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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Florida 4, Montreal 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 30, 2023
Where: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Florida
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, James Tobias
Attendance: 19663
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 0101
Florida 0134
Periods:
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  • 3
1
Montreal   Florida
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 0:00  
  0:38 Sam Bennett blocks shot from Jayden Struble.
  1:02 Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
  1:21 Takeaway by Anton Lundell.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 1:31  
  1:43 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  1:46 Shot by Oliver Ekman-Larsson misses the net
Mike Matheson blocks shot from William Lockwood. 2:26  
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 2:28  
  2:31 William Lockwood hits Mike Matheson.
Mitchell Stephens blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 2:34  
Michael Pezzetta hits Ryan Lomberg. 2:40  
Michael Pezzetta penalty for fighting against William Lockwood - 5 mins (Major). 2:53  
  2:53 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  2:53 William Lockwood penalty for fighting against Michael Pezzetta - 5 mins (Major).
  3:07 Takeaway by Niko Mikkola.
  3:33 Giveaway by Sam Bennett.
Giveaway by Sean Monahan. 3:42  
  4:24 Giveaway by Gustav Forsling.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 4:28  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 4:39  
Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net 5:04  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Nick Cousins. 5:12  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 5:15  
  5:33 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  5:53 Ryan Lomberg shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  6:23 Giveaway by Anton Lundell.
  6:55 Shot by Gustav Forsling misses the net
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 7:02  
  7:11 Eetu Luostarinen hits Cole Caufield.
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Carter Verhaeghe. 7:24  
  7:31 Carter Verhaeghe penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson.
  7:31 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  8:06 Kevin Stenlund blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 8:46  
  8:52 Aleksander Barkov hits Jesse Ylonen.
  9:11 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  9:20 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
David Savard shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 9:37  
David Savard blocks shot from Niko Mikkola. 9:58  
  10:22 Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov.
Michael Pezzetta hits Aleksander Barkov. 10:33  
  10:54 Nick Cousins hits Jayden Struble.
  11:56 Shot by William Lockwood misses the net
  11:57 Ryan Lomberg shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  12:05 Takeaway by Kevin Stenlund.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 12:38  
Giveaway by Cole Caufield. 12:47  
  13:04 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  13:41 Matthew Tkachuk hits Justin Barron.
  14:02 Sam Bennett blocks shot from Jesse Ylonen.
  14:59 Nick Cousins blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
  15:15 Takeaway by Nick Cousins.
  15:19 Nick Cousins shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 15:22  
  15:46 Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Shot by Joel Armia misses the net 15:52  
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Niko Mikkola. 16:23  
  16:31 Ryan Lomberg hits Justin Barron.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 16:32  
  16:51 Gustav Forsling hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net 16:51  
  17:12 Aaron Ekblad hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Shot by David Savard misses the net 17:13  
Giveaway by Jesse Ylonen. 17:29  
David Savard blocks shot from Kevin Stenlund. 17:31  
  17:43 Ryan Lomberg hits Jesse Ylonen.
Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 17:47  
Michael Pezzetta hits William Lockwood. 17:50  
Giveaway by Sean Monahan. 18:29  
Shot by Sean Monahan misses the net 18:34  
Sean Monahan blocks shot from Aaron Ekblad. 19:04  
  19:09 Eetu Luostarinen blocks shot from Gustav Forsling.
  19:38 Evan Rodrigues hits Joel Armia.
  19:44 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
2
Montreal   Florida
  0:00 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Josh Anderson blocks shot from Matthew Tkachuk. 0:40  
  0:51 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  0:55 Matthew Tkachuk shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki. 1:02  
Giveaway by Jake Allen. 1:46  
  1:53 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  1:54 Shot by Aleksander Barkov misses the net
  2:00 Shot by Oliver Ekman-Larsson misses the net
  2:20 Shot by Dmitry Kulikov misses the net
Nick Suzuki penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Kulikov. 2:22  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 2:22  
  3:09 Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov.
  3:33 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  4:05 Eetu Luostarinen scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evan Rodrigues and Sam Bennett.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 4:05  
  4:25 Takeaway by William Lockwood.
  4:29 Shot by Kevin Stenlund misses the net
Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Gustav Forsling. 4:33  
Joel Armia shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 5:19  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 5:21  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 5:31  
  5:31 Evan Rodrigues penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mike Matheson.
  5:47 Kevin Stenlund blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
  5:57 Kevin Stenlund hits Sean Monahan.
  6:08 Kevin Stenlund hits Mike Matheson.
Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net 6:14  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 6:16  
Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net 6:37  
Cole Caufield scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nick Suzuki and Mike Matheson. 7:01  
  7:01 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  7:07 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Takeaway by Jordan Harris. 7:24  
Team penalty for Montreal too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Michael Pezzetta. 7:52  
  7:52 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  8:36 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 8:38  
  9:05 Carter Verhaeghe blocks shot from David Savard.
