NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 12/28/2024

Nick Suzuki skating for the Montreal Canadiens
Photo: Nick Wass/AP

Montreal Canadiens (14-17-3, 31 Pts) at Florida Panthers (22-12-2, 46 Pts)
Venue: Amalie Arena
Date: Tonday – Saturday, December 28
Time: 1:00 pm EST

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

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal +1.5 ML +225
Florida -1.5 ML -210
O/U 6.5

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens had a three-game winning streak snapped with a 5-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday. Montreal is 6-3-0 against the Atlantic Division. The Habs have the 13th-ranked power play and the tenth-ranked penalty kill in the NHL.

Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 on Monday, snapping a four-game winning streak. Florida is 5-3-0 against the Atlantic Division and owns the fourth-ranked power play in the league.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky

Newhook-Dach-Laine

Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher

Heineman-Evans-Armia

Hutson-Matheson

Guhle-Carrier

Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault

Primeau

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Florida Panthers Projected Lines

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Reinhart

Rodrigues-Lundell-Tkachuk

Luostarinen-Lundell-Samoskevich

Greer-Nosek-Asplund

Forsling-Ekblad

Mikkola-Kulikov

Balinskis-Schmidt

Bobrovsky

Knight

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Patrik Laine has had eight goals in ten games since joining the Canadiens but is a game-time decision with an upper-body injury. Cole Caufield has 17 goals and 15 assists for the Canadiens. Nick Suzuki has two goals and nine assists over the past ten games.

Florida Panthers

Sam Reinhart has scored 22 goals with 23 assists for the Panthers. Matthew Tkachuk has six goals and six assists over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

C Rafael Harvey-Pinard – IR – Out four months
D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months

Florida Panthers

C Jesper Boqvist – Day to day

Next Game

Montreal Canadiens – December 29 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers – December 30 vs New York Rangers

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