Panthers 9-5 Canadiens (16 Mar, 2023) Play-by-Play

Montreal Canadiens

27-36-6, 13-19-3 away

	1	2	3	T
MTL	3	1	1	5
FLA	7	2	0	9

Florida Panthers

34-27-7, 20-10-4 home

Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Sam Bennett hit Nick Suzuki
Gustav Forsling hit Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Alex Belzile
Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Colin White Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Cousins (18), Eric Staal (12)
Carter Verhaeghe Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (22)
Aaron Ekblad hit Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Takeaway by Sam Reinhart
Sam Reinhart hit Alex Belzile
Radko Gudas Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Radko Gudas Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Marc Staal hit Anthony Richard
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Gustav Forsling Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (58)
Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Alex Belzile shot blocked by Josh Mahura
Eric Staal Deflected Wide of Net
Ryan Lomberg hit Rem Pitlick
Nick Cousins hit Kaiden Guhle
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Chris Tierney
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Aleksander Barkov Deflected saved by Jake Allen
Aaron Ekblad Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (21), Aleksander Barkov (40)
Takeaway by Carter Verhaeghe
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Ryan Lomberg
Ryan Lomberg Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Radko Gudas (10), Josh Mahura (10)
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Chris Tierney
Radko Gudas hit Kaiden Guhle
Sam Reinhart Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Mahura (11)
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Takeaway by Anthony Duclair
Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot Wide of Net
Carter Verhaeghe Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (59)
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Colin White hit David Savard
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jesse Ylonen
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Alex Belzile
Alex Belzile shot blocked by Radko Gudas
Radko Gudas hit Rem Pitlick
Takeaway by Carter Verhaeghe
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Chris Tierney
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk
Sam Bennett Deflected Wide of Net
Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Radko Gudas hit David Savard
Eric Staal Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Brandon Montour Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Aaron Ekblad Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Montour (44), Matthew Tkachuk (60)
Ryan Lomberg hit Joel Edmundson
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov
Matthew Tkachuk Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Aleksander Barkov (41)
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Chris Tierney
Brandon Montour Slap Shot Wide of Net
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Giveaway by Brandon Montour
Matthew Tkachuk Deflected Wide of Net
Anthony Duclair Snap Shot Wide of Net
Radko Gudas hit Rem Pitlick
Josh Mahura Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Alex Belzile
Eric Staal faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Colin White faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Eetu Luostarinen hit Kaiden Guhle
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Chris Tierney
Takeaway by Brandon Montour
Marc Staal hit Anthony Richard
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Alex Belzile
Ryan Lomberg hit Johnathan Kovacevic
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot Wide of Net
Anthony Duclair Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Aleksander Barkov Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Alex Belzile
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Alex Belzile
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Alex Belzile
Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Chris Tierney
Marc Staal Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Radko Gudas hit Kaiden Guhle
Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot Wide of Net
Aaron Ekblad Interference against Joel Edmundson
Eric Staal faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Radko Gudas
Sam Reinhart Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault
Josh Mahura Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Brandon Montour Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Aleksander Barkov Deflected saved by Sam Montembeault
Colin White faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Colin White hit Nick Suzuki
Colin White hit Jesse Ylonen
Colin White Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Josh Mahura hit Rem Pitlick
Radko Gudas hit Mike Matheson
Sam Reinhart hit Michael Pezzetta
Radko Gudas hit Josh Anderson
Josh Anderson shot blocked by Radko Gudas
