Montreal tied the New York Rangers for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference with a game in hand. Sam Reinhart and Seth Jones scored for the Panthers (44-26-3), who had won seven straight home games. Aleksander Barkov had two assists in his 800th NHL game, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 18 saves.

The Montreal Canadiens ended their five-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers, spurred by Nick Suzuki's pivotal goal and two assists. Juraj Slafkovsky also shined, celebrating his birthday with a goal and assist,

The Montreal Canadiens continue to give the Florida Panthers problems. After beating the Panthers in their first two meetings this season, Montreal held a lead three times Sunday afternoon and held on for a 4-2 win.