Cole Caufield had a goal with an assist, and Christian Dvorak netted his 100th career goal, as the Montreal Canadiens beat the visiting Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday night.

Montreal Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak’s 100th career goal came at an opportune time. He scored the go-ahead insurance marker midway through the third period as the Habs held on to beat the visiting Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday.

Cole Caufield scored his team-leading 33rd goal and added an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday.

Cole Caufield scored his team-leading 33rd goal and added an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-1.

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Sam Montembeault made 21 saves, including a glove grab on Carter Verhaeghe’s 6-on-4 power-play opportunity with 2:38 remaining in the third period, for his sixth win (6-0-1) in his past seven starts.

The Islanders are coming off a 2-1 OT loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night. Bo Horvat scored the lone goal for New York while Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves in defeat. The overtime loss extended the Isles’ winless skid to three games (0-2-1).

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