Canadiens vs. Panthers — January 2, 2027: preview

MTLMTL
12-3-4
W1 · L10: 8-0-2
W
OT
W
W
OT
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W
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W
Sat, Jan 2
@
Amerant Bank Arena
FLAFLA
11-7-2
W2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
L
L
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L
PUCKLAB EDGEFLA 61%

Matchup: Montréal Canadiens (12-3-4) at Florida Panthers (11-7-2). PuckLab Edge: Panthers, 61% (stronger 5v5 possession, better special teams, home ice advantage).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
MTLFLA
Scoring & Defense
3.53GF/GP3.25
3.00GA/GP3.00
+10Goal Diff+5
Analytics
51.45v5 CF%54.2
50.55v5 xGF%50.7
.899SV%.890
52.4FO %47.7
Special Teams & Discipline
13.8PP%23.8
78.1PK%86.3
10.6PIM / GP15.4
Record Splits
7-1-1Road / Home5-2-0

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
MTL

MTL Top Skaters

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

FLA Top Skaters

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

Team Profile

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