Florida Panthers (13-7-2, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (10-10-2, seventh in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Panthers -225, Canadiens +180; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens are looking to end their three-game home slide with a victory against the Florida Panthers.
Montreal has a 3-2-1 record in Atlantic Division play and a 10-10-2 record overall. The Canadiens serve 11.3 penalty minutes per game to rank seventh in NHL play.
Florida has gone 13-7-2 overall with a 3-1-2 record in Atlantic Division play. The Panthers are fifth in league play with 102 total penalties (averaging 4.6 per game).
Thursday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Suzuki has six goals and 12 assists for the Canadiens. Michael Matheson has three goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
Sam Reinhart has 15 goals and 12 assists for the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov Jr. has two goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 5-5-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.4 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Panthers: 6-3-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.7 assists, 5.5 penalties and 18.5 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Carey Price: out (knee), Jordan Harris: out (lower body), David Savard: out (hand), Arber Xhekaj: out (upper body), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: out (lower body).
Panthers: Josh Mahura: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
