Panthers at Canadians 1/15/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Florida Panthers look to snap a six-game losing streak on Tuesday when they visit the Montreal Canadians. The Panthers lost their latest outing 5-1 to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. Frank Vatrano scored Florida’s only goal early in the second period, while Roberto Luongo made 31 saves in the losing effort for Florida.

Montreal will play the back half of a back-to-back on Tuesday after visiting the Boston Bruins Monday before returning home to host the Panthers on Tuesday. Montreal defeated the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Saturday scoring all three goals in the third period. Carey Price made 28 saves to post his third shutout this season while Brett Kulak, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordie Benn each scored a goal for Montreal. Mike Hoffman leads the Panthers in goals scored with 21. Jonathan Huberdeau is the assists leader with 35 and points leader with 47. Roberto Luongo is 8-11-1 with a 3.35goals against average and .892 save percentage. Florida is 11th in goals per game at 3.09 and 28th in goals against at 3.55.

Brendan Gallagher leads the Canadians in goals scored with 17. Max Domi is the assists leader with 25 and points leader with 39. Goalie Carey Price is 17-13-4 with a goals against of 2.67 and a save percentage of .910. Montreal is 14th in goals scored per game at 2.96 and 19th in goals against at 3.02.