GAME DAY | Flyers – Canadiens: Preview, Lines, Goalies, TV, Fantasy
Jordan Lambe
Pre-game Notes and Quotes
Lars Eller on the Canadiens’ most recent loss at the hands of the Avalanche: “Hopefully we can build some more chemistry together back home, I think it was a step in the right direction for us as a team compared to last game in [Arizona], for sure. We played concentrated for 58 minutes, then one mistake and we pay for it. We worked hard for 58 minutes and it’s a disappointing outcome.”
Michel Therrien had this to say about Jacob De La Rose’s recent promotion to replace David Desharnais in the lineup: “It was a good test for Jacob playing center, he won some big faceoffs and seemed to be very comfortable in that role. That’s good news for us.” De La Rose played 15:53, was a -1, had 3 shots on net and won 53% of his faceoffs.
Shayne Gostisbehere has been white hot of late as he is riding a 13 game point streak. This is an amazing feat, but what makes it even more impressive is that Gostisbehere is in his first year in the NHL.
The Flyers are the only team that Alex Galchenyuk has a point-per-game average against over his career, as he has 12 points over a span of 10 games.
Although the Canadiens have lost their last three games (all on the road), they have won their last three games while playing at the Bell Centre. The Flyers on the other hand, have lost 3 games in a row at the Bell Centre, as they haven’t won there since April 15, 2013.
While the Canadiens have a 22-14-3 record versus teams in the Eastern Conference this season, the Flyers have a 17-12-7 record against teams from the East.
So far this season, the Canadiens have a 10-8-2 record versus teams in the Metropolitan division, while the Flyers have a 8-5-2 record versus teams coming from the Atlantic.
The Canadiens have risen in their placing for the goals against category, they are currently in 19th in the league in goals against, with 161 in 58 games. The Flyers have allowed 151 goals in 56 games and find themselves in 14th in the league.
The Canadiens have maintained their place in the standings in the goals for category as they are currently in 11th place in the NHL, with 159 over their first 58 games. The Flyers are 26th in this category with 137 goals scored in 56 games.
Matchup
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | February 19, 7:30 PM ET | TV: NHLN, CSN-PH, RDS, SNE
2015-16 statistics
FLYERS
CANADIENS
60 (11th)
Points (Eastern Con. rank)
58 (13th)
25-21-10
Record
27-27-4
13-8-7
Home
15-11-2
12-13-3
Road
12-16-2
5-3-2
Last 10
3-7-0
2.45
G/G
2.74
2.70
GA/G
2.78
18.6
PP%
18.2
78.7
PK%
83.1
49.1
CF%*
53.3
53.3
CF60*
56.8
55.3
CA60*
49.8
*Advanced statistics: Score adjusted, even strength. CF%: Corsi for percentage of total CF60: Corsi For/60 minutes CA60: Corsi Against/60 minutes (via War on Ice)
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
