GAME DAY | Flyers – Canadiens: Preview, Prediction, Lines, Goalies, TV

Sam Gerber

7 years ago

Game Preview by Sam Gerber

Last game: MTL 3 TBL 4 (SO)

The Habs showed effort staying with one of the best teams in the league most of the game.

For a complete recap: Bolts With Shootout Win

Players to watch

Petr Mrazek
The new starter in goal for the Flyers has won his first two starts solidifying the position for Philadelphia.
Charlie Lindgren
Lindgren gets his first start since for the Canadiens since November 21st and his first since signing a three-year contract extension.
Victor Mete
Mete has been one of the biggest surprises for the Habs this season and looks to score his first goal of the season.

Keys to Victory

Slow it down
The Flyers love to come out fast push the pace. Slowing down the game will disrupt the Philly game plan .
Go to the net
Getting traffic in front of the Flyers net could be a game changer for the Canadiens.
Rule special teams
The Habs penalty-kill will be pressed to perform without Tomas Plekanec. Montreal’s power-play could take the heat off the five-on-five offense.

Matchup by All Habs staff
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC \| February 26, 7:30 PM ET \| TV: TSN2, RDS, NBCSN
	2017-18 statistics
FLYERS	2017-18 statistics	CANADIENS
76 (9th)	Points (rank)	55 (28th)
33-19-10	Record	23-29-9
17-10-4	Away/Home	15-10-7
9-0-1	Last 10	3-4-3
3.02	GF/G	2.54
2.79	GA/G	3.10
21.3	PP%	21.0
75.1	PK%	76.7
49.55	CF%	51.36

eSAT Analytics by Mathieu Chagnon

Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Giroux – Couturier – Konecny Lindblom – Patrick – Voracek Weal – Laughton – Raffl Lehtera – Filppula – Weise	Pacioretty – Drouin – Lehkonen Byron – De La Rose – Gallagher Galchenyuk – Danault – Hudon Deslauriers – L. Shaw – Carr
Defensemen
Provorov – Gostisbehere Hagg – MacDonald Manning – Gudas	Mete – Petry Alzner – Juulsen Benn – Schlemko
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Leier, Oduya Injured: Elliot, Neuvirth, Simmonds	Scratched: Scherbak, Froese Injured: Weber, Hemsky, A. Shaw, Price
Goalies
Petr Mrazek	Charlie Lindgren

Record: 10-7-3 GAA: 2.81 Sv%: .910 SO: 3 Alternate: Alex Lyon	Record: 3-4-1 GAA: 2.43 Sv%: .924 SO: 1 Alternate: Antti Niemi

What to Expect by Sam Gerber

Prediction: Canadiens 3 Flyers 2

A game on the day of the NHL trade deadline makes for interesting hockey. Players remaining with the team at game time need to be focused on the task at hand.

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2017-18 statistics