Having ended a seven-game losing streak with a victory in Pittsburgh, the Montreal Canadiens (8th in Atlantic Division) will try to continue in similar fashion while paying a visit to the Florida Panthers (4th in Atlantic), who have just snapped a three-game winning run.
A season-long matching seven-game losing skid (0-5-2) came to an end for the Montreal Canadiens (27-35-6), who kicked off their current three-date road trek with a 6-4 triumph against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Anthony Richard (2 goals, 3 points this year) buried the eventual winner at 3:05 of the third period, breaking a 4-4 tie before Josh Anderson (21 goals, 30 points) added an empty-netter 35 seconds from time. Earlier, the Habs took a 4-2 lead just before the first intermission with four consecutive markers, but squandered the lead in the following frame. Montreal is 4-3-0 on its previous seven travels.
Goalie Sam Montembeault stopped 39 shots on Tuesday to take his current performance total to 13-13-3 for the season with a 3.31 GAA and a .905 save percentage. He has picked up a 0-3-0 past record v ersus Florida with a 6.41 GAA and a .861 save percentage, while Jake Allen (14-22-3 on the year with a 3.43 GAA and a .895 save percentage) is 2-6-0 against the Panthers in previous encounters with a 4.30 GAA and a .877 save percentage. The Canadiens, meanwhile, are 5th in least goals scored per game this season (2.74), 6th in most goals allowed on average (3.62) and 2nd from the bottom in both power play (15.9%) and penalty kill (72.4%).
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