FLA 2–3 MTL Final / OT · L
Panthers/Schedule/Recap Tue, Dec 30, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Florida Panthers
FLA · 21-15-3
2–3
Final / OTL
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 21-12-6
1ST2ND3RDOTT FLA 090821102230 MTL 0701021012329 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Panthers trail the season series 0–1
FLA 21-15-3 · MTL 21-12-6 · First meeting this season — the Panthers trail the season series 0–1

Panthers fell to the Canadiens

The Panthers let a 2–0 lead get away: the Canadiens came back with three unanswered goals — Suzuki's equalizer with 1:22 left and the goalie pulled — and won it in overtime on Suzuki's goal.

Who had the better chances

The Canadiens created the better chances: 3.6 expected goals to 2.8, on 29 and 30 shots on goal.

FLA 2.8 xG · 30 shots MTL 3.6 xG · 29 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 0.5 · 1.0
2nd 1.0 · 0.8
3rd 1.0 · 1.0
OT 0.2 · 0.8
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Panthers win 37.
FLA 37%MTL 63%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 8 penalties
← Panthers shoot this way Canadiens shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
04:51 Uvis Balinskis· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
05:01 Aaron Ekblad· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
13:15 Lane Hutson· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
15:37 Nick Suzuki· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
01:27 Brad Marchand· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
01:40 Adam Engstrom· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
04:17 Gustav Forsling· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:55 Juraj Slafkovský· Tripping
Marchand scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
10:18 Brad Marchand PP
Sam Bennett, Seth Jones · Power play (Slafkovský, tripping) · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
1–0
2
15:01 Sam Reinhart
Eetu Luostarinen, Anton Lundell · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
2–0
3
Lane Hutson, Noah Dobson · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
2–1
4
18:38 Nick Suzuki EXTRA ATTACKER
Ivan Demidov, Cole Caufield · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
2–2
Overtime
5
03:24 Nick Suzuki PPGWG
Lane Hutson, Noah Dobson · wrist shot, a great chance (36%)
2–3
Goaltending
+0.6
vs expected
26/29 saves · 3 GA · 3.6 xGA Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+0.8
vs expected
28/30 saves · 2 GA · 2.8 xGA Stopped 0.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team FLAMTL
Shots on goal
30
29
Expected goals
2.8
3.6
Hits
30
16
Blocks
19
15
Faceoffs
44%
56%
Power play
1/4
1/4
Penalty minutes
8
8
The Panthers went 1-for-4 on the power play and allowed 1 on 4 Canadiens power plays.