Canadiens 2, Panthers 1
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Dec 29, 1996 at Amerant Bank Arena.
Top performers
Vincent Damphousse had 2 goals for the Canadiens.
Jocelyn Thibault made 29 saves on 30 shots for the Canadiens.
Scott Mellanby had 1 goal for the Panthers.
Mark Fitzpatrick made 15 saves on 17 shots for the Panthers.
Before and after
- Canadiens · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 28, 1996: MTL 4, TB 4 · Next Jan 1, 1997: MTL 6, DAL 4
- Panthers · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 28, 1996: FLA 1, WSH 1 · Next Jan 1, 1997: ANA 3, FLA 0
Other Canadiens vs Panthers games
| Feb 3, 1997 |  FLA at  MTL | 2-2 | Regular |
| Jan 28, 1997 | MTL at FLA | 1-5 | Regular |
| Nov 13, 1996 | FLA at MTL | 5-3 | Regular |
| Apr 7, 2026 | FLA at MTL | 3-4 | Regular |
| Jan 8, 2026 | FLA at MTL | 2-6 | Regular |
| Dec 30, 2025 | MTL at FLA | 3-2 | Regular |
