Rick Tocchet’s Philadelphia Flyers (16-9-6) are in Quebec on Tuesday to take on Martin St. Louis’ Montreal Canadiens. This is the second match of the three-game season series between the teams. On Nov. 4 in Montreal, the Flyers prevailed by shootout, 5-4 (1-0).
Coming into Tuesday’s game, one can take a glass half-full or half-empty outlook about the Flyers’ most recent games. On the one hand, the Flyers have earned at least one point from each of their last four games. They have played some very tough opponents of late.
On the flip side, Philly has lost each of their last three games beyond regulation. After dropping an overtime decision to the Vegas Golden Knights, the Flyers lost a pair of shootouts (both by 1-0 after 65-minute tie games) to the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Canadiens are playing their second game of a four-game homestand. The club has had a roller coaster month of December so far but is coming off a solid 4-1 win against the defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers to open the homestand.
For the month, the Habs are 4-3-1. Two of the wins (over Toronto and Winnipeg) came via shootout. The low point of the month was a 6-1 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Where to watch
Time and broadcast: 7:00 p.m. ET on NBCSP
Listen online: FlyersRadio 24/7
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In-game watch party (Maher Media): click here
Leading scorers: Flyers (through 31 games)
Trevor Zegras — 32 points (13g, 19a)
Travis Konecny — 27 points (8g, 19a)
Christian Dvorak — 22 points (7g, 15a)
Owen Tippett — 19 points (9g, 10a)
Matvei Michkov — 17 points (8g, 9a)
Sean Couturier — 17 points (5g, 12a)
Noah Cates — 16 points (7g, 9a)
Bobby Brink — 14 points (8g, 6a)
Top goal scorers —Zegras (13g, 32 points), Tyson Foerster (10g, 13 points)
Injury report: Flyers
- Foerster is on IR for two to three months with an upper-body injury.
- Rasmus Ristolainen has been on IR all season while rehabbing from triceps surgery. He will play in Montreal.
Projected Flyers Lineup (update: Confirmed Lineup)
T (he Flyers had an off-day on Monday after playing three games in four nights.They will hold a morning skate at Bell Centre late on Tuesday morning. The lineup below will be adjusted if need be. It’s the default from last game.
Trevor Zegras- Christian Dvorak – Travis Konecny
Carl Grundstrom – Sean Couturier – Owen Tippett
Matvei Michkov – Noah Cates – Bobby Brink
Nicolas Deslauriers – Rodrigo Abols – Garnet Hathaway
Cam York – Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae – Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler – Rasmus Ristolainen
Dan Vladar
[Samuel Ersson]
PP1: York, Michkov, Couturier, Konecny, Sanheim
PP2: Drysdale, Brink, Cates, Tippett, Zegras
Scratches: Egor Zamula (healthy), Nikita Grebenkin (healthy).
Flyers Daily: Special Guest Brian Boucher
ason Myrtetus previews the Flyers vs Canadiens game in Montreal.He also talks with special guest Brian Boucher: three-stint Flyers goaltender, NBC Sports Philadelphia and NHL on TNT analyst. Boosh and Jason discuss goaltending, Trevor Zegras, Matvei Michkov, his former Flyers teammate and current head coach Rick Tocchet, and much more.
