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Montréal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers

January 2, 2027 · 1:00 PM ET · Amerant Bank Arena
MTL 2-2-1  ·  FLA 2-1-2

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Matchup: Montréal Canadiens at Florida Panthers (Amerant Bank Arena), regular season. Florida Panthers record: 2-1-2. Montréal Canadiens record: 2-2-1. FLA last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 5-2-3, 3 goals for and 2.6 against per game. MTL last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 3-6-1, 2.6 goals for and 3.7 against per game.

Injury report: Aleksander Barkov (FLA) Injured Reserve; Brad Marchand (FLA) Out; Jonah Gadjovich (FLA) Injured Reserve; Florian Xhekaj (MTL) Day-To-Day; Ivan Demidov (MTL) Injured Reserve; Oliver Kapanen (MTL) Injured Reserve.

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