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Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers

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Suzuki and Gallagher lead the Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Flyers

Jake Evans nets goal for Canadiens

Suzuki extended his point streak to seven games. He scored in the first period and assisted Cole Caufield on a power-play goal late in the second period. Montreal won consecutive games for the first time this season.

Jake Evans also scored for Montreal and Cayden Primeau made 23 saves to secure the win.

Aleksei Kolosov made 20 saves in his NHL debut for Philadelphia, which lost for the seventh time in eight games.

Travis Sanheim had a pair of goals for Philadelphia. He and Travis Konecny scored 29 seconds apart in the final three minutes to pull within a goal.

Takeaways Canadiens: Mike Matheson and David Savard were key to the Canadiens defensive effort, getting in the way of several shots. Matheson blocked seven and Savard blocked four.

Flyers: Kolosov became the first Belarus-born goalie to play in the NHL. The Flyers are looking to settle an unstable goaltending situation. His signature save came on a sprawling stop on a 2-on-0 breakaway when he slid post-to-post to make a pad save on Caufield.

Key moment Montreal defenseman Logan Mailloux intentionally fired a shot into traffic and it redirected off Gallagher's leg and over Kolosov’s shoulder to give Montreal a 2-1 lead early in the second period.

Key stat 19-6 – The Flyers have really struggled in the second period this year and have been outscored by their opponents by 13 goals. It was more of the same in the second period against Montreal, as the Canadiens outscored the Flyers 3-0.

Up next The Canadiens host Seattle on Tuesday. The Flyers visit the Bruins on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

MTL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 10:42 Nick Suzuki Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirby Dach (4), Jayden Struble (1)
Goal 1st Period 17:24 Travis Sanheim Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Poehling (4), Garnet Hathaway (4)
Goal 2nd Period 4:48 Brendan Gallagher Goal (3) Deflected, assists: Logan Mailloux (1), Josh Anderson (3)
Goal 2nd Period 12:48 Cole Caufield Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (8), Mike Matheson (8)
Goal 2nd Period 16:01 Jake Evans Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Brendan Gallagher (1), David Savard (3)
Goal 3rd Period 17:48 Travis Sanheim Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Farabee (3), Nicolas Deslauriers (1)
Goal 3rd Period 18:17 Travis Konecny Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Owen Tippett (5), Travis Sanheim (2)

Statistics

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22 Blocked Shots 12
18 Hits 28
9 Takeaways 9
24 Shots 26
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 36
37.9 Faceoff Win Percent 62.1
15 Giveaways 22
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 17,440 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 11 4 23 1
Toronto 10 6 22 2
Boston 8 7 18 2
Ottawa 8 7 16 0
Tampa Bay 7 6 15 1
Detroit 7 7 15 1
Buffalo 7 8 15 1
Montreal 5 9 12 2

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 11 6 24 2
Carolina 11 4 22 0
Washington 10 4 21 1
NY Rangers 9 4 19 1
NY Islanders 6 6 16 4
Pittsburgh 6 9 15 3
Philadelphia 6 8 14 2
Columbus 5 8 12 2
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