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SUNRISE, Fla. — Well, at least the weather was nice while the Canadiens were in Florida.

That was the only bright thing about this road trip as the Canadiens went 0-3 following Sunday night’s 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers. The Canadiens are now winless in their last four games (0-3-1) and are barely clinging to the second wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes. The Canadiens are tied in points with Pittsburgh, but the Penguins hold the tie-breaker for the first wild-card spot.

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This game was almost over before it started for the Canadiens after Antti Niemi allowed three goals on nine shots before being replaced by Carey Price with the score 3-1 at the 13:57 mark of the first period. The Canadiens fought back to tie it 3-3 before the Panthers scored three unanswered goals. The Canadiens were outshot 12-3 in the third period and 36-31 in the game.