12-7-2, 7-5-2 Away

12-4-4, 5-3-3 Home

Florida Panthers @ Montreal Canadiens

Panthers

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Markstrom	6	3	1	1	2.41	.906
A. Schmid	6	3	1	0	3.10	.883
C. Black	0	1	0	0	3.15	.857

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Fowler	9	1	2	2	2.13	.926
J. Dobes	3	3	2	0	3.93	.852

Bell Centre

1:00 PM, December 5, 2026

Montreal, Canada

FLA

MTL

Points

Matthew TkachukLW #19

29PTS

25A

Cole CaufieldRW #13

19PTS

12G

Goals

Sam ReinhartC #13

12G

6PPG

68S

Cole CaufieldRW #13

12G

2PPG

67S

Assists

Matthew TkachukLW #19

25A

14PPA

2+/-

Lane HutsonD #48

15A

4PPA

5+/-

Florida Panthers

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Brad Marchand LW	IR	Nov 21
Aleksander Barkov C	IR-LT	Nov 27
Jonah Gadjovich LW	IR-LT	Nov 28

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Mike Matheson D	OUT	Nov 21
Josh Anderson RW	IR	Nov 23
Chris Kreider LW	IR	Jan 2
Ivan Demidov RW	IR	Nov 21
Sam Montembeault G	IR	Nov 21

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
FLA	3.29	2.91	29.4	26.0	321	21	24.4	12	85.5	1	0
MTL	3.30	3.05	27.8	28.2	218	8	13.3	17	77.9	1	0

Panthers Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	@STL	W4-1
11/12/26	vsDET	W5-4
11/10/26	@CBJ	W4-1
11/8/26	@BOS	L4-1
11/7/26	@WSH	L4-3

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsCOL	L4-1
11/12/26	@BOS	W5-2
11/10/26	vsMIN	L2-1 OT
11/7/26	@TOR	W4-2
11/5/26	vsUTA	W5-4 OT

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/5

Panthers
Canadiens

Game 1

12/5

Canadiens
Panthers

Game 2

1/2

Panthers
Canadiens

Game 3

3/16

Canadiens
Panthers

Game 4

4/6

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	13	5	2	28
Montreal	12	4	4	28
Ottawa	13	6	2	28
Boston	13	6	1	27
Florida	12	7	2	26
Buffalo	8	8	4	20
Detroit	8	10	3	19
Toronto	8	12	2	18

Devon Levi's connection with the ice leads to Russell Crowe praise

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Florida Panthers @ Montreal Canadiens

Scoring Leaders

Matthew TkachukLW #19

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Sam ReinhartC #13

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Matthew TkachukLW #19

Lane HutsonD #48

Injury Report

Team Stats

Devon Levi's connection with the ice leads to Russell Crowe praise

NHL Tonight: What to watch in Sunday's five showdowns

New York takes on Montreal following Gawdin's 2-goal showing