(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
One more game remains before the Flyers head into the bye week and the All-Star break. They enter looking for their second three-game winning streak this season.
The Flyers have won three of their last four games since snapping an eight-game losing streak last Thursday. They face the Montreal Canadiens, a team locked in a battle for one of the top three spots in the Atlantic Division.
Game time is at 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Montreal Canadiens | GP | G | A | P |
Claude Giroux | 47 | 14 | 38 | 52 | Max Domi | 49 | 15 | 28 | 43 |
Sean Couturier | 45 | 19 | 19 | 38 | Tomas Tatar | 49 | 16 | 20 | 36 |
Jake Voracek | 47 | 11 | 27 | 38 | Jonathan Drouin | 49 | 13 | 22 | 35 |
Travis Konecny | 47 | 11 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Petry | 49 | 10 | 24 | 34 |
Wayne Simmonds | 47 | 15 | 7 | 22 | Phillip Danault | 49 | 8 | 25 | 33 |
Player to Watch | |
14 Sean Couturier | 13 Max Domi |
Last 5 Games: 4 G, 5 A, 9 P, +4 | Last 5 Games: 1 G, 3 A, 4 P, +4 |
Goalie Matchup | |
79 Carter Hart | 37 Antti Niemi |
11 GP, 5-5-1, 2.72 GAA, .915 SV% | 13 GP, 8-4-1, 3.63 GAA, .897 SV% |
Carter Hart's last start was one of his most impressive to date. The Flyers rallied back from a 2-0 deficit for the second straight game and Hart made a career-high 39 saves in the 4-3 win. Since Jan. 5, Hart has made 196 saves, leading the NHL. He also has a .925 save percentage in the six games since Jan. 5.
Since allowing six goals in a loss to Tampa on Dec. 29, Antti Niemi has won his last three starts, allowing just five goals in the process. In his last start against Florida, Niemi made 52 saves on 53 shots. Niemi is expected to get the start after Carey Price started on Friday.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Michal Neuvirth, Brian Elliott, Anthony Stolarz, Corban Knight
Scratches: Dale Weise, Christian Folin
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
25 James van Riemsdyk | 28 Claude Giroux | 11 Travis Konecny |
23 Oskar Lindblom | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
21 Scott Laughton | 19 Nolan Patrick | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
12 Michael Raffl | 44 Phil Varone | 15 Jori Lehtera |
Defense | ||
9 Ivan Provorov | 6 Travis Sanheim | |
53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
8 Robert Hagg | 3 Radko Gudas | |
Goalie | ||
79 Carter Hart |
Lineup Notes
No changes are expected to the Flyers lineup from Saturday's game.
Canadiens Projected Lineup
Injuries: Andrew Shaw
Scratches: Paul Byron, Karl Alzner
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
92 Jonathan Drouin | 24 Phillip Danault | 11 Brendan Gallagher |
90 Tomas Tatar | 13 Max Domi | 62 Artturi Lehkonen |
54 Charles Hudon | 15 Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 40 Joel Armia |
47 Kenny Agostino | 43 Michael Chaput | 20 Nicolas Deslauriers |
Defense | ||
53 Victor Mete | 6 Shea Weber | |
28 Mike Reilly | 26 Jeff Petry | |
17 Brett Kulak | 8 Jordie Benn | |
Goalie | ||
37 Antti Niemi |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (30th, 31st on road), Canadiens (31st, 31st at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (28th, T-26th on road), Canadiens (18th, 9th at home)
- Recent History vs. Canadiens
- Feb. 8, 2018 – Flyers 5, Canadiens 3 (at PHI)
- Feb. 20, 2018 – Flyers 3, Canadiens 2 (at PHI)
- Feb. 26, 2018 – Flyers 1, Canadiens 0 (F/SO) (at MTL)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Canadiens
- Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 GP, 2 G, 9 A, 11 P
- Jake Voracek – 25 GP, 7 G, 19 A, 26 P
- Claude Giroux – 30 GP, 10 G, 13 A, 23 P
- Milestone Watch
- Travis Konecny needs one point to reach 100 for his career.
- Radko Gudas needs two points to reach 100 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 93.3 WMMR