Panthers visit the Canadiens after Bennett's 2-goal showing

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Florida Panthers (41-22-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (31-27-7, in the Atlantic Division)

Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers visit the Montreal Canadiens after Sam Bennett scored two goals in the Panthers' 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Montreal is 12-6-0 against the Atlantic Division and 31-27-7 overall. The Canadiens have a 27-10-3 record in games they score three or more goals.

Florida has gone 41-22-3 overall with a 9-6-1 record in Atlantic Division play. The Panthers have a 20-7-0 record when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Canadiens won 4-0 in the previous meeting. Kirby Dach led the Canadiens with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lane Hutson has four goals and 45 assists for the Canadiens. Juraj Slafkovsky has six goals and five assists over the past 10 games.

Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 17 goals and 43 assists for the Panthers. Bennett has scored five goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 6-2-2, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.2 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

Panthers: 8-2-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, 4.3 penalties and 11.2 penalty minutes while giving up 1.3 goals per game.

INJURIES: Canadiens: None listed.

Panthers: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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