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MONTREAL -- Brian Gionta scored at 15:46 of the second period and Carey Price made 26 saves to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 win against the Florida Panthers at Bell Centre on Monday.
Montreal center Tomas Plekanec cut off Panthers captain Ed Jovanovski's pass towards defensive partner Erik Gudbransson behind Florida's net to set up the Canadiens' second goal.
Plekanec, who was named captain of the Czech Republic's Olympic team on Monday, passed out front to Gionta, who snapped a shot past Florida goalie Tim Thomas from low in the left faceoff circle to restore Montreal's one-goal lead.
David Desharnais scored at 6:23 of the first period for the Canadiens, who had lost three of their previous four games, yet have one regulation loss in their past seven (4-1-2).
Sean Bergenheim drew the Panthers even with his 10th goal at 17:09 of the first.
Thomas stopped 33 shots for Florida, which ended a 2-0-1 run that followed a three-game losing streak.
The Panthers, who were outshot 13-5 in the first and 12-6 in the second, won the first two of four games between the teams this season. Florida won 2-1 win in Montreal on Dec. 15, and 4-1 at home on Dec. 29. The Panthers host the Canadiens on Mar. 29.
Desharnais opened the scoring with his sixth goal despite fanning on a wrist shot from the top of the slot. The Montreal center continued driving to the net and turned his back on Florida's Tom Gilbert to put a backhand shot past Thomas inside the right post.
Gilbert was struck in the face by the puck on a dump-in shot by Montreal's Max Pacioretty off the ensuing faceoff. The Panthers defenseman was bleeding when he went to the dressing room. He returned later in the period.
The Canadiens had two goals waved off during the game, the first at 7:01 of the opening period when referee Eric Furlatt blew his whistle before the puck went into the net. Montreal's Brendan Gallagher was penalized for slashing on the play and Florida defenseman Mike Weaver was called for roughing.
Pacioretty snapped a shot off the right post late in the Canadiens' first power-play opportunity after Florida's Krys Barch was called for high-sticking at 11:49.
Bergenheim teamed up with Panthers linemates Aleksander Barkov and Brad Boyes to draw Florida even at 1-1 at 17:09. Bergenheim had a great opportunity to give the Panthers the lead moments later, but he put his backhand off the crossbar.
Montreal's Travis Moen had a potential shorthanded goal waved off by referee Steve Kozari at the 23-second mark of the second period. A video review upheld Kozari's ruling that Thomas had stopped Moen's shot and that the puck entered the net as a result of the Canadiens forward's collision with the goalie.
Gudbranson wore a full-face cage on his helmet in his return to the lineup after missing five games because of a broken orbital bone.
Montreal, which wrapped up a two-game homestand, plays Wednesday against the Philadelphia Flyers. Florida plays the second of its three-game road trip against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.
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