MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
KEEP AN EYE ON…
– The Canadiens and Flyers are facing each other for the 206th time in regular season. Including the playoffs, this will be the 243rd match-up between the two teams.
All-Time
CANADIENS vs. PHI 94-75-30-6 (205 PJ / GP)
Home 53-33-14-3 (103 PJ / GP)
Away 41-42-16-3 (102 PJ / GP)
Last game:
D 3-2 L @ PHI (28/03/23)
C. Primeau 2-26 | F. Sandstrom 2-29
BG / WG: O. Tippett
LAST 10 GAMES VS. PHILADELPHIE:
28/03/23 – MTL 2 @ PHI 3
24/02/23 – MTL 5 @ PHI 2
19/11/22 – PHI 4 @ MTL 5 (TB/SO)
21/04/22 – PHI 6 @ MTL 3
13/03/22 – MTL 4 @ PHI 3 (P/OT)
16/12/21 – PHI 2 @ MTL 3 (TB/SO)
16/01/20 – MTL 4 @ PHI 1
30/11/19 – PHI 4 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
07/11/19 – MTL 2 @ PHI 3 (P/OT)
19/03/19 – MTL 3 @ PHI 1
LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. PHILADELPHIE:
1) Sean Monahan (11-5-16, 17 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (11-8-19, 26 pj/gp)
3) Cole Caufield (4-2-6, 4 pj/gp)
LEADING SCORERS VS. PHILADELPHIE:
1) Brendan Gallagher (11-8-19, 26 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (11-5-16, 17 pj/gp)
3) David Savard (3-7-10, 33 pj/gp)
MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. PHILADELPHIE:
1) Mike Matheson (24, 23 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (20, 26 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (17, 17 pj/gp)
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
INJURY REPORT
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Noah Cates IR – lower body 11/28-current 19
2023-24 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 65
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/8 Acquired D Jamie Drysdale and a Second-Round Selection in the 2025 NHL Draft from ANA in exchange for F Cutter Gauthier
QUICK HITS
– The Flyers are 9-4-5 in their last 18 games, including a season-high nine-game point streak (7-0-2) from Nov. 30-Dec. 19. – Philadelphia is 14-7-5 since Nov. 11, ranking T-7th in the NHL in points percentage (.635) and T-9th in wins in that span. – The Flyers are 16-3-2 when scoring first this season and ranks T-5th in the NHL in wins when scoring first. – Philadelphia is 11-4-2 when leading after the first period and rank T-9th in the NHL in wins when leading after the first. – The Flyers are 16-2-3 when scoring three-plus goals in a game this season.
MISCELLANEOUS STATS
– Philadelphia ranks second in the NHL with 1,327 shots and T-5th with a 33.2 shot-per-game average. – The Flyers have posted 30-plus shots in 27 of their 40 games this season, earning at least a point in 18 of those contests. – Philadelphia ranks fifth in the League with 719 blocked shots and 11th with 689 hits.
HOME SWEET HOME
– The Flyers play nine home games during the month of January – the most home games in a month this season. – Philadelphia is 4-2-2, including four extra session contests, in its last eight home games since Nov. 30. – The Flyers are 9-8-2 at home this season and have outscored their opponents, 30-14, in those nine wins (not including shootout goals).
PENALTY KILLERS
– Philadelphia leads the NHL with 10 shorthanded goals. – The Flyers have allowed just eight power-play goals against in their last 26 games, going 77-for-85 on the penalty kill since Nov. 11. – Philadelphia leads the NHL with a 90.6 penalty kill percentage and is T-1st in PPGA since Nov. 11. – The Flyers are 35-for-39 on the penalty kill on the road since Nov. 11 to rank fourth in the League in road penalty kill percentage (89.7). – Philadelphia ranks second overall in the NHL with an 86.2 penalty kill percentage and T-2nd in PPGA (18).
