The Florida Panthers have earned their reputation as one of the NHL’s best teams, getting to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the past three seasons, making it to the Cup final in each of the past two seasons,

Nick Suzuki scored to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday. Suzuki scored on a snapshot with 17:58 left in the third period to put the Canadiens ahead 3-2. Juraj Slafkovsky and Lane Hutson each got an assist on the goal.

The Montreal Canadiens continue to give the Florida Panthers problems. After beating the Panthers in their first two meetings this season, Montreal held a lead three times Sunday afternoon and held on for a 4-2 win.

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers will try to stretch their winning streak at home to eight games when they host the Montreal Canadiens at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday. Dominant defensively, they've allowed just eight goals during the streak.

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to keep a three-game home win streak alive when they face the Florida Panthers. Toronto is 45-25-4 overall and 12-7-1 against the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have gone 42-3-2 in games they score at least three goals.

Jake McCabe and the Maple Leafs would like to choose a consonant, if they may. Specifically, an X. A single point is all that stands between the Leafs and the clinching of a Stanley Cup playoff spot. The Leafs can add that special letter on Wednesday night when they play host to the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena.

The Montreal Canadiens will look to make it back-to-back victories over the visiting Florida Panthers when the two teams hit the ice on Tuesday night to complete a home-and-home series.

Panthers star Brad Marchand provided an assist in overtime to help his new team claim victory over Utah in his debut.

The NHL betting slate features a marquee matchup with playoff implications between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena tonight. Anthony Stolarz is getting the start for the Buds tonight, and my Maple Leafs vs. Panthers predictions expect him to see a lot of rubber against this pesky Florida side.

When: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Scotiabank Arena TV: Sportsnet Radio: The Fan 590 Odds: Panthers -102, Maple Leafs -122 The buzz It’s not a must-win for the Maple Leafs, but we don’t have to say how badly they want to beat the Panthers for the first time in three meetings this season — the Leafs would clinch a playoff spot for the ninth year in a row with a victory