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Canadiens extend their winning streak to 4 games with a 3-2 win over the Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

Suzuki’s short-handed goal gave him 83 points for the season. Brendan Gallagher scored his 20th of the season and Lane Hutson added a goal as Montreal (37-30-9) won its fourth straight. Sam Montembeault made 21 saves in his fifth straight start.

Ryan Poehling and Tyson Foerster scored for the Flyers (31-37-9), who saw their three-game winning streak halted. Samuel Ersson stopped 23 shots.

The Flyers fell to 3-1-0 under interim head coach Brad Shaw after John Tortorella was fired March 27. Philadelphia beat Montreal 6-4 at home later that day.

The Canadiens, who hold the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, have a four-point cushion over the New York Rangers.

Takeaways Canadiens: Were without winger Josh Anderson, out for “personal reasons” after telling reporters Thursday his wife was expecting their first child any day. Oliver Kapanen, who rejoined the Canadiens on Wednesday after spending the bulk of his season in Sweden, was in the lineup.

Flyers: Karsen Dorwart made his NHL debut after signing with Philadelphia out of Michigan State last week. The 22-year-old college free agent had 31 points in 35 games with the Spartans.

Key moment Hutson floated the puck from a sharp angle near the goal line and fooled Ersson with a shot into the top right corner. It was Hutson's sixth of the season.

Key stat Hutson, with 63 points, is one behind Chris Chelios for the most points by a rookie defenseman in Canadiens franchise history.

Up next The Flyers are at the New York Rangers on Wednesday. The Canadiens are at the Nashville Predators on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

MTL wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:10 Ryan Poehling Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Jakob Pelletier (12), Cam York (12)
Goal 3rd Period 1:24 Brendan Gallagher Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (22), Christian Dvorak (20)
Goal 3rd Period 2:40 Lane Hutson Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (56)
Goal 3rd Period 10:39 Nick Suzuki Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Kaiden Guhle (12)
Goal 3rd Period 19:20 Tyson Foerster Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Travis Konecny (50), Ryan Poehling (15)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 14
24 Hits 40
0 Takeaways 1
24 Shots 26
1 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
25.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 22
52.2 Faceoff Win Percent 47.8
19 Giveaways 29
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 8
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Montembeault, G Day-To-Day Apr 25
Patrik Laine, RW Out Apr 25
Rafael Harvey-Pinard, LW Out Mar 19
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rasmus Ristolainen, D Out Apr 24
Eetu Makiniemi, G Out Apr 17

Game Information

Bell Centre

Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
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