Sam Bennett, who returned to the lineup after missing Thursday’s win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, scored twice and Jonathan Huberdeau set up three goals in the Florida Panthers 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Bennett quickly put Florida ahead 32 seconds in when he arrived in the slot to convert a nifty, no-look backhand pass from Anthony Duclair, with the second assist going to Huberdeau.
Jonathan Drouin tied the matinee affair up 3:16 later when he deflected Sami Niku’s hard pass by Sergei Bobrovsky. The second assist on the goal went to David Savard.