NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 3/30/2025

Montreal Canadiens (33-30-9, 75 Pts) at Florida Panthers (44-25-3, 91 Pts)
Venue: Amerant Bank Arena
Date: Today – Sunday, March 30
Time: 1:00 pm EST

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

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal +1.5 ML +235
Florida -1.5 ML -290
O/U 5.5

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens have lost five consecutive games after a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. Montreal is 15-18-4 on the road this season. This is the first of a home and home set against Florida. The Habs won the previous two meetings by a combined score of 7-1.

Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers have won three of their last four games with a 2-1 overtime win over the Utah Hockey Club on Friday. Florida is 24-10-2 at home this season. The Panthers are tenth in the NHL in both power play and penalty killing.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

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

Matheson-Carrier
Guhle-Hutson
Struble-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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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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Florida Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki has 22 goals and 52 assists for the Canadiens. Juraj Slafkovsky has scored five goals and added four assists over the last ten games.

Florida Panthers

Aleksander Barkov has 19 goals and 46 assists for the Panthers. Sam Bennett has six goals and four assists over the past ten games. Brad Marchand recorded the game-winning assist on Friday in his debut with the Panthers.

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

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

Florida Panthers

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

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