Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens
· National Hockey League
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Flyers beat Canadiens 4-3 in shootout after blowing 3-goal lead
Nikita Grebenkin and Cam York also scored for Philadelphia. York added an assist, Zegras had two helpers and Dan Vladar stopped 16 shots.
Kirby Dach scored twice for Montreal. Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki also scored. Sam Montembeault rebounded from a shaky start to make 38 saves.
The Flyers led 3-0 lead before the game was eight minutes old. Brink deflected a hard pass past Montembeault at 1:56 and Philadelphia struck twice more thanks to a 5-on-3 power play.
The Canadiens erupted with four goals in the second. Dach sparked the surge by hammering a shot into the net off the end boards before Demidov set up Suzuki on the power play. Dach then tied it, and Demidov put Montreal up 4-3 with a power-play marker.
Grebenkin tied it midway through the third.
Flyers center Christian Dvorak played against his former team for the first time. He played 232 games over four seasons in Montreal.
Canadiens: At New Jersey on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesPHI leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:56 | Bobby Brink Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Travis Sanheim (4), Cam York (6) |
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Goal | 1st Period 7:07 | Cam York Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Trevor Zegras (10), Travis Konecny (5) |
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Goal | 1st Period 7:50 | Bobby Brink Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Cates (6), Trevor Zegras (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:12 | Kirby Dach Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (7), Brendan Gallagher (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:15 | Nick Suzuki Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (8), Cole Caufield (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:28 | Kirby Dach Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (11), Jayden Struble (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:57 | Ivan Demidov Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (2), Lane Hutson (12) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:51 | Nikita Grebenkin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Travis Konecny (6), Jamie Drysdale (4) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Trevor Zegras Goal Snap Shot |
Statistics
 PHI |
 MTL |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 22 | Hits | 26 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 42 | Shots | 20 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 6 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 20 | Faceoffs Won | 38 |
| 34.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 65.5 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 8 |
| 15 | Penalty Minutes | 19 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Emil Andrae, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 23 |
| Nikita Grebenkin, RW | Out | Apr 16 |
| Rodrigo Abols, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 21 |
Game Information
Bell Centre
Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 20,962 | Capacity:
Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 20,962 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Carolina | 53 | 22 | 113 | 7 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Pittsburgh | 41 | 25 | 98 | 16 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/phi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Philadelphia | 43 | 27 | 98 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Washington | 43 | 30 | 95 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cbj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Columbus | 40 | 30 | 92 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Islanders | 43 | 34 | 91 | 5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">New Jersey | 42 | 37 | 87 | 3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Rangers | 34 | 39 | 77 | 9 |
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo | 50 | 23 | 109 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay | 50 | 26 | 106 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal | 48 | 24 | 106 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston | 45 | 27 | 100 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa | 44 | 27 | 99 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit | 41 | 31 | 92 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida | 40 | 38 | 84 | 4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto | 32 | 36 | 78 | 14 |