nhl Game Recap
Florida Ices Montreal 9-5 - Recap
Carter Verhaeghe scored twice to lead the Panthers over Montreal 9-5 on Thursday at FLA Live Arena.
The Panthers were a -330 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Carter Verhaeghe(2), Aaron Ekblad(2), Sam Reinhart, Ryan Lomberg, Colin White, Matthew Tkachuk, and Gustav Forsling each scored for the Panthers in the victory. White opened the scoring for Florida.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 of 30 Montreal shots in the victory.
Anthony Richard, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Mike Matheson, Michael Pezzetta, and Rem Pitlick scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.
Jake Allen stopped 12 of 18 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Florida scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 42-30.
Florida looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Devils. The Canadiens will aim to get back on the winning track at Tampa Bay.