Game 78: Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Flyers region: NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
Out with a pectoral tear since December 30, Christian Dvorak has worked hard over the past few months to get back into game shape. He will avoid missing nine consecutive months of action by getting back in the lineup for the final handful of games the Habs will play.
Having a rested body in the lineup is welcome for a team that is in a tough stretch to close out the season with few off days. They are most recently coming off a back-to-back versus the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers than sapped a lot of the energy, and that has been the case often as they try to fend off top offensive clubs.
That description doesn’t apply to tonight’s opponent, nor are the Flyers particularly good defensively at the moment. The skaters are doing their part, holding teams to about 23 shots per contest over the past few weeks, but poor goaltending has been getting exposed as the games ramp up in importance. Tonight’s game is a chance for everyone to add to their season totals, and an opportunity for Dvorak to enjoy some immediate success in his return, but they’ll still need to be wary of a desperate club that needs to earn the two points.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #22 Cole Caufield |
#14 Nick Suzuki |
#20 Juraj Slafkovský |
| #11 Brendan Gallagher |
#35 Alex Newhook |
#40 Joel Armia |
| #70 Tanner Pearson |
#71 Jake Evans |
#17 Josh Anderson |
| #55 Michael Pezzetta |
#28 Christian Dvorak |
#49 Rafaël Harvey-Pinard |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #8 Mike Matheson |
#58 David Savard |
| $54 Jordan Harris |
#26 Johnny Kovacevic |
| #47 Jayden Struble |
#52 Justin Barron |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #35 Samuel Montembeault |
#30 Cayden Primeau |
Injured: Kirby Dach, Kaiden Guhle, Joshua Roy, Chris Wideman, Arber Xhekaj
Scratched: Colin White, Jesse Ylönen
Philadelphia Flyers projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Tyson Foerster |
Morgan Frost |
Owen Tippett |
| Joel Farabee |
Scott Laughton |
Travis Konecny |
| Olle Lycksell |
Ryan Poehling |
Garnet Hathaway |
| Noah Cates |
Sean Couturier |
Bobby Brink |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Cam York |
Travis Sanheim |
| Nick Seeler |
Jamie Drysdale |
| Egor Zamula |
Ronnie Attard |
| Starter |
Backup |
| Samuel Ersson |
Ivan Fedotov |
