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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Florida 2, Montreal 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 30, 2017
Where: BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
Referees: Brian Pochmara, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Darren Gibbs
Attendance: 18013
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 0000
Florida 0112
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Florida
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 0:00  
Tomas Plekanec shoots Saved by James Reimer. 0:36  
  0:51 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
  0:54 Mark Pysyk hits Paul Byron.
Takeaway by Phillip Danault. 1:06  
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by James Reimer. 1:06  
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 1:06  
  1:29 Giveaway by Keith Yandle.
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by James Reimer. 1:33  
  1:37 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Paul Byron shoots Saved by James Reimer. 1:52  
  1:59 Aaron Ekblad blocks shot from Karl Alzner.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 1:59  
  2:13 Alexander Petrovic blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen.
  2:24 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  2:35 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  2:35 Giveaway by MacKenzie Weegar.
  2:44 Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Byron Froese blocks shot from Aleksander Barkov. 3:01  
Jeff Petry penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Bjugstad. 3:03  
  3:03 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  3:09 Shot by Denis Malgin misses the net
  3:30 Takeaway by Denis Malgin.
  3:33 Shot by Aaron Ekblad misses the net
  3:42 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  3:59 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  4:07 Evgenii Dadonov shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 4:07  
Giveaway by Jordie Benn. 4:13  
Byron Froese blocks shot from Keith Yandle. 4:26  
  4:44 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  5:34 Alexander Petrovic hits Max Pacioretty.
  5:34 Alexander Petrovic blocks shot from Max Pacioretty.
  5:46 Derek MacKenzie shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  5:50 Micheal Haley shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  6:06 Mike Matheson hits Alex Galchenyuk.
Shot by Karl Alzner misses the net 6:11  
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by James Reimer. 6:21  
  6:21 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
  6:37 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 6:37  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 6:44  
  6:51 Takeaway by Denis Malgin.
Takeaway by Byron Froese. 7:41  
  7:50 MacKenzie Weegar hits Byron Froese.
  7:57 Nick Bjugstad hits Daniel Carr.
Andrew Shaw hits Alexander Petrovic. 8:19  
  8:29 Micheal Haley shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Takeaway by Joe Morrow. 8:29  
Joe Morrow hits Aaron Ekblad. 8:40  
Joe Morrow hits Micheal Haley. 8:42  
  8:53 Derek MacKenzie shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Max Pacioretty hits Connor Brickley. 9:41  
Charles Hudon shoots Saved by James Reimer. 9:52  
  9:52 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  10:16 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  10:36 Shot by Jonathan Huberdeau misses the net
  10:47 Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 10:47  
  10:51 Connor Brickley hits Jordie Benn.
  10:56 Jamie McGinn hits Jeff Petry.
  11:13 Jamie McGinn shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Joe Morrow shoots Saved by James Reimer. 11:25  
  11:27 Derek MacKenzie wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
Byron Froese shoots Saved by James Reimer. 11:32  
  12:06 MacKenzie Weegar hits Andrew Shaw.
Giveaway by Byron Froese. 12:21  
  12:39 Takeaway by Evgenii Dadonov.
  12:59 Takeaway by Aaron Ekblad.
  13:01 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  13:16 Jonathan Huberdeau hits Karl Alzner.
  13:22 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by James Reimer. 13:33  
Jakub Jerabek hits Nick Bjugstad. 13:48  
Takeaway by Jakub Jerabek. 14:09  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 14:15  
  14:40 Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck.
Jordie Benn shoots Saved by James Reimer. 14:48  
  14:48 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  15:14 Connor Brickley hits Max Pacioretty.
  15:21 MacKenzie Weegar hits Phillip Danault.
  15:27 Alexander Petrovic blocks shot from Max Pacioretty.
  16:12 Colton Sceviour blocks shot from David Schlemko.
  16:14 Mike Matheson hits Daniel Carr.
Karl Alzner shoots Saved by James Reimer. 16:17  
Jordie Benn blocks shot from Nick Bjugstad. 16:50  
  16:51 Nick Bjugstad hits Jordie Benn.
  17:20 Shot by Keith Yandle misses the net
  17:47 Denis Malgin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 17:47  
Giveaway by Joe Morrow. 17:52  
  18:00 Mark Pysyk shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Karl Alzner hits Vincent Trocheck. 18:26  
Max Pacioretty hits Jared McCann. 18:50  
  18:51 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Jordie Benn blocks shot from Keith Yandle. 19:06  
  19:11 Shot by Jonathan Huberdeau misses the net
  19:14 Takeaway by Nick Bjugstad.
