NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 3/15/2025

Juraj Slafkovsky skating for the Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 05: Montreal Canadiens left wing Juraj Slafkovsky (20) tracks the play during the Las Vegas Golden Knights versus the Montreal Canadiens game on November 05, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Florida Panthers (41-22-3, 85 Pts) at Montreal Canadiens (31-27-7, 69 Pts)
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Tonight – Saturday, March 15
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: NHL Network, SCRIPPS
Radio:
Florida – 560 WQAM
Montreal – TSN 690

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Florida
-1.5 ML -198
Montreal +1.5 ML +164
O/U 5.5

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers have won 12 of their last 15 games after a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. Florida is 19-12-1 on the road this season. The Panthers are 9-6-1 against the Atlantic Division this season.

Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens have lost three out of their last four games after a 5-4 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. Montreal is 16-12-4 at home this season. The Habs defeated the Panthers 4-0 in their first meeting.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Reinhart
Samoskevich-Bennett-Rodrigues
Luostarinen-Lundell-J.Boqvist
Greer-Sturm-Gadjovich

Forsling-Jones
Mikkola-Kulikov
Schmidt-Balinskis

Bobrovsky
Vanecek

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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Roy-Newhook-Gallagher
Laine-Dvorak-Anderson
Heineman-Evans-Pezzetta

Matheson-Carrier
Struble-Hutson
Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Aleksander Barkov has 17 goals and 43 assists for the Panthers. Sam Bennett has scored five goals and added five assists over the last ten games.

Montreal Canadiens

Lane Hutson has four goals and 45 assists for the Canadiens. Juraj Slafkovsky has six goals and five assists over the past ten games.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

LW Matthew Tkachuk – IR
LW Brad Marchand – Out three to four weeks
D Aaron Ekblad – Suspended

Montreal Canadiens

RW Joel Armia – Day to day
D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months
D Kaiden Guhle – Out indefinitely
C Kirby Dach – Out for season

Next Game

Florida Panthers – March 16 at New York Islanders
Montreal Canadiens – March 18 vs Ottawa Senators

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