MONTREAL — The Florida Panthers closed the gap in the race for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference with a 2-0 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Monday.
Roberto Luongo made 28 saves for his third shutout of the season, and Aaron Ekbladand Aleksander Barkov scored for Florida, which is 4-2-0 in its past six games.
The Panthers (36-27-7), who began a stretch of seven of eight games on the road, are three points behind the New Jersey Devils for the second wild card and have played two fewer game..
Los Florida Panthers se impusieron 2-0 a los Montreal Canadiens el lunes en el Bell Center de Montreal, siguiendo las huellas de Columbus y New Jersey, rumbo a los Playoffs de la NHL.
Roberto Luongo tuvo 28 salvamentos para su tercera blanquead de esta temporada y Aaron Ekblad y Aleksander Barkov anotaron en la victoria de los Floridanos.
Las Panteras tienen marca de 36-27-7, logrando su primera victoria de una gira de 8 partidos, quedando a 3 puntos de New jersey por el segundo lugar de Wild Card en la Conferencia del Este, pero con dos partidos menos jugados.