  19:24 Giveaway by Nick Bjugstad.
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by James Reimer. 19:31  
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by James Reimer. 19:33  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Derek MacKenzie. 19:33  
2
Montreal   Florida
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 0:00  
Jakub Jerabek shoots Saved by James Reimer. 0:21  
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 0:25  
  0:28 Evgenii Dadonov shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by James Reimer. 1:23  
  1:32 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  1:43 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Karl Alzner hits Aleksander Barkov. 2:06  
  2:13 Shot by Aaron Ekblad misses the net
  2:21 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  2:21 Derek MacKenzie wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
Byron Froese blocks shot from MacKenzie Weegar. 2:30  
  3:01 MacKenzie Weegar hits Andrew Shaw.
Takeaway by Byron Froese. 3:09  
Shot by Daniel Carr misses the net 3:13  
  3:24 Micheal Haley hits Andrew Shaw.
  3:29 Giveaway by Alexander Petrovic.
Jordie Benn blocks shot from Vincent Trocheck. 3:44  
  3:49 Shot by Connor Brickley misses the net
  3:57 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
  4:02 Connor Brickley scores. Assisted by Mark Pysyk and Mike Matheson.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 4:02  
  4:12 Jamie McGinn hits Karl Alzner.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 4:15  
  4:26 Giveaway by Jared McCann.
  4:41 Jamie McGinn shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Max Pacioretty blocks shot from Aaron Ekblad. 4:45  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 5:14  
  5:31 Aaron Ekblad blocks shot from Alex Galchenyuk.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 5:31  
  5:40 Aaron Ekblad blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen.
  5:47 Colton Sceviour wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
  5:55 Derek MacKenzie hits Jordie Benn.
Byron Froese hits MacKenzie Weegar. 6:05  
Takeaway by Byron Froese. 6:13  
Shot by Andrew Shaw misses the net 6:17  
  6:40 Derek MacKenzie shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  7:02 Vincent Trocheck shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  7:27 Takeaway by Denis Malgin.
Max Pacioretty hits Vincent Trocheck. 7:51  
Takeaway by Max Pacioretty. 7:52  
  8:19 Jamie McGinn shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jordie Benn hits Jamie McGinn. 8:42  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 8:46  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 8:57  
  9:17 Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov.
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by James Reimer. 9:22  
  9:22 Giveaway by Nick Bjugstad.
Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Derek MacKenzie. 9:22  
Takeaway by David Schlemko. 9:34  
  9:39 Derek MacKenzie wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
  9:50 Micheal Haley hits Karl Alzner.
  10:19 Giveaway by MacKenzie Weegar.
  10:28 Alexander Petrovic shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  10:30 Alexander Petrovic shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  10:33 Shot by Connor Brickley misses the net
Tomas Plekanec hits Vincent Trocheck. 10:37  
  10:45 Giveaway by Denis Malgin.
  10:57 Takeaway by Mark Pysyk.
  11:13 Vincent Trocheck hits Max Pacioretty.
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by James Reimer. 11:20  
  11:26 Alexander Petrovic blocks shot from Jordie Benn.
  11:38 Giveaway by Jamie McGinn.
  11:44 Alexander Petrovic hits Max Pacioretty.
Phillip Danault hits Mark Pysyk. 11:49  
  11:53 Takeaway by Jared McCann.
Shot by Jeff Petry misses the net 11:59  
  12:15 Aaron Ekblad blocks shot from Max Pacioretty.
  12:29 Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad.
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by James Reimer. 12:31  
  12:31 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Giveaway by Karl Alzner. 12:53  
  12:59 Giveaway by Nick Bjugstad.
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by James Reimer. 13:03  
Byron Froese hits MacKenzie Weegar. 13:46  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 13:55  
  14:06 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
Giveaway by Paul Byron. 14:08  
  14:20 Takeaway by Denis Malgin.
  14:24 Denis Malgin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 14:24  
Max Pacioretty hits MacKenzie Weegar. 14:48  
  15:19 Jonathan Huberdeau hits Karl Alzner.
David Schlemko blocks shot from Keith Yandle. 15:27  
  16:27 Micheal Haley hits Andrew Shaw.
  17:00 Derek MacKenzie hits Daniel Carr.
