Panthers 4, Canadiens 1
MONTREAL -- Jaromir Jagr picked up a pair of assists to help the Florida Panthers to a 4-1 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre.
Roberto Luongo made 32 saves for the Panthers while Mike Condon stopped 15 shots.
Aleksander Barkov, Nick Bjugstad, Greg McKegg and Jiri Hudler scored for the Panthers (46-25-9), who hit the 100-point mark for the first time in franchise history.
Alex Galchenyuk scored the only goal for Montreal (36-38-6).
Canadiens coach Michel Therrien added to John Scott's Hollywood-type season, slotting the towering forward and his linemates as the starting line-up against Florida's top line of Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau and Jagr.
The Panthers made the most of the mismatch, striking just 10 seconds into the contest. Huberdeau got the puck over to Jagr at the blue line and the veteran winger poked it forward for Barkov. The center picked up the loose puck and skated to the left dot before firing on Condon.
It was Barkov's sixth goal against the Canadiens this season, after he scored a pair -- while adding two assists -- in Saturday's win against Montreal in Sunrise.
The Canadiens had their chances in the opening frame, outshooting Florida 9-2 before the game was eight minutes old. But Luongo was up to the task.
The Panthers found themselves in penalty trouble through the first half of the second period, and Montreal made them pay on their third opportunity of the period.
Brendan Gallagher, in the left corner, found Pacioretty at the edge of the circle and the Canadiens captain sent a perfect redirect pass over to Galchenyuk for the one-timer from the right circle at 10:59.
Bjugstad put the Panthers ahead 2-1 on a power play tally with 12 seconds remaining in the period. After Jagr picked up the puck on a turnover, Teddy Purcell got it over to a streaking Bjugstad, who fired a blast from the high slot.
McKegg extended Florida's lead at 8:58 of the third period. Shawn Thornton tossed a shot on Condon and McKegg was there for the rebound, flipping a backhander into the net for his second of the season and second in the NHL.
Hudler connected on the power play at 18:31 with a shot from the slot.
NOTES: D Brian Campbell appeared in his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 10th player to reach the mark in a Panthers uniform. ... The game was also Campbell's 374th in a row with the team, the latter setting a franchise record and passing Olli Jokinen. ... Called up from St. John's of the American Hockey League on Sunday, D John Scott made his Canadiens debut and rookie D Ryan Johnston, who became the first player in franchise history to wear No. 89, made his NHL debut. ... Panthers D Erik Gudbranson missed the game with an upper-body injury suffered Monday in Toronto. LW Garrett Wilson and C Quinton Howden were healthy scratches. ... Montreal scratched LW Stefan Matteau and RW Mike Brown.