Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers
· National Hockey LeagueSuzuki and Gallagher lead the Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Flyers
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.
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.
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
MTL | PHI | |
---|---|---|
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
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 17,440 | Capacity:
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 |