On March 15, 2025, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Florida Panthers 3-1 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Cole Caufield led the Canadiens with a goal and an assist, while Christian Dvorak scored his 100th career goal.
The Canadiens opened the scoring with a power-play goal by Patrik Laine in the first period. Caufield added another goal later in the period, with an assist from Juraj Slafkovsky. Mackie Samoskevich scored for the Panthers in the second period, but Dvorak’s goal in the third period sealed the win for Montreal.
Montreal’s goaltender, Sam Montembeault, made 21 saves, while Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 12 shots. The Canadiens’ victory improved their record to 32-27-7, keeping them in contention for a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.