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 17:07  
Tomas Plekanec blocks shot from Connor Brickley. 17:38  
  17:54 Connor Brickley blocks shot from Karl Alzner.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 17:56  
Charles Hudon shoots Saved by James Reimer. 18:12  
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by James Reimer. 18:21  
Phillip Danault penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgenii Dadonov. 18:29  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 18:29  
Jeff Petry blocks shot from Evgenii Dadonov. 18:44  
  19:06 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
  19:13 Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 19:25  
Shot by Karl Alzner misses the net 19:34  
Tomas Plekanec shoots Saved by James Reimer. 19:52  
  19:59 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Carey Price.
3
Montreal   Florida
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 0:00  
  0:06 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 0:53  
Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen. 1:06  
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by James Reimer. 1:06  
  1:26 Vincent Trocheck hits Artturi Lehkonen.
Giveaway by Jakub Jerabek. 1:54  
  1:59 MacKenzie Weegar shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jakub Jerabek blocks shot from Jared McCann. 2:02  
  2:21 MacKenzie Weegar hits Byron Froese.
  2:31 Shot by Evgenii Dadonov misses the net
  2:39 Giveaway by Jared McCann.
  2:42 Keith Yandle blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 2:43  
Takeaway by Tomas Plekanec. 2:59  
Paul Byron shoots Saved by James Reimer. 3:00  
  3:00 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  3:07 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  3:22 Micheal Haley hits Jordie Benn.
  3:29 Micheal Haley hits Tomas Plekanec.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 3:31  
Brendan Gallagher penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 3:31  
  4:09 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Carey Price.
David Schlemko blocks shot from Jonathan Huberdeau. 4:17  
Karl Alzner blocks shot from Aaron Ekblad. 4:17  
Takeaway by Max Pacioretty. 5:04  
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by James Reimer. 5:08  
  5:08 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  5:29 Shot by Mark Pysyk misses the net
  5:34 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  5:39 Keith Yandle shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  6:03 Keith Yandle hits Charles Hudon.
  6:30 Alexander Petrovic hits Byron Froese.
  6:36 MacKenzie Weegar hits Jordie Benn.
  6:39 MacKenzie Weegar blocks shot from Jordie Benn.
  7:00 Micheal Haley hits Jordie Benn.
  7:18 MacKenzie Weegar hits Brendan Gallagher.
  7:26 Jamie McGinn hits David Schlemko.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by James Reimer. 7:30  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 7:30  
  8:13 Takeaway by Vincent Trocheck.
  9:12 Aaron Ekblad blocks shot from Jeff Petry.
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by James Reimer. 9:44  
  9:44 Derek MacKenzie wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  10:00 Mark Pysyk blocks shot from Karl Alzner.
  10:27 Takeaway by Aaron Ekblad.
  11:15 Takeaway by Vincent Trocheck.
  11:28 Takeaway by Denis Malgin.
  11:42 Takeaway by Denis Malgin.
Jeff Petry hits Connor Brickley. 11:46  
  11:49 Vincent Trocheck scores. Assisted by MacKenzie Weegar and Connor Brickley.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 11:49  
  12:32 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  12:39 Giveaway by Keith Yandle.
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by James Reimer. 12:48  
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by James Reimer. 12:51  
  12:52 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  13:10 Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  13:10 Jonathan Huberdeau shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  13:10 Vincent Trocheck wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Mark Pysyk. 13:14  
Paul Byron hits Connor Brickley. 13:56  
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by James Reimer. 14:02  
  14:02 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  14:28 Derek MacKenzie wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  14:35 Micheal Haley blocks shot from Jakub Jerabek.
Jakub Jerabek shoots Saved by James Reimer. 14:42  
Shot by Jakub Jerabek misses the net 14:48  
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by James Reimer. 15:17  
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by James Reimer. 15:19  
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by James Reimer. 15:21  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Vincent Trocheck. 15:41  
  16:10 Vincent Trocheck shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  16:48 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by James Reimer. 16:48  
  17:18 Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad.
Charles Hudon shoots Saved by James Reimer. 17:20  
Shot by Phillip Danault misses the net 17:31  
  17:46 Derek MacKenzie wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by James Reimer. 17:46  
Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Derek MacKenzie. 17:53  
Jeff Petry shoots Saved by James Reimer. 18:03  
  18:23 Giveaway by Mark Pysyk.
  18:32 Giveaway by Colton Sceviour.
  18:43 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Max Pacioretty.
  19:00 Keith Yandle blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
  19:07 Shot by Aleksander Barkov misses the net
  19:07 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Andrew Shaw.
  19:29 Shot by Aleksander Barkov misses the net
Jonathan Drouin blocks shot from Jonathan Huberdeau. 19:59