Montreal Canadiens chase ninth straight win over Florida Panthers
Montreal Canadiens meet Florida Panthers at Bell Centre, Sunday 5:00am (NHL). Montreal Canadiens have won the last eight against Florida Panthers.
The big picture
Montreal Canadiens come in 9th on the ladder; Florida Panthers are 12th. Montreal Canadiens have the higher position to protect.
Montreal Canadiens are 10–6 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.6 goals for and 3.2 against.
Florida Panthers are 9–7 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.3 goals for and 2.9 against.
Form
Montreal Canadiens have won four of their last five and most recently beat Utah Mammoth 5–4.
Florida Panthers have won four of their last five and most recently beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3.
Head to head
These sides have met 94 times on our records since 1999: Montreal Canadiens 45, Florida Panthers 46, 3 drawn.
Last time out (2025-26), Montreal Canadiens won 4–3 at Bell Centre.
Montreal Canadiens have won the last eight against Florida Panthers.
Biggest margin between these two: Montreal Canadiens by 8 goals in 2021-22 (10–2).
Players to watch
For Montreal Canadiens, watch Cole Caufield (11 goals, 4 assists in 2026-27) and Josh Anderson (7 goals, 3 assists in 2026-27).
For Florida Panthers, watch Carter Verhaeghe (9 goals, 6 assists in 2026-27) and Sam Reinhart (9 goals, 7 assists in 2026-27).
At Bell Centre
Montreal Canadiens have won 9 of their last 20 at Bell Centre.
The deeper numbers
Florida Panthers haven't beaten Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre since 2023-24: 5 meetings there since then.
Florida Panthers have lost their last 5 at Bell Centre and haven't won there since 2023-24 (against Montreal Canadiens).
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Montreal Canadiens have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
