The Canadiens looked to quickly move on from a frustrating loss in Tampa Bay Wednesday night with a good start and even better finish against the Panthers. As both teams were on the second of back-to-backs, it was a battle of the backups with James Reimer starting in net for the Florida and Al Montoya backstopping Montreal.
Brendan Gallagher was quick to make his presence felt, buzzing around the ice, putting the pressure on the Panthers’ defense and nearly connecting on a two-on-one with Max Pacioretty.
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The teams continued to trade chances until Florida won a puck battle down low in the Habs’ end sending the puck out to Jussi Jokinen.