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Montréal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers

Regular season · Saturday, January 2, 2027 · Amerant Bank Arena

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Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday, January 2, 2027, with puck drop at 1:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN2, TVAS and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

Game 2 of a road trip: Tampa Bay, now Florida.

  1. 232026-12-23: no game
  2. 242026-12-24: no game
  3. 252026-12-25: no game
  4. 262026-12-26: vs TOR
  5. 272026-12-27: vs DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 282026-12-28: no game
  7. 292026-12-29: vs CBJ
  8. 302026-12-30: no game
  9. 312026-12-31: at TBL
  10. 12027-01-01: no game
  11. 22027-01-02: at FLA
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,486 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Panthers

Back home after a game in Nashville.

  1. 232026-12-23: no game
  2. 242026-12-24: no game
  3. 252026-12-25: no game
  4. 262026-12-26: vs TBL
  5. 272026-12-27: no game
  6. 282026-12-28: vs NSH
  7. 292026-12-29: no game
  8. 302026-12-30: vs BUF
  9. 312026-12-31: no game
  10. 12027-01-01: at NSH
  11. 22027-01-02: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~789 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,577 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
Florida PanthersPanthersTue, Oct 13 at CBJ
  1. L1Vilmanis#95Luostarinen#27Lundell#15
    9:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewEller#20Verhaeghe#23Reinhart#13
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. L3Tkachuk#19Tkachuk#8Bennett#9
    7:58 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewImama#14Lafferty#18Hathaway#21
    7:54 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekblad#5Forsling#42
    12:58 together at 5v5
  2. D2Jones#3Mikkola#77
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulikov#7Balinskis#26
    11:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tkachuk LTkachuk LVerhaeghe CReinhart CJones D4:55
  2. 2Eller CBennett CLuostarinen CLundell CEkblad D2:58

Penalty kill

  1. 1Luostarinen CLundell CEkblad DForsling D0:57
  2. 2Eller CHathaway RJones DMikkola D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLFLA

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)FLA 72% (7th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)FLA 2:30 left (2nd earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)FLA 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)FLA 27% (10th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series