NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 4/1/2025

Cole Caufield skating for the Montreal Canadiens
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Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Tonight – April 1
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: SCRIPPS, ESPN+
Radio:
Florida– 560 AM WQAM
Montreal – TSN 690

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Florida
-1.5 ML -192
Montreal +1.5 ML +160
O/U 5.5

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Canadiens on Sunday. Florida is 20-15-1 on the road this season. The Panthers are tied for second place in the Atlantic Division.

Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens are 3-0-0 against the Panthers this season. Montreal is 18-12-5 at home this season. The Habs are currently in the second wild card position by percentage points over the New York Rangers.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines

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

Forsling-Jones
Mikkola-Schmidt
Bjornfot-Balinskis

Bobrovsky
Vanecek

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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

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

Matheson-Carrier
Guhle-Hutson
Struble-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Sam Reinhart has 36 goals and 40 assists for the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov has recorded 19 power play assists.

Montreal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki has 23 goals and 54 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has tallied ten power play goals.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

RW Matthew Tkachuk – Week to week
D Aaron Ekblad – Suspension
D Dmitry Kulikov – Week to week

Montreal Canadiens

Kirby Dach – Out for season
David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months

Next Game

Florida Panthers – April 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens – April 3 vs Boston Bruins

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