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Colin White Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Marc Staal hit Kaiden Guhle
Ryan Lomberg Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Eric Staal faceoff won against Alex Belzile
Mike Matheson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Anderson (10), Jonathan Drouin (25)
Mike Hoffman Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Giveaway by Mike Hoffman
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic
Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Anthony Richard Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaiden Guhle (14)
Michael Pezzetta Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Anthony Richard (2), Chris Tierney (5)
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Michael Pezzetta
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Anton Lundell
David Savard hit Matthew Tkachuk
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Chris Tierney
Anthony Richard Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Takeaway by Denis Gurianov
Alex Belzile Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Johnathan Kovacevic Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Joel Edmundson hit Sam Reinhart
Kaiden Guhle Tripping against Colin White
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Chris Tierney faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Josh Anderson
Alex Belzile Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Rafael Harvey-Pinard Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Justin Barron (9), Joel Edmundson (8)
Nick Suzuki hit Anthony Duclair
Chris Tierney faceoff won against Eric Staal
Eric Staal shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Michael Pezzetta hit Marc Staal
Michael Pezzetta hit Sam Bennett
Chris Tierney Delaying Game
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by David Savard
Josh Anderson hit Sam Reinhart
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
Josh Anderson hit Gustav Forsling
David Savard hit Anton Lundell
Joel Edmundson hit Ryan Lomberg
Justin Barron Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Michael Pezzetta hit Eric Staal
Anthony Richard hit Brandon Montour
Anthony Richard Tripping against Brandon Montour
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by David Savard
Nick Suzuki hit Sam Bennett
Josh Mahura shot blocked by Alex Belzile
Mike Hoffman Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Josh Anderson hit Nick Cousins
Jesse Ylonen hit Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Jesse Ylonen
David Savard Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Chris Tierney faceoff won against Colin White
Justin Barron Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Michael Pezzetta hit Brandon Montour
Justin Barron Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Joel Edmundson hit Anton Lundell
Mike Hoffman hit Radko Gudas
Giveaway by Mike Hoffman
Rem Pitlick Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Kaiden Guhle Backhand Wide of Net
Denis Gurianov Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Giveaway by Josh Anderson
Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Rafael Harvey-Pinard hit Gustav Forsling
Anthony Duclair shot blocked by Justin Barron
Michael Pezzetta Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Kaiden Guhle hit Anton Lundell
Mike Hoffman Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Nick Suzuki Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Kaiden Guhle hit Matthew Tkachuk
Denis Gurianov hit Radko Gudas
Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Rem Pitlick Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (16)
Alex Belzile faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Chris Tierney faceoff won against Eric Staal
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Mike Matheson Wrap-around saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jesse Ylonen hit Eetu Luostarinen
Anthony Richard Tip-In Wide of Net
Anthony Richard Deflected Wide of Net
Chris Tierney faceoff won against Eric Staal
Michael Pezzetta hit Eric Staal
Denis Gurianov Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Denis Gurianov Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
David Savard Snap Shot Wide of Net
Nick Suzuki hit Eetu Luostarinen
Mike Hoffman Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Joel Edmundson Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Colin White
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Eric Staal
Michael Pezzetta hit Gustav Forsling
Giveaway by David Savard
Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Nick Suzuki Cross-checking against Anton Lundell
Nick Suzuki Game Misconduct against Anton Lundell
Johnathan Kovacevic Misconduct
Chris Tierney faceoff won against Colin White
David Savard hit Anton Lundell
Michael Pezzetta Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Radko Gudas shot blocked by Alex Belzile
Takeaway by Rafael Harvey-Pinard

