Montour scored a goal on two shots, added an assist, blocked five shots and logged two PIM in Wednesday's 6-2 preseason win over the Oilers.
Montour's pair of points came in the second period, which included the game-winning goal. The 30-year-old defenseman looks to be settling in with his new team after signing a seven-year contract with the Kraken on July 1. Montour is expected to play in a top-four role and see significant power-play time, though he'll likely end up closer to his 33-point 2023-24 season than the 73-point campaign he produced in 2022-23.
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Kraken's Brandon Montour: Signing seven-year deal
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Montour agreed to terms on a seven-year, $49.98 million contract with Seattle on Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Montour was reportedly linked to a move to Utah before the team traded for Mikhail Sergachev on Saturday. Still, the 30-year-old Montour was able to cash in with a long-term deal, one that could be the last of his career. Injuries limited the Ontario native to just 66 regular-season games this past year, in which he generated 33 points, but he was a mainstay in the lineup during the postseason. In the playoffs, Montour averaged 22:39 of ice time, playing in all 24 games while tallying 11 points, including three with the man advantage.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Slides assist in loss
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Montour notched an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Oilers in Game 5.
Montour has managed three helpers with a minus-3 rating over his last eight games. The 30-year-old defenseman set up an Evan Rodrigues tally in the second period of Tuesday's loss. Montour is at 11 points, 47 shots on net, 47 hits, 32 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating through 22 playoff appearances in a top-four role.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Garners helper in Game 1 win
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Montour logged an assist and two hits in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Oilers in Game 1.
Montour had the secondary helper on Evan Rodrigues' second-period tally. Through 18 playoff contests, Montour has 10 points, 38 shots on net, 38 hits and 28 blocked shots while playing in a top-four role. His offense has dipped later in the postseason -- he has just two assists over his last 10 outings.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Back on scoresheet in win
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Montour notched a helper on the game-winning goal in overtime in Tuesday's 3-2 win over New York in Game 4.
Montour had the secondary assist on Sam Reinhart's game-winner in overtime to help tie the series. Montour was held off the scoresheet in six consecutive contests prior to getting on the board in Tuesday's win. He added four shots, six hits and a minus-1 rating in 23:50 of ice time, which was the most of any skater in the game. The 30-year-old defenseman has been streaky during the playoffs -- seven of his nine points have come in three outings combined. Montour is up to three goals, six assists and a plus-2 rating in 15 postseason appearances so far.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Two more points in win
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Montour registered a goal and an assist in Friday's 6-2 road victory over the Bruins.
Montour is on a heater right now -- he's racked up five points (two goals) over the last two games. He scored on the power play early in the third period to put the Panthers up by four. The 30-year-old added an assist on Sam Reinhart's empty-net tally to help seal the game. Overall this postseason, Montour has three goals and five assists in eight games. The pending unrestricted free agent will look to keep it rolling in Game 4 on Sunday.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Three points in victory
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Montour tallied a goal and two assists in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Bruins in Game 2.
Montour picked up a pair of assists in the second period before putting the finishing touches on the Florida victory with a shorthanded goal in the third, poking a feed from Aleksander Barkov past Linus Ullmark. The 30-year-old Montour now has two goals and six points through seven playoff contests after logging 33 points (eight goals, 25 assists) in 66 regular-season games.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Heating up in playoffs
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Montour registered an assist and four blocked shots versus the Lightning in Game 4 on Saturday, but it wasn't enough, as the Panthers suffered a 6-3 loss.
After being held without a point in the first two games of the conference quarterfinals, Montour stacked a goal and two helpers between Game 3 and Game 4. The eighth-year defenseman has always had a high ceiling in terms of offensive potential, but there had been a fair number of detractors until Montour's eye-popping 73-point campaign surfaced in 2022-23. He had offseason shoulder surgery and missed the first 16 games of the recently completed regular season, leveling back down to a half-point-per game average. In this playoff series, Montour is averaging 23:26 of ice time with 2:27 on the man advantage. The Panthers will have another crack at eliminating the Lightning in Game 5 on Monday, this time on home ice.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Two-point effort in Game 3
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Montour produced a goal and an assist Thursday in a 5-3 win over the Lightning in Game 3 of the Panthers' first-round series.
Both points came in the second period as Florida took a 3-2 lead it wouldn't relinquish, and they were Montour's first of the postseason. The 30-year-old blueliner ended the regular season in a slump, managing only two points (both goals) over the last 11 contests, but Thursday's performance might be a sign he's heating up.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Scores in win
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Montour scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 5-2 victory over the Maple Leafs.
