GAME DAY | Canadiens – Flyers: Preview, Prediction, Lines, Goalies, TV

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Game Preview by Sam Gerber
Last game: MTL 3  VGK  6  

As expected the Habs were not ready to play and got doubled up by the Golden Knights. The Habs defense struggled, Antti Niemi had a weak start allowing three goals on six shots, and the terrible start was too much for the Habs.

For a complete recap: Habs Falling Further Back

Players to watch

  • Alex Lyon
    Lyon will be making his third start of the season after the Flyers lost both Brian Elliot and Michal Neuvirth. Philadelphia acquired Petr Mrazek from the Detroit Red Wings.
  • Phillip Danault
    Danault will make his return to the line-up after suffering a concussion from taking a slap-shot to the head. Could his presence spark the team?
  • Nolan Patrick
    Patrick is a big part of the youth movement in Philadelphia. Along with Patrick, Travis Konecny has been on fire with seven points in the past four games.

Keys to Victory

  • Start strong
    Bad starts have been a big part of the Canadiens current five-game losing streak.
  • Bring energy
    Phillip Danault will have bring bring the same energy and offensive spark of the player he replaced, Nikita Scherbak.
  • Don’t let up
    If Montreal is fortunate to get the lead, they can’t play not to lose.
Matchup by All Habs staff
Wells Fargo Center, Philadlephia, PA | February 20, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN, RDS, NBCSP

2017-18 statistics
FLYERS CANADIENS
70 (14th) Points (rank) 51 (28th)
30-19-10 Record 22-29-7
14-9-6 Home/Away 8-19-1
6-2-2 Last 10 2-7-1
3.00 GF/G 2.53
2.83 GA/G 3.14
21.4 PP% 21.5
75.0 PK% 77.3
 49.47  CF%  51.46
eSAT Analytics by Mathieu Chagnon
 
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Giroux – Couturier – Konecny
Weal – Patrick – Voracek
Lindblom – Laughton – Raffl
Lehtera – Filppula – Weise		 Pacioretty – Drouin – Lehkonen
Byron – Plekanec – Gallagher
Galchenyuk – Danault – Hudon
Deslauriers – L. Shaw – Carr
Defensemen
Provorov – Gostisbehere
Hagg – MacDonald
Manning – Gudas		 Alzner – Petry
Morrow – Benn
Mete – Schlemko
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Alt, Leier
Injured: Elliot, Neuvirth, Simmonds
 Scratched: Jerabek, Froese, De La Rose
Injured: Weber, Hemsky, A. Shaw
Goalies
Alex Lyon Carey Price
Record: 1-1-0
GAA: 3.27
Sv%: .895
SO: 0
Alternate: Petr Mrazek		 Record: 15-22-5
GAA: 2.98
Sv%: .904
SO: 1
Alternate: Antti Niemi
 What to Expect
Prediction: Canadiens 4  Flyers 2

The Flyers are on a streak but their march to the playoffs suffered a setback due to injuries to their goaltenders. The Canadiens need to take advantage of an inexperienced netminder.
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