Panthers visit the Canadiens after Bennett's 2-goal showing

Caufield scores 33rd, Canadiens beat Panthers 3-1 to stay one point outside playoffs

MONTREAL - Cole Caufield scored his team-leading 33rd goal and added an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday.

Driving a unit with a numerical advantage is not a small task. We saw it on Wednesday: this phase of the game can totally resurrect a team. In Seattle, the Canadian went nowhere until Nick Suzuki and Lane Hutson prepared Patrik Laine's goal.

Sam Bennett scores twice in surging Panthers' 3-2 victory over Maple Leafs

Sam Bennett scored power-play goals late in each of the first two periods, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the short-handed Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night for their seventh victory in eight games. Defenseman Niko Mikkola also scored for the defending champion Panthers. They lead the Atlantic Division, four points ahead of the second-place Maple Leafs. Toronto has lost four of five. Florida played without M…

Panthers visit the Canadiens after Bennett's 2-goal showing

The Florida Panthers visit the Montreal Canadiens after Sam Bennett scored two goals in the Panthers' 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Sam Bennett's two power-play goals lead Panthers past Maple Leafs 3-2

TORONTO — Sam Bennett continues to prosper from his Four Nations Faceoff experience with Canada and the absence of stud Florida Panthers teammate Matthew Tkachuk.