CANADIENS

PANTHERS

TIME		MTL	FLA
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov	0	0
0:16	Mike Matheson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Anderson (10), Jonathan Drouin (25)	1	0
0:16	Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin	1	0
1:05	Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad	1	0
1:12	Sam Bennett hit Nick Suzuki	1	0
1:23	Gustav Forsling hit Rafael Harvey-Pinard	1	0
1:41	Mike Hoffman Wrist Shot Wide of Net	1	0
1:52	Hand Pass	1	0
1:52	Anton Lundell faceoff won against Alex Belzile	1	0
2:15	Giveaway by Mike Hoffman	1	0
2:19	Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	1	0
2:39	Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic	1	0
2:43	Colin White Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Cousins (18), Eric Staal (12)	1	1
2:43	Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin	1	1
3:17	Carter Verhaeghe Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (22)	1	2
3:17	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov	1	2
3:42	Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot Wide of Net	1	2
3:46	Aaron Ekblad hit Rafael Harvey-Pinard	1	2
4:13	Takeaway by Sam Reinhart	1	2
4:24	Sam Reinhart hit Alex Belzile	1	2
4:36	Radko Gudas Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	1	2
4:42	Radko Gudas Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	1	2
5:07	Marc Staal hit Anthony Richard	1	2
5:20	Anthony Richard Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaiden Guhle (14)	2	2
5:20	Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Sam Bennett	2	2
5:35	Puck in Crowd	2	2
5:35	Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin	2	2
6:04	Gustav Forsling Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (58)	2	3
6:04	Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	2	3
7:07	Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	2	3
7:25	Alex Belzile shot blocked by Josh Mahura	2	3
7:49	Eric Staal Deflected Wide of Net	2	3
7:51	Ryan Lomberg hit Rem Pitlick	2	3
8:08	Nick Cousins hit Kaiden Guhle	2	3
8:18	Michael Pezzetta Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Anthony Richard (2), Chris Tierney (5)	3	3
8:18	Colin White faceoff won against Chris Tierney	3	3
8:28	Icing	3	3
8:28	Sam Bennett faceoff won against Chris Tierney	3	3
8:33	Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Michael Pezzetta	3	3
8:34	Puck in Crowd	3	3
8:34	Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	3	3
8:59	Aleksander Barkov Deflected saved by Jake Allen	3	3
9:09	Aaron Ekblad Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (21), Aleksander Barkov (40)	3	4
9:09	Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Sam Bennett	3	4
9:14	Puck in Benches	3	4
9:14	Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin	3	4
9:36	Takeaway by Carter Verhaeghe	3	4
9:40	Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	3	4
9:49	Offside	3	4
9:49	Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Anton Lundell	3	4
10:16	Giveaway by Ryan Lomberg	3	4
10:33	Ryan Lomberg Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Radko Gudas (10), Josh Mahura (10)	3	5
10:33	Alex Belzile faceoff won against Colin White	3	5
11:13	Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	3	5
11:31	David Savard hit Matthew Tkachuk	3	5
11:33	Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen	3	5
11:40	Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Chris Tierney	3	5
11:54	Anthony Richard Wrist Shot Wide of Net	3	5
11:55	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	3	5
11:55	Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Chris Tierney	3	5
12:10	Radko Gudas hit Kaiden Guhle	3	5
12:11	Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	3	5
12:22	Sam Reinhart Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Mahura (11)	3	6
12:22	Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	3	6
12:37	Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide of Net	3	6
12:42	Takeaway by Anthony Duclair	3	6
12:50	Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In saved by Jake Allen	3	6
13:10	Icing	3	6
13:10	Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Sam Bennett	3	6
13:13	Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot Wide of Net	3	6
13:18	Carter Verhaeghe Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (59)	3	7
13:18	Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin	3	7
13:23	Takeaway by Denis Gurianov	3	7
13:45	Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	3	7
14:24	Colin White hit David Savard	3	7
14:32	Alex Belzile Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	3	7
15:24	Johnathan Kovacevic Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	3	7
15:24	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	3	7
15:24	Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jesse Ylonen	3	7
16:28	Joel Edmundson hit Sam Reinhart	3	7
16:43	Offside	3	7
16:43	Sam Bennett faceoff won against Alex Belzile	3	7
17:05	Alex Belzile shot blocked by Radko Gudas	3	7
17:22	Radko Gudas hit Rem Pitlick	3	7
17:43	Takeaway by Carter Verhaeghe	3	7
18:01	Kaiden Guhle Tripping against Colin White	3	7
18:01	Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Chris Tierney	3	7
18:16	Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Rafael Harvey-Pinard	3	7
18:42	Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Rafael Harvey-Pinard	3	7
18:47	Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	3	7
19:15	Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen	3	7
19:16	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	3	7
19:16	Chris Tierney faceoff won against Sam Bennett	3	7
19:22	High Stick	3	7
19:22	Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	3	7
19:29	Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk	3	7
19:55	Sam Bennett Deflected Wide of Net	3	7
20:00	End of 1st Period	3	7

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 3-0

Canadiens
2
Panthers
7

Game 1

30/12

Panthers
6
Canadiens
2

Game 2

20/1

Canadiens
5
Panthers
9

Game 3

16/3

Panthers
5
Canadiens
2

Game 4

31/3

Amerant Bank Arena

11:00 PM, 16 March 2023

Sunrise, FL

Attendance: 17,372

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Kilian McNamara

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Canucks coach Rick Tocchet reveals secret to season's success

Vancouver's Rick Tocchet joins "The Point" to break down what helped him win the Jack Adams Award as top coach.

Canucks' Rick Tocchet wins Jack Adams Award as coach of the year

Rick Tocchet was honored as the NHL's coach of the year Wednesday after guiding the Pacific Division champion Vancouver Canucks to their second playoff berth in nine years.

NHL awards and trophies for 2023-24: Schedule, winners

It's time to recognize the best players from this season. Who will take home the hardware for MVP, rookie of the year and more?

ESPN BET is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.