Montreal Canadiens chase ninth straight win over Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers meet Montreal Canadiens at Amerant Bank Arena, Sunday 5:00am (NHL). Montreal Canadiens have won the last eight against Florida Panthers.
The big picture
Florida Panthers come in 12th on the ladder; Montreal Canadiens are 9th. Montreal Canadiens are the side higher up the table.
Florida Panthers are 9–7 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.3 goals for and 2.9 against.
Montreal Canadiens are 10–6 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.6 goals for and 3.2 against.
Form
Florida Panthers have won four of their last five and most recently beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3.
Montreal Canadiens have won four of their last five and most recently beat Utah Mammoth 5–4.
Head to head
These sides have met 94 times on our records since 1999: Florida Panthers 46, Montreal Canadiens 45, 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 Florida Panthers, watch Carter Verhaeghe (9 goals, 6 assists in 2026-27) and Sam Reinhart (9 goals, 7 assists in 2026-27).
For Montreal Canadiens, watch Cole Caufield (11 goals, 4 assists in 2026-27) and Josh Anderson (7 goals, 3 assists in 2026-27).
At Amerant Bank Arena
Florida Panthers have won 11 of their last 15 at Amerant Bank Arena.
The deeper numbers
Florida Panthers haven't beaten Montreal Canadiens at Amerant Bank Arena since 2023-24: 3 meetings there since then.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
