The Florida Panthers lost to the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 at Bell Centre on Tuesday night. The Panthers expanded their winless streak to seven games and finished the five-game road trip with a 0-4-1 record.
The Panthers set a franchise record with 53 shots on goal in one game. It broke the team record when they had 52 shots on goal against Kelly Hrudey and the Los Angeles Kings back in the 1993-94 season.
The Cats held the Canadiens to no shots on goal in the first seven minutes of the contest. Florida(17-20-8) took a 1-0 lead with 5:49 left in the first period. Denis Malgin poked the puck ahead to Mike Hoffman in the low slot. He faked a forehand shot in the crease and steered a one-handed backhand shot by Antti Niemi for his 22nd goal of the season.
In the second period, Montreal(26-17-5) scored early 29 seconds in on a power play. Shea Weber made a pass to Jonathan Drouin at the top of the zone and he returned it. Weber blasted a one-time slapshot from the top left circle past James Reimer.
The Habs took the lead 2-1 midway through the period at the 10:44 mark. Phillip Danault sent a cross-ice pass from the left corner to Weber on the right point. His slap shot went wide right off bounced off the end wall. Danault shoveled in a backhand shot from the low left circle.
The Canadiens extended it to a two-goal margin with 3:07 remaining in the second. Max Domi poked in the puck in the blue paint for his 15th goal of the season. Paul Byron and Tomas Tatar were credited with assists on the play.
Montreal made it 4-1 at 5:38 of the third when Jesperi Kotkaniemi raced in through the left circle and scored on a wrist shot. Brendan Gallagher added an empty-net goal with 1:36 to go.
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