In Florida, The Montreal Canadiens arrived and practiced a day before their scheduled matchup against the Florida Panthers. Gametime will be at 1pm ET, and this will work in Florida’s favor. Why because Montreal is coming off the Christmas break and had to make the long flight to Florida. I expect them to be jet-lagged and slow from the start.
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Montreal is starting goaltender Jakub Dobes and he will be making his NHL debut. Nothing like your first start against the NHL Stanley Cup winners last year. I will be betting against him having a good debut. Congrats and good luck Jakub.

The Florida Panthers on the other hand, are coming off a 4-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. On the contrary, the Cats have beaten the Hab’s 8 out of the last 10 meetings. They are at home after a short break and feel good about getting healthier from the break. My money is on the Cats and am expecting them to be able to score at will. Predicting 8 goals in this one with a 6-2 final.
As far as injuries are concerned Patrik Laine practiced in full on Friday. The Panthers will be without big defenseman Niko Mikkola and this is why I am factoring in 2 goals for the Habs.
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