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Canadiens vs Panthers Final: 4-2 - Recap

The Canadiens beat Florida 4-2 on Sunday, earning a victory backstopped by Sam Montembeault's 24 saves.

Montreal won as a +251 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Patrik Laine, Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki, and Brendan Gallagher each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Laine opened the scoring for Montreal.

Sam Montembeault stopped 24 of 26 Florida shots in the victory.

Florida got goals from Seth Jones, and Sam Reinhart in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Florida got a 18-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.

On the power play, Montreal went 2-for-3, while the Panthers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 26-22.