| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 FLA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 MTL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Cole Caufield
· RW
Cole Caufield
· RW
Mackie Samoskevich
· RW
Sam Bennett
· C
Team Stats
14Blocked Shots24
35Hits21
5Takeaways3
22Shots15
0Power Play Goals1
2Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
31Faceoffs Won25
55.4Faceoff Win Percent44.6
25Giveaways9
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:58
Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot Wide Right
19:55
Seth Jones shot blocked by David Savard
19:43
Sam Reinhart Snap Shot Wide Right
19:36
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
19:36
Icing
19:32
Christian Dvorak Snap Shot Wide Right
19:30
Giveaway by Anton Lundell
19:26
Sam Reinhart Snap Shot Wide Left
19:25
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Left
19:12
Anton Lundell Batted saved by Sam Montembeault
19:11
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
18:53
Sam Bennett Backhand Wide Left
18:51
Seth Jones shot blocked by Mike Matheson
18:23
Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot Wide Left
18:21
Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
18:16
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jake Evans
18:16
Timeout - Visitor
18:16
Goalie Stopped
18:14
Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
18:08
Sam Reinhart Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
17:40
Sam Bennett Tip-In Wide Right
17:22
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jake Evans
17:22
Timeout - Home
17:22
Goalie Stopped
17:18
Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
17:15
Takeaway by Seth Jones
17:07
Joel Armia shot blocked by Aleksander Barkov
16:52
Jake Evans faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
16:52
Puck in Netting
16:50
Mackie Samoskevich shot blocked by Mike Matheson
16:42
Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot Wide Left
16:27
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jake Evans
16:27
Christian Dvorak High-sticking against Gustav Forsling
15:54
Eetu Luostarinen faceoff won against Alex Newhook
15:54
Icing
15:11
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
15:07
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
14:58
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
14:48
Evan Rodrigues hit Cole Caufield
14:32
Juraj Slafkovský hit Seth Jones
14:11
Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Mike Matheson
14:05
Jake Evans faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
14:05
Goalie Stopped
14:03
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
13:44
Jake Evans Backhand Wide Left
13:41
Giveaway by Sam Bennett
13:33
Jake Evans faceoff won against Sam Bennett
13:33
Goalie Stopped
Caufield powers Canadiens to 3-1 victory over Panthers
— Cole Caufield scored his team-leading 33rd goal and added an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday night.
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