{"id":546153,"date":"2026-04-07T20:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/546153\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:08:14","slug":"how-to-watch-stream-lines-goalies-odds-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/546153\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Watch, Stream; Lines, Goalies, Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cole Caufield is a goal away from making Montreal Canadiens history, a goal which could come tonight against the Florida Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>Caufield is trying to become the first Canadiens player since Guy Lafleur in 1990 to score 50 goals in a season.<\/p>\n<p>Although the 50-goal mark has been hit many times over the year \u2014 Florida\u2019s Sam Reinhart, for instance, had 57 during the 2023-24 season \u2014 this is a huge deal in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>And, Caufield and the Canadiens have been waiting on it for some time. <\/p>\n<p>Caufield has at 49 since scoring twice against the Rangers last Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Then, there is the chase for the Maurice \u2018Rocket\u2019 Richard Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>It has been awarded since 1999 to the NHL player with the most regular-season goals. <\/p>\n<p>No Montreal player has won the trophy, one named after the late Canadiens great. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Caufield comes into tonight two goals behind Colorado\u2019s Nathan MacKinnon for the NHL lead.<\/p>\n<p>NOTES: PANTHERS at CANADIENS<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Tkachuk will not play tonight \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/floridahockeynow.com\/matthew-tkachuk-will-not-play-for-florida-panthers-montreal-canadiens-becoming-new-dad\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/floridahockeynow.com\/matthew-tkachuk-will-not-play-for-florida-panthers-montreal-canadiens-becoming-new-dad\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and it\u2019s for a very good reason<\/a>. Tkachuk returned home in anticipation for the birth of his first child.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Ekblad was back on the ice for today\u2019s morning skate despite having a broken finger on his right hand. He was out there, Paul Maurice said, for morale support and will not play.<\/p>\n<p>If you have Comcast Xfinity cable, you will not have access to today\u2019s game unless things change. On Tuesday, the media giant knocked off all Scripps-owned stations nationwide \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/floridahockeynow.com\/comcast-xfinity-pulls-plug-on-florida-panthers-in-the-middle-of-a-game\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">including in the middle of Florida\u2019s 6-3 win against the Senators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Starting Goalies:\u00a0The Panthers will start\u00a0Daniil Tarasov\u00a0again today and, perhaps for the remainder of the Canadian road trip. Jakub Dobes will go for the Canadiens.<\/p>\n<p>How to Watch\/Stream:\u00a0The Panthers are on local TV today. It can be streamed locally on Panthers+ and nationally on ESPN+.<\/p>\n<p>NHL Betting Odds:\u00a0The Canadiens are heavy favorites today at -250 on the money line. If you think the Panthers will pull the upset, a $100 bet pays $190.<\/p>\n<p>ON DECK: GAME No. 78<\/p>\n<p>FLORIDA PANTHERS at MONTREAL CANADIENS\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PROJECTED FLORIDA PANTHERS (37-37-3) LINES<\/p>\n<p>23 Carter Verhaeghe \/\/ 9 Sam Bennett \/\/ 11 Mackie Samoskevich<\/p>\n<p>70 Jesper Boqvist \/\/ 27 Eetu Luostarinen \/\/ 10 A.J. 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