Jonathan Huberdeau, Ryan Lomberg lead Panthers over Canadiens

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Jonathan Huberdeau and Ryan Lomberg both had two goals and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers past the Montreal Canadiens 7-4 on Tuesday night.

Sam Bennett and Aleksander Barkov each added a goal and an assist for the Atlantic Division leaders, who are tied with Carolina for the top playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. Both teams have 96 points, though Florida has a game in hand.

Mason Marchment also scored for the Panthers, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 20 saves.

It was a milestone night for Huberdeau, who tied the NHL record for assists in a season by a left wing with 70. He got his 400th career assist and set a career high with his 93rd point.

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Florida Panthers left wing Jonathan Huberdeau (11) celebrates a goal with teammates defenseman MacKenzie Weegar (52) and defenseman Ben Chiarot (8) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

"It’s pretty cool, especially doing it against Montreal," Huberdeau said. "I have a lot of family there, a lot of friends. It’s nice to get milestones, but it’s great to get the win."

Lomberg had the first three-point game of his career.

"It was great," he said. "On both my goals, some pretty good players putting it where I like it."

Christian Dvorak, Joel Edmundson and Laurent Dauphin scored in the second period for the Canadiens. Chris Wideman had a goal and an assist, and Jake Allen stopped 39 shots.

Huberdeau’s second goal, a backhander from in front, put the Panthers ahead 5-4 at 1:19 of the third period.

Marchment’s goal made it 6-4 with 5:17 left, and