nhl Game Recap
Recap - Panthers Defeat Montreal 7-2
The Panthers got a 3-goal performance from Aleksander Barkov as Florida handed Montreal a 7-2 defeat on Thursday at FLA Live Arena.
Florida won as a -335 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Florida got goals from Aleksander Barkov(3), Matthew Tkachuk(2), Carter Verhaeghe, and Eetu Luostarinen in the victory. Barkov opened the scoring at 2:37 of the first period.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 25-save effort for the Panthers.
Montreal got goals from Josh Anderson, and Arber Xhekaj in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Sam Montembeault stopped 34 of 41 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Florida went 3-for-6, while the Canadiens were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 41-27.
Next game, Florida takes its act on the road to face Carolina looking for another win. For Montreal, they head on the road to face Washington.