nhl Game Recap
Montreal Falls 5-1 to Panthers - Recap
The Canadiens came up short Thursday against the Panthers, falling 5-1.
Bettors who backed the Panthers were rewarded as -265 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Florida got goals from Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Aleksander Barkov, Sam Bennett, Evan Rodrigues, and Carter Verhaeghe in the victory. Barkov opened the scoring at 7:07 of the second period.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 21-save effort for the Panthers.
Montreal got a goal from Johnathan Kovacevic in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 24-stop effort from Cayden Primeau in the loss.
On the power play, Florida went 1-for-4, while the Canadiens were 0-for-6 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Montreal 29-22 in the game.
Florida heads into a battle against the Islanders. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Detroit.