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Florida Panthers 2, Montréal Canadiens 6 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Florida Panthers 2, Montréal Canadiens 6. Shots on goal: FLA 27, MTL 19. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 FLA 0-2 MTL; P2 FLA 1-1 MTL; P3 FLA 1-3 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 02:59 Noah Dobson (assists: Mike Matheson, Oliver Kapanen) to make it FLA 0-1 MTL; P1 17:35 Oliver Kapanen (assists: Juraj Slafkovský) to make it FLA 0-2 MTL; P2 05:33 Sam Bennett to make it FLA 1-2 MTL; P2 13:41 Alexandre Texier (assists: Alexandre Carrier, Nick Suzuki) to make it FLA 1-3 MTL; P3 07:26 Alexandre Texier (assists: Mike Matheson) to make it FLA 1-4 MTL; P3 11:23 Sam Bennett (assists: Evan Rodrigues, Niko Mikkola) to make it FLA 2-4 MTL; P3 17:59 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson) to make it FLA 2-5 MTL; P3 19:10 Alexandre Texier (assists: Sammy Blais, Joseph Veleno) to make it FLA 2-6 MTL. Top skaters: Alexandre Texier (MTL) 3 G, 0 A; Oliver Kapanen (MTL) 1 G, 2 A; Sam Bennett (FLA) 2 G, 0 A; Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) 14 saves on 19, decision L; Samuel Montembeault (MTL) 25 saves on 27, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Alexandre Texier
3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 6 SOG · 17:15 TOI
Goals · FLA
Sam Bennett
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 20:16 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Samuel Montembeault
25 saves on 27 shots (.926) · W
Season highs
Alexandre Texier · Season-high 6 shots on goalAlexandre Texier · Season-high 3 goalsOliver Kapanen · Season-high 3 points

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

FLA 0 largest lead Never led
MTL 4 largest lead P3 19:10 (FLA 2, MTL 6) · 2-0 run, P1 2:59–P1 17:35
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:59 Noah Dobson (Mike Matheson, Oliver Kapanen) MTL · slap shot · FLA 0, MTL 1
  • P1 17:35 Oliver Kapanen (Juraj Slafkovský) MTL · backhand shot · FLA 0, MTL 2
  • P2 5:33 Sam Bennett FLA · snap shot · FLA 1, MTL 2
  • P2 13:41 Alexandre Texier (Alexandre Carrier, Nick Suzuki) MTL · tip-in shot · FLA 1, MTL 3
  • P3 7:26 Alexandre Texier (Mike Matheson) MTL · snap shot · FLA 1, MTL 4
  • P3 11:23 Sam Bennett (Evan Rodrigues, Niko Mikkola) FLA · snap shot · FLA 2, MTL 4
  • P3 17:59 Juraj Slafkovský (Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson) MTL · Empty net · FLA 2, MTL 5
  • P3 19:10 Alexandre Texier (Sammy Blais, Joseph Veleno) MTL · bat shot · FLA 2, MTL 6

Linescore

123 T
FLA 011 2
MTL 213 6

Shots on goal: FLA 27, MTL 19

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

FLAMTL
27Shots on goal19
55Shot attempts53
34Faceoff wins25
18Hits18
11Blocked shots20
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways7
18Giveaways9
24Penalty minutes22
73.7%Save %92.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA6101127
MTL84820

🎯 Shot Map

Florida Panthers2 G · 43 attempts
Anton Lundell: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)Jeff Petry: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)Eetu Luostarinen: saved (tip-in)A.J. Greer: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: missed the netDonovan Sebrango: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: saved (tip-in)Sam Bennett: goal (snap)Niko Mikkola: missed the netAnton Lundell: saved (snap)Jesper Boqvist: saved (snap)Gustav Forsling: saved (snap)A.J. Greer: missed the netA.J. Greer: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: missed the netSam Bennett: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (wrist)Anton Lundell: saved (tip-in)Luke Kunin: missed the netSam Reinhart: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: saved (snap)Uvis Balinskis: saved (backhand)Sam Bennett: missed the netAnton Lundell: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: missed the netNiko Mikkola: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: goal (snap)Anton Lundell: saved (snap)Evan Rodrigues: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: missed the netJesper Boqvist: saved (deflected)Sam Bennett: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: saved (snap)Carter Verhaeghe: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 25Saved58% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net37% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens6 G · 33 attempts
Brendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: goal (slap)Alexandre Texier: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Owen Beck: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (slap)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Owen Beck: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: missed the netSammy Blais: missed the netOliver Kapanen: goal (backhand)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netAlexandre Texier: goal (tip-in)Alexandre Carrier: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Alexandre Texier: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (snap)Alexandre Texier: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: saved (deflected)Brendan Gallagher: saved (backhand)Arber Xhekaj: missed the netAlexandre Texier: goal (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (slap)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: goalJoseph Veleno: saved (snap)Alexandre Texier: goal (bat)
  • 6Goals18% of attempts
  • 14Saved42% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net39% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sam Bennett C 202-141020:16
Evan Rodrigues C 011-120017:30
Sam Reinhart C 000-222124:16
Gustav Forsling D 000013123:46
Aaron Ekblad D 000-101123:32
Niko Mikkola D 000000021:02
Anton Lundell C 000-150019:55
Eetu Luostarinen C 000013119:36
Uvis Balinskis D 000-211218:16
Carter Verhaeghe C 000-210018:12
Jeff Petry D 000-310216:58
Mackie Samoskevich R 000050011:43
Jesper Boqvist C 000020111:24
A.J. Greer L 000-112011:19
Donovan Sebrango D 000-112011:08
Luke Kunin C 000-201109:55
Jack Studnicka C 000-201106:30
Noah Gregor L 000-201005:53
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Sergei Bobrovsky L 141973.7558:49
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alexandre Texier L 303+261017:15
Oliver Kapanen C 123+210417:19
Juraj Slafkovský L 112+300318:51
Mike Matheson D 022+110225:50
Noah Dobson D 101040322:43
Lane Hutson D 011+100124:07
Nick Suzuki C 011+211021:51
Alexandre Carrier D 011+100621:47
Joseph Veleno C 011+222010:40
Sammy Blais L 011+105007:36
Phillip Danault C 000-100018:40
Cole Caufield R 000+210016:27
Ivan Demidov R 000+200015:36
Brendan Gallagher R 000-221015:25
Zachary Bolduc R 000-111012:28
Jayden Struble D 000+301109:39
Arber Xhekaj D 000+206008:37
Owen Beck C 000000007:09
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Samuel Montembeault W 252792.6260:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series FLA 0 – 2 MTL
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