  9:13 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  9:24 Shot by Aaron Ekblad misses the net
  9:50 Shot by Sam Bennett misses the net
Shot by Justin Barron misses the net 10:21  
  10:36 Takeaway by Kevin Stenlund.
  10:40 Niko Mikkola shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  11:04 Ryan Lomberg shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  11:53 Giveaway by Nick Cousins.
  12:11 Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky.
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 12:13  
Kaiden Guhle hits William Lockwood. 12:31  
  12:44 Kevin Stenlund shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Carter Verhaeghe. 12:47  
Jake Evans blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 13:10  
  13:38 Shot by Sam Bennett misses the net
  13:58 Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net
  14:23 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  14:37 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Jayden Struble.
  14:40 Takeaway by Sam Reinhart.
  15:11 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  15:28 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  15:46 Takeaway by Anton Lundell.
  15:51 Nick Cousins shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  16:02 Takeaway by Anton Lundell.
Kaiden Guhle hits Nick Cousins. 16:09  
  16:16 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 16:20  
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 16:37  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 16:39  
Takeaway by Josh Anderson. 16:57  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 17:13  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 17:15  
  17:22 Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov.
Jordan Harris blocks shot from Aleksander Barkov. 17:54  
  18:33 Takeaway by Eetu Luostarinen.
  18:36 Eetu Luostarinen shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 18:38  
  18:44 Takeaway by Nick Cousins.
Kaiden Guhle hits Nick Cousins. 19:09  
  19:49 Gustav Forsling hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
3
Montreal   Florida
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 0:00  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 0:07  
  0:09 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  0:38 Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net
David Savard blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 0:48  
Takeaway by Jake Evans. 1:03  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 1:25  
Shot by Jordan Harris misses the net 1:26  
Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. 1:51  
  1:59 Takeaway by Matthew Tkachuk.
Takeaway by Christian Dvorak. 2:05  
Jayden Struble blocks shot from Carter Verhaeghe. 2:26  
  2:48 Giveaway by Sam Bennett.
  3:04 Brandon Montour hits Mitchell Stephens.
  3:20 Niko Mikkola shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  3:22 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Jake Evans blocks shot from William Lockwood. 3:42  
  4:01 Kevin Stenlund blocks shot from Jordan Harris.
  4:33 Takeaway by Gustav Forsling.
  4:40 Giveaway by Gustav Forsling.
Nick Suzuki hits Nick Cousins. 4:51  
  4:59 Nick Cousins shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 5:01  
  5:08 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  5:09 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  5:19 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 5:34  
Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 5:47  
Joel Armia hits Aleksander Barkov. 5:56  
  6:33 Shot by Sam Bennett misses the net
Joel Armia penalty for removing helmet - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 6:42  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 6:42  
  6:47 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  7:22 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  7:34 Eetu Luostarinen scores a power play goal. Assisted by Aaron Ekblad and Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 7:34  
Jayden Struble hits William Lockwood. 8:04  
Jake Evans hits Kevin Stenlund. 8:12  
  8:46 Giveaway by Gustav Forsling.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 9:20  
Christian Dvorak hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 9:43  
  10:00 Takeaway by Matthew Tkachuk.
  10:01 Shot by Carter Verhaeghe misses the net
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 10:08  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen. 10:13  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 10:21  
  10:40 Nick Cousins hits Jordan Harris.
Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 10:51  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 10:54  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 10:56  
Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net 10:58  
Takeaway by Cole Caufield. 11:05  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 11:08  
David Savard shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 11:31  
  11:37 Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Gustav Forsling. 11:42  
Giveaway by David Savard. 11:44  
  11:57 William Lockwood shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Shot by Kaiden Guhle misses the net 12:17  
Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 12:24  
Jesse Ylonen hits Kevin Stenlund. 12:31  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 13:09  
  13:11 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 13:17  
Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 13:26  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 15:08  
  15:26 Sam Bennett scores. Assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
  15:26 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  15:51 Giveaway by Anton Lundell.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 16:07  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 16:09  
  16:13 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. 16:31  
  16:40 Takeaway by Eetu Luostarinen.
  17:13 Carter Verhaeghe scores on an empty net. Assisted by Matthew Tkachuk and Aaron Ekblad.
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 17:13  
  17:43 Niko Mikkola blocks shot from Mitchell Stephens.
Shot by Jordan Harris misses the net 18:11  
  19:10 Ryan Lomberg shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  19:36 William Lockwood blocks shot from Sean Monahan.
  19:38 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
Shot by Michael Pezzetta misses the net 19:53