Nick Suzuki scored to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers. Suzuki scored on a snap shot with 17:58 left in the third period to put the Canadiens ahead 3-2.

Montreal tied the New York Rangers for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference with a game in hand. Sam Reinhart and Seth Jones scored for the Panthers (44-26-3), who had won seven straight home games. Aleksander Barkov had two assists in his 800th NHL game, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 18 saves.

Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists for the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-2 win against the Florida Panthers on Sunday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla.

Brad Marchand's "odd" debut with the Florida Panthers provided a memorable overtime win for his new team as well as some unforgettable moments. One of those happened in the second period of Friday's Panthers-Utah matchup when team captain Aleksander Barkov was seen laughing alongside Marchand on the bench during a stoppage of play.

He also took home a pair of souvenir rubber rats on his way off the ice. The post Brad Marchand notches assist on OT game-winner in Panthers debut appeared first on Boston.com.