MTL@FLA: Game Recap

SUNRISE -- The Canadiens were dealt a 7-4 loss by the Panthers on Tuesday night at FLA Live Arena.

Interim head coach Martin St-Louis gave Jake Allen the start. That was the only lineup change.

Prospect Jordan Harris, who joined the team in the Sunshine State after signing a two-year, entry-level contract over the weekend, hit the ice for warmups.
It must've been a thrilling experience for the 21-year-old defenseman.

The Canadiens struck first courtesy of Chris Wideman's third goal of the season.
The veteran blueliner beat goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky just 2:32 into the opening frame with a wrist shot from the slot.
Jesse Ylonen and Laurent Dauphin assisted on the snipe.

The Panthers responded with a pair of goals late in the period.
Jonathan Huberdeau scored a short-handed tally at 16:17, before Ryan Lomberg put the home side in front at 17:57.
Florida led 2-1 after 20 minutes.
There was no shortage of goals in the middle stanza.
After the Panthers took a commanding 4-1 lead on markers by Sam Bennett (2:37) and Lomberg (7:57), the Canadiens scored three in a row in a span of 1:42 before the intermission.
Joel Edmundson kickstarted the rally with his first goal of the season, blasting a feed from Nick Suzuki past Bobrovsky.
Suzuki collected his 50th point of the year on the play, while Justin Barron picked up his first NHL point with the secondary helper.

Then, Dauphin buried a feed from Mathieu Perreault for his fourth goal of the campaign.
Wideman assisted on the goal as well.

Dvorak scored the equalizer with his ninth goal of the season.
Rem Pitlick and David Savard assisted on the tally.

It was tied 4-4 after 40 minutes.
Unfortunately, Huberdeau, Mason Marchment and Aleksander Barkov scored in the third period to put the Panthers over the top.
Allen finished the game with 39 saves on 45 shots.
Up next for the Canadiens is a matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in Raleigh.
Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. ET.