The Habs took a penalty 50 seconds into the first period with Tomas Fleischmann sent off for hooking. The Panthers' powerplay has been very good of late, with a 90 percent efficiency over the past then games. Thanks to the efforts of Paul Byron and Lars Eller, the Florida powerplay was unable to establish any zone presence, and the Canadiens killed the man-advantage allowing only a single shot on goal.
Ben Scrivens looked impressive, making a couple of incredible saves within the first ten minutes of the period.