Dadonov
  • Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Josh Anderson credited with hit on Radko Gudas in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Shot on goal by Jake Evans saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Brendan Gallagher credited with hit on Radko Gudas in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Evgenii Dadonov saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
  • Penalty to Kirby Dach 2 minutes for High Sticking Carter Verhaeghe
  • Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jake Evans won faceoff against Anton Lundell in defensive zone
  • Takeaway by Josh Anderson in offensive zone
  • Juraj Slafkovsky credited with hit on Brandon Montour in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  • Penalty to Joel Edmundson 2 minutes for Roughing Radko Gudas (served by Cole Caufield)
  • Penalty to Joel Edmundson 2 minutes for Cross Checking Radko Gudas
  • Penalty to Kirby Dach 2 minutes for Roughing Radko Gudas
  • Penalty to Joel Edmundson 10 minutes for Misconduct
  • Jake Evans won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in defensive zone
  • Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Aleksander Barkov in defensive zone
  • Josh Anderson credited with hit on Gustav Forsling in offensive zone
  • Giveaway by Justin Barron in neutral zone
  • Giveaway by Cole Caufield in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Evgenii Dadonov saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Aleksander Barkov in defensive zone
  • Radko Gudas shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  • Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Eric Staal in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Joel Armia saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Shot on goal by Johnathan Kovacevic saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Penalty to Brendan Gallagher 2 minutes for Roughing Brandon Montour (served by Juraj Slafkovsky)
  • Penalty to Brendan Gallagher 5 minutes for Fighting Brandon Montour
  • Penalty to Brendan Gallagher 10 minutes for Misconduct
  • Josh Mahura shot blocked by Josh Anderson
  • Anton Lundell shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
  • Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Eric Staal in defensive zone
  • Radko Gudas shot blocked by Jake Evans
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