Alex Galchenyuk took a four minute high-sticking penalty 1:20 into the second period. The Habs had nearly killed it off, thanks in part to a Reilly Smith penalty midway through the Panthers’s powerplay, when Nick Bjugstad shovelled a puck out of midair on a rebounded shot from the point with twenty seconds left on the Panthers’ four-minute advantage.
Midway through the second period, the Habs were trailing 21-9 in shots on net, and had only mustered one shot on net in the second period.
The Panthers upped their lead to 3-0 with just over seven minutes left in the second period with Jiri Hudler swatting home a rebound in close for his 13th goal of the season.
Alex Galchenyuk cut the lead to 3-1 later in the second period, with his 26th goal of the season, and twelfth goal in his past ten games . Mark Barberio drew an assist on the play four his fifth point in the past five games.
Scoring Summary
| 12:45 |
FLA |
Jiri Hudler (13) – Vincent Trocheck (27) |
3-0 FLA |
| 17:23 |
MTL |
Alex Galchenyul (26) – Asst: Max Pacioretty (28), Mark Barberio (8) |
3-1 FLA |
Penalty Summary
| 15:27 |
MTL |
Shawn Thorton Fighting against Mike Brown |
| 2nd PERIOD |
| 1:20 |
MTL |
Alex Galchenyuk High-sticking double minor against Vincent Trocheck |
| 16:59 |
FLA |
Vincent Trocheck High-sticking against Jacob de la Rose |
| 16:59 |
MTL |
Jacob de la Rose High-sticking against Vincent Trocheck |
Shots
| PERIOD |
FLA |
MTL |
| 1st |
15 |
11 |
| 2nd |
9 |
7 |
| Total |
24 |
18 |
Team Stats
| CATEGORY |
FLA |
MTL |
| Power Plays |
1/2 |
0/0 |
| PIM |
9 |
11 |
| Faceoff Win % |
60% |
40% |
| Blocked Shots |
9 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
1 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
12 |
| Hits |
21 |
21 |
