FLORIDA PANTHERS vs. MONTREAL CANADIENS
MARCH 29, 2022
FLA Live Arena – Sunrise, Fla.
| FLORIDA PANTHERS | MONTREAL CANADIENS |
| 7 | 4 |
PANTHERS POSTGAME QUOTES
Forward Ryan Lomberg
Playing with Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov:
“It is obviously fun for sure. They are world class players. Anytime you can get on the ice with those guys, you try to make it count and that is what I did. Try to get the puck back to them and let them make the plays.”
On fan support at FLA Live Arena:
“It is great. We feed off the fans, especially like somebody like myself. I love all of them. We appreciate their support. It is part of the reason that we have such a good home record.
Forward Jonathan Huberdeau
On his latest milestones:
“It’s pretty cool, especially doing it against Montreal. I have a lot of family here, a lot of friends. It’s nice to get some milestones, but it was a big win for us, obviously we came back with 3 goals. We stuck with it and in the third period we came back hard.”
On Ryan Lomberg’s night:
“Lomby [Lomberg] was having a hell of night. It is good to see that. This guy works so hard and I think he brings energy on the bench. Him getting 3 goals would have been nicer… great night for him and it was awesome playing with him.”
On depth of team:
“We have so much depth. We know we have been scoring a lot of goals this year. It is obviously cool to set a franchise record. 16 games left and I think we just got to focus on that and be better defensively. We know we can score goals.”
Interim Head Coach Andrew Brunette
On finding success with switching up lines:
“We kind of know that when you make moves—and with the new players—it’s hard to develop chemistry and feel. And nights like tonight kind of give you the opportunity to move things around and see if there’s any lightning in a bottle, or if there’s any clicking chemistry-wise. It’s good to move them around and see what we have.”
On Sam Bennett’s game tonight:
“I loved his game. I loved his game in Toronto, too. He didn’t get rewarded for some of those [road] games, but tonight he did… He was on the puck all game. When he’s on the puck and he’s skating, he’s a very effective player.”
On high-flying Lomberg’s two goals and assist tonight:
“Yeah he deserved it. I’m kind of kicking myself, I’d like to have gotten him out there to get his third [goal]. But no, he was the heartbeat of the group tonight.”
“Yeah he’s got some skill. He’s good with the puck and he brings the intangibles that we need from him. And on night’s like tonight, he gave us the spark that we needed.”
CATS STATS
- The Panthers defeated the Canadiens to improve to 3-0-0 on the season against Montreal. Florida earned their 27th win on home ice (27-6-0), tied with the 2017-18 Panthers for the most in one season in club history.
- Florida scored at least seven goals for the sixth time this season. The Panthers league-leading 268 goals scored are their most in one season in franchise history.
- Ryan Lomberg recorded his first career multi-goal game and added an assist (2-1-3). He has tallied three goals over his past two games.
- Jonathan Huberdeau produced three points (2-1-3) to improve to 93 (23-70-93) on the season, a new career high.
- Huberdeau’s first goal was his third shorthanded goal of the season and Florida’s 10th SHG, tied with TOR for the most among NHL teams.
- Huberdeau’s assist marked his 70th helper of the campaign, tied with Joe Juneau (70 in 1992-93 with BOS) for the most assists by a left wing in one season in NHL history.
- Huberdeau’s assist also marked his 400th NHL assist. He became the first skater from the 2011 draft class to reach the mark, a group which he also paces with 591 points (191-400-591).
- With his performance, Huberdeau extended his points streak to five games (4-5-9).
- Sam Bennett posted three points (1-2-3), including his 99th career NHL goal. Bennett has logged four points (1-3-4) over his past two games.
- Aleksander Barkov recorded two points (1-1-2), his 20th multi-point game of the season. Barkov and Huberdeau each led Florida with seven shots on goal.
- Mason Marchment tallied his 15th goal of the season, becoming the ninth Panthers skater to score at least 15 goals with Florida this season.
- Sam Reinhart recorded his 200th NHL assist on Marchment’s goal.
- Claude Giroux, Ben Chiarot and Robert Hagg made their home debuts. Chiarot and Giroux each notched an assist.
- Sergei Bobrovsky earned a win in his sixth consecutive start.
- Giroux has logged five assists over his first four games with the Panthers.
- The Panthers out-shot the Canadiens 46-24. 11 different Panthers recorded a point.
LOOKING AHEAD
Next up for the Cats — The Panthers are OFF tomorrow, March 30. The Panthers next face off against the Chicago Blackhawks at 7 P.M. on Thursday, March 31 at FLA Live Arena.
