The Florida Panthers (21-20-5) have a huge opportunity to close in on a wild card spot when they visit the Montreal Canadiens (19-23-3) tonight at Centre Bell. Florida can pull within two points of the idle Pittsburgh Penguins with a win over the Habs in the finale of their current three-game road trip that saw them dominate Buffalo on Monday and earn a point in a wacky 5-4 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs a day later. The Canadiens have righted the ship after a recent spell that saw them lose ten of eleven games (1-9-1).