With the Canadiens on the cusp of a playoff spot, the Panthers found themselves on their heels early at Bell Centre, falling behind 2-0 in the first period. After Mackie Samoskevich lit the lamp to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the second period, Christian Dvorak locked down the 3-1 win for Montreal in the third.

Marc Gatcomb kicked off the scoring in the third period and the New York Islanders scored three more times to defeat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Sunday night. Maxim Tsyplakov and Noah Dobson also scored and Simon Holmstrom added an empty-net goal to seal the win.