nhl Game Recap
Florida Ices Montreal 4-1 - Recap
The Panthers beat Montreal 4-1 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Chris Driedger's 33 saves.
Florida won as a -150 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Jonathan Huberdeau, Lucas Wallmark, Mike Hoffman, and MacKenzie Weegar each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Wallmark opened the scoring for Florida.
Chris Driedger stopped 33 of 34 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got a goal from Jake Evans in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 28 of 31 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Florida went 0-for-3, while the Canadiens were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Florida lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 34-32.
Next game, Florida takes its act on the road to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Nashville.