Montreal Canadiens (15-14-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (21-12-2, second in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Panthers -255, Canadiens +208; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers are looking to keep a three-game win streak going when they host the Montreal Canadiens.
Florida has a 21-12-2 record overall and a 5-1-2 record in Atlantic Division games. The Panthers are 19-3-0 in games they score at least three goals.
Montreal is 15-14-5 overall with a 4-3-2 record in Atlantic Division play. The Canadiens have committed 150 total penalties (4.4 per game) to rank eighth in NHL play.
The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season. The Panthers won the previous meeting 5-1. Sam Reinhart scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 11 goals and 27 assists for the Panthers. Reinhart has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Nicholas Suzuki has 10 goals and 20 assists for the Canadiens. Josh Anderson has scored six goals with two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 6-4-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.6 penalties and 11.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Canadiens: 5-3-2, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: Jonah Gadjovich: day to day (illness).
Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Tanner Pearson: out (upper body), Carey Price: out (knee), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: out (lower body), Alex Newhook: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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