Panthers vs. Canadiens — December 5, 2026: preview

FLAFLA
11-7-2
W2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
Sat, Dec 5
@
Centre Bell
MTLMTL
12-3-4
W1 · L10: 8-0-2
W
OT
W
W
OT
W
W
W
W
W
PUCKLAB EDGEFLA 56%

Matchup: Florida Panthers (11-7-2) at Montréal Canadiens (12-3-4). PuckLab Edge: Panthers, 56% (stronger 5v5 possession, better special teams).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
FLAMTL
Scoring & Defense
3.25GF/GP3.53
3.00GA/GP3.00
+5Goal Diff+10
Analytics
54.25v5 CF%51.4
50.75v5 xGF%50.5
.890SV%.899
47.7FO %52.4
Special Teams & Discipline
23.8PP%13.8
86.3PK%78.1
15.4PIM / GP10.6
Record Splits
6-5-2Road / Home5-2-3

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
FLA

FLA Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Matthew TkachukL20424280.7657.6Seth JonesD20319220.2256.1Brady TkachukL201011211.0659.0Carter VerhaegheC201010200.6754.0Sam ReinhartC20118190.6552.4
MTL

MTL Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Cole CaufieldR19126181.0952.5Lane HutsonD19315180.2456.9Nick SuzukiC1379160.7156.0Josh AndersonR1884121.1148.4Juraj SlafkovskýL19210120.6051.3

Team Profile

FLA
Avg Age
30.0
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
203 lbs
MTL
Avg Age
25.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
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