Five takeaways from the Panthers’ 2-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.
1. The Panthers’ hunt for the playoffs is alive and well. With the 2-0 win against the Canadiens, the Panthers sit just three points out of the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with two games in hand on the New Jersey Devils.
Their final two games of the current road trip, against the Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets, will go a long way in determining their fate.
“We understand that we control our own destiny with the game in hands.