After two strong wins on the weekend, the Habs come into tonight’s game against the Flyers on somewhat of a roll. Dale Weise, Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais combined for 12 points on the weekend, firing up 4 goals and 8 assists; P.K. Subban had 3 assists on Saturday against the Devils, and Tomas Plekanec notched 2 goals.
Tonight, the Habs face the Flyers who are without goaltender Steve Mason after he sustained a lower-body injury during a TV timeout on Sunday against the Washington Capitals. With Mason out, the Habs have a chance to push their current winning streak to three games, and if they do so, it will be the seventh time this season the Habs have gone on a winning streak of three games or more.
The Flyers are still very much a threat despite the injury to Mason. Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek are one of the best forward duos in the league, having combined for 5 points in the two games played against the Habs this season, all assists, Voracek with 3, and Giroux with 2.
The teams hit the ice at 7:30 PM EST.
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In Canada (French): RDS
In the Flyers region: Comcast Sports
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| Left Wing |
Center |
Right Wing |
| Max Pacioretty | David Desharnais | Dale Weise |
| Alex Galchenyuk | Tomas Plekanec | Brendan Gallagher |
| Brandon Prust | Lars Eller | Jiri Sekac |
| Michaël Bournival | Jacob de la Rose | Christian Thomas |
| Left Defense |
Right Defense |
| Andrei Markov | P.K. Subban |
| Nathan Bealieu | Sergei Gonchar |
| Alexei Emelin | Tom Gilbert |
| Goaltenders |
| Carey Price |
| Dustin Tokarski |
Scratched: Mike Weaver, Manny Malhotra
Injuries: P.A. Parenteau (concussion)
| Left Wing |
Center |
Right Wing |
| Brayden Schenn | Claude Giroux | Jakub Voracek |
| Matt Read | Sean Couturier | Wayne Simmonds |
| R.J. Umberger | Scott Laughton | Ryan White |
| Chris Vandevelde | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | Vincent Lecavalier |
| Left Defense |
Right Defense |
| Nick Schultz | Mark Streit |
| Andrew Macdonald | Nicklas Grossmann |
| Michael Del Zotto | Luke Schenn |
| Goaltenders |
| Ray Emery |
| Anthony Stolarz |
Scratched: Carl Colaiacovo, Zac Rinaldo
Injuries: Steve Mason (lower-body), Kimmo Timonen (blood clots), Michael Raffl (day-to-day), Braydon Coburn (lower-body)
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