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Panthers Fall 5-3 Against Montreal - Game Recap

Nick Suzuki scored a pair of goals against the Panthers as Montreal handed Florida a 5-3 defeat on Tuesday at Bell Centre.

The Canadiens were a +151 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Nick Suzuki(2), Joel Armia, Jake Evans, and Cole Caufield each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Armia opened the scoring for Montreal.

Sam Montembeault stopped 37 of 40 Florida shots in the victory.

Aleksander Barkov, Sam Bennett, and Anton Lundell scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Sam Montembeault.

Florida got a 34-stop effort from Anthony Stolarz in the loss.

Montreal scored 1 times on 7 chances on the power play, while Florida went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Florida outshot Montreal 40-39 in the game.

Montreal heads into a battle against the Lightning. Florida, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.