Canadiens @ Flyers: Game thread, rosters, lines, and how to watch

Montreal Canadiens @ Philadelphia Flyers

How to watch

Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Flyers region: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS Direct, TSN+

Running out of players to call up from Laval while keeping the AHL roster competitive in its playoff race, Kent Hughes made the decision to claim Chris Tierney off waivers yesterday. The move gets his forward corps back up to 12 players following Joel Armia’s quick departure on Tuesday with an issue that will keep him out tonight as well. This will be Tierney’s debut with the Habs, taking the centre role on the fourth line between Michael Pezzetta and Alex Belzile.

Tierney had only played 13 games with the Florida Panthers this year after seven seasons of regular duty with the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators. He has a reputation as a faceoff-winner, and that’s something Martin St-Louis might be looking to take advantage of with his energy line.

Montreal would have already been favoured to win this game based on the way both teams are playing of late, but the odds swing a bit more in Montreal’s favour with news that Travis Konecny is unable to play a second game in a row with a minor injury, removing Philadelphia’s top player from the formation.

Montreal Canadiens projected lineup

Scratched:
Injured/Ill: Joel Armia, Paul Byron, Cole Caufield, Kirby Dach, Joel Edmundson, Jake Evans, Brendan Gallagher, Kaiden Guhle, Sean Monahan, Juraj Slafkovský, Chris Wideman, Arber Xhekaj

Philadelphia Flyers projected lineup