Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens - NHL Game Preview - January 8, 2026 - CBS Sports

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Fri Jan 9

12:00AM

Montreal

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	1	2	3	T
Florida FLA--	-	-	-
Montreal MON--	-	-	-

Bell CentreMontreal, PQ

Panthers	3.11 GF AVG	3.14 GA AVG	18.90 Power Play
Canadiens	3.14 GF AVG	3.24 GA AVG	25.80 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Dmitry Kulikov (D)	Upper Body	03-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Mar 17
Aleksander Barkov (C)	Knee	04-25-2026Out for the season
Tomas Nosek (LW)	Knee	01-03-2026Expected to be out until at least Jan 4
Matthew Tkachuk (LW)	Groin	12-29-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 30
Jonah Gadjovich (LW)	Upper Body	02-04-2026Expected to be out until at least Feb 5
Cole Schwindt (C)	Arm	01-11-2026Expected to be out until at least Jan 12
Mackie Samoskevich (RW)	Lower Body	12-22-2025Day-to-Day

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Phillip Danault (C)	Illness	12-22-2025Day-to-Day
Patrik Laine (RW)	Abdomen	02-27-2026Expected to be out until at least Feb 28
Sam Montembeault (G)	Not Injury Related	12-27-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 28
Jake Evans (C)	Lower Body	12-27-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 28
Kirby Dach (C)	Foot	01-03-2026Expected to be out until at least Jan 4
Kaiden Guhle (D)	Groin	01-07-2026Expected to be out until at least Jan 8
Alex Newhook (C)	Ankle	03-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Mar 17

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