For the second time in less than two weeks, the Montreal Canadiens have a meeting with the Philadelphia Flyers this evening.
Winners in the last clash by a score of 4 to 1, Martin St-Louis’ men will once again try to play spoilsport while the Flyers are in the heart of a frantic race for a place in the playoffs.
We are at the second intermission. The score is 6-0 for Montreal.
SUMMARY
SECOND PERIOD
17:45 | Brendan Gallagher (MTL) collides with Ivan Fedotov (PHI), a melee breaks out, Jayden Struble (MTL) and Travis Konecny (PHI) are punished
15:27 | GOAL – Christian Dvorak (MTL)’s turn to score, who is enjoying his return to the game
12:39 | GOAL – Josh Anderson (MTL) rushes to the net and finds a way to score, evening of work over for Samuel Ersson (PHI), he is replaced by Ivan Fedotov
11:22 | GOAL – Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL) escapes and completes his first NHL hat trick!
10:46 | GOAL – Brendan Gallagher (MTL) scores his 12th goal of the season by deflecting a shot from Johnathan Kovacevic (MTL)
8:42 | GOAL – Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL) completes a great effort from Nick Suzuki and scores his second of the match!
7:20 | Samuel Montembeault (MTL) resists once again, this time in front of Cam York (PHI)
6:28 | Jake Evans (MTL) goes for a shot, Samuel Ersson (PHI) holds on
5:10 | Nick Suzuki (MTL) misses a great chance after receiving a nice pass from Juraj Slafkovsky (PHI)
4:21 | Joel Armia (MTL) misses a great opportunity as he finds himself alone in front of Samuel Ersson (PHI)
3:45 | Samuel Montembeault (MTL) makes a nice glove save on Morgan Frost (PHI)
2:05 | Samuel Montembeault (MTL) stops a sharp shot from Owen Tippett (PHI)
0:14 | Travis Konecny (PHI) hits Jordan Harris (MTL)
0:00 | Start of the second period
FIRST PERIOD
18:42 | Alex Newhook (MTL) misses a great chance after receiving a perfect pass from Joel Armia (MTL)
17:03 | Jamie Drysdale (PHI) plays the hero by blocking a dangerous shot from Cole Caufield (MTL)
16:55 | Nick Suzuki (MTL) misses an opportunity on a beautiful production by Justin Barron (MTL)
15:20 | Samuel Montembeault (MTL) stops Owen Tippett (PHI) twice in a row
12:01 | Christian Dvorak (MTL) threatens inf. digital, Samuel Ersson (PHI) is cautious and keeps the puck
10:31 | The CH is punished for sending too many men on the ice
9:08 | A strange bounce sends the puck directly in front of Samuel Montembeault (MTL), who reacts quickly by stopping it
7:25 | Hard check from Travis Konecny (PHI) against Mike Matheson (MTL)
5:38 | Samuel Montembeault (MTL) frustrates Jamie Drysdale (PHI)
4:57 | Samuel Ersson (PHI) holds the fort in front of a shot from Jayden Struble (MTL)
2:31 | Michael Pezzetta (MTL) applies a solid check to Sean Couturier (PHI)
1:05 | GOAL – Mike Matheson (MTL) shoots from the blue line, the puck hits Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL) and makes his way behind Samuel Ersson (PHI)
0:55 | Nick Suzuki (MTL) misses a great opportunity
0:00 | Start of the meeting
PREMATCH
Goalkeeper Samuel Montembeault is back in front of the CH net. In his last game, the Quebec goaltender was removed from the game after allowing four goals on 12 shots to the Toronto Maple Leafs. His opposite will be the Swede Samuel Ersson.
Also note that striker Christian Dvorak will return to action this evening after an absence of 42 games. This is a nice surprise considering that the operation he underwent for a torn pectoralis major muscle on February 5 should have ended his season.