Montour capped the scoring in Florida's four-goal second period, beating Joseph Woll with a slap shot from the point to extend the Panthers' lead to 4-2. It's the first point since April 1 for Montour -- he came into Tuesday's finale with just one point in his last 10 games. Overall, the 30-year-old blueliner will wrap up the regular season with eight goals and 33 points across 66 games, a significant step back from his 73-point campaign in 2022-23.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Collects three helpers
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Montour picked up three assists in a 4-1 win over Philadelphia on Sunday.
Montour has cooled down a bit after producing four goals and 13 points during a seven-game stretch from Feb. 17-March 2. He has six assists over his past 10 outings, but he's been held off the scoresheet seven times during that span. Montour is up to six goals, 31 points, 143 shots on net, 57 blocked shots and 86 hits through 55 appearances this campaign.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Hot streak continues
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Montour scored the game-winning goal and added two power-play assists in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Red Wings.
The 29-year-old blueliner is suddenly one of the hottest players in the NHL. Montour has five multi-point performances in the last seven games, and over that stretch he's erupted for four goals and 13 points, with about half of that production (one goal and six helpers) coming on the power play. Offseason shoulder surgery delayed his start to the season and it took him a while to get back up to speed, but Montour has regained the form that saw him rack up a career-high 16 goals and 73 points in 2022-23.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Two points against Sens
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Montour produced a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Senators.
His tally late in the second period gave the Panthers a 2-0 lead, and Montour then helped set up Anton Lundell for the OT winner. Montour has two goals and five points in the last two games, and he might be finding last season's form again after offseason shoulder surgery delayed his season debut until mid-November and led to a couple sluggish months -- through his first 25 games in 2023-24, the 29-year-old defenseman managed only one goal and seven points.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Explodes for three-point game
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Montour had an even-strength goal and two power-play assists in a 9-2 win over Tampa Bay on Saturday.
Montour scored the Panthers' first goal when his point shot deflected off Bolts' defender Emil Martinsen Lilleberg during the first period. Montour hasn't been able to replicate his outstanding 2022-23 season, but he does have four points in his last three games. He has also picked up nine of his 15 points on the man advantage. If he can build off Saturday's performance, Montour could be in store for a strong finish to the campaign.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Dishes two helpers
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Montour provided two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Golden Knights.
Montour assisted on second-period tallies by Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe. This outing snapped a four-game point drought for Montour, who had just five points over 13 appearances in December. The 29-year-old blueliner hasn't been anywhere near his 73-point pace from last season after missing the start of the campaign while recovering from shoulder surgery. He's up to eight points (four on the power play) with 51 shots on net, 20 hits, 17 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating through 22 appearances.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Off injured reserve
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Per the NHL media site, Montour (shoulder) was taken off injured reserve Friday and is expected to make his season debut versus Anaheim.
Montour had an outstanding 2022-23 campaign with 16 goals, 57 assists, 242 shots on goal, 107 PIM, 93 blocked shots and 92 hits in 80 contests. Montour had six goals and nine points in eight playoff games last year before suffering his shoulder injury, but he was able to gut it out, picking up two goals and four points in his final 13 games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. He underwent offseason surgery but is finally healthy enough to return Friday.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Chance to play during road trip
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Montour (shoulder) might be ready to return during Florida's three-game road trip, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.
Coach Paul Maurice mentioned Tuesday that Friday's contest versus Anaheim is a potential target for the returns of Montour and Aaron Ekblad (shoulder). Montour amassed 16 goals, 73 points, 107 PIM, 242 shots on net, 93 blocked shots and 92 hits in 80 games last season. He hasn't played during the 2023-24 campaign because of offseason shoulder surgery.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Practicing Monday
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Montour (shoulder) will be a full participant in practice Monday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Montour's currently on injured reserve but could return as early as Tuesday in San Jose. The 29-year-old has yet to make his season debut after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. Once healthy, he'll slide back into a top-four role with a spot on the top power-play unit.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Back at practice ahead of road trip
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Montour (shoulder) will join the full Panthers team at practice Sunday and is expected to accompany the team on next week's road trip, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
He'll wear a non-contact jersey Sunday as he takes a big step forward in his recovery. Montour and Aaron Ekblad were initially expected to return to the lineup in mid-December following their offseason shoulder surgeries, but coach Paul Maurice indicated Saturday that both blueliners were ahead of schedule and could be back before the end of November.
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Panthers' Brandon Montour: Recovering from shoulder surgery
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It is unclear if Montour will be ready for the start of the 2023-24 season following offseason shoulder surgery, David Dwork of The Hockey News reports.
With Aaron Ekblad also on the mend from shoulder surgery, the Panthers signed Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Niko Mikkola, Mike Reilly and Dmitry Kulikov on Saturday for some much-needed defensive depth. Montour racked up 16 goals, 73 points, 107 PIM and 242 shots on goal in 80 games during the 2022-23 campaign.
