By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers have managed to salvage slow starts into a solid week with an overtime win over the Red Wings on Wednesday and a shootout win over the Islanders on Thursday.
The week ends with another meeting in Montreal against the red hot Canadiens, who just suffered their first regulation loss on Friday in a 10-0 shellacking.
Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
| Flyers Leaders | GP | G | A | P | Canadiens Leaders | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | Shea Weber | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Alex Galchenyuk | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Jake Voracek | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Brendan Gallagher | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Mark Streit | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Alexander Radulov | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Brayden Schenn | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Max Pacioretty | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 15 Michael Del Zotto | 6 Shea Weber |
| Last 5 Games: N/A | Last 5 Games: 2 G, 1 A, 3 P, E |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 30 Michal Neuvirth | 31 Carey Price |
| 4-1-1, 3.30 GAA, .876 SV% | 6-0-0, 1.17 GAA, .964 SV% |
Michal Neuvirth makes his fourth straight start after picking up a shootout win over the Islanders on Thursday. It seems clear Neuvirth is the Flyers go-to option, but the goalie has allowed some soft goals in his last couple of games.
Carey Price was not in net for the Canadiens on Friday, and Montreal suffered their first regulation loss of the season as the Blue Jackets put a beating on them by a score of 10-0. With Price back in net, the challenge becomes tougher for the Flyers, who only managed to score once on Price just over a week ago.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Scratches: Dale Weise, Boyd Gordon, Andrew MacDonald, Nick Schultz, Scott Laughton
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 28 Claude Giroux | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 11 Travis Konecny | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 24 Matt Read | 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 13 Roman Lyubimov |
| 76 Chris VandeVelde | 10 Brayden Schenn | 25 Nick Cousins |
| Defense | ||
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 15 Michael Del Zotto | |
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 32 Mark Streit | |
| 3 Radko Gudas | 23 Brandon Manning | |
| Goalie | ||
| 30 Michal Neuvirth |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (4th, T-9th on road), Canadiens (T-14th, 13th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-24th, T-23rd on road), Canadiens (14th, 3rd at home)
- Recent History vs. Canadiens
- Oct. 24, 2016 - The Canadiens defeated the Flyers, 3-1, in Montreal in the first game of the season series. Shea Weber struck for the game's first goal just over five minutes into the second period. Midway through the period, Jake Voracek deflected a Claude Giroux shot past Carey Price to tie the game. The game remained tied until the final 6:52 when Brendan Gallagher deflected an Alexander Radulov shot past Steve Mason for a power-play goal. That stood as the game-winner and Radulov added an empty-net goal to seal the win for Montreal.
- A Look Back in Flyers History – Who can forget the moment when Ron Hextall made a beeline for Chris Chelios during the 1988-89 Stanley Cup Playoffs. With the Flyers trailing in Game 6 of the Wales Conference Finals, Hextall retaliated for an earlier hit on Brian Propp. Chelios had thrown an elbow into Propp 10 days earlier that went unpenalized. Hextall took out the frustration on a series that was two minutes from ending and made a run at Chelios that started a huge brawl. Hextall was suspended for 12 games as a result.
- Flyers leaders vs. Canadiens
- Shayne Gostisbehere – 4 games, 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points
- Jake Voracek – 20 games, 4 goals, 16 assists, 20 points
- Brayden Schenn - 15 games, 4 goals, 9 assists, 13 points
- Michal Neuvirth - 13 games, 6-4-2, 2.14 GAA, .926 Sv%
- Milestone Watch
- Jake Voracek needs three assists to reach 300 for his career.
- Brayden Schenn needs one point to reach 200 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: TCN
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
