Flyers vs Canadiens: Game 18 Preview

Game 18 : Flyers vs Canadiens

Location : Centre Bell | Montreal Canada

Time : 7:00 pm

TV / Radio : NBCSports Philadelphia – 97.5 The Fanatic

Records : MTL 8-8-1 | PHI 7-7-3

Previous Game : MTL L 4-6 vs CBJ | PHI L 1-4 vs BOS

Odds : Canadiens -1.5 | O/U 6.5

The Philadelphia Flyers head to Montreal to finish their three game road-trip. Tonight, look to end on a high note and end a five-game losing streak.

With an overtime loss in Columbus and a regulation loss in Boston, the Flyers need a win to go .500 on their trip.

Travis Konecny, who left Thursday’s game in Boston, did not make the trip to Montreal. Konecny is being evaluated for a right hand injury. Kieffer Bellows will return to the lineup for Konecny.

The Flyers vs Canadiens matchup has favored the road team recently. Winning seven of the last ten meetings. The Flyers have four of the last six meetings in Montreal.

Carter Hart will make his 13th start of the season. Hart is 3-2-2 with 2.40 GAA & .927% in 7-starts on the road this season.

Betting Guide

Last Game: 2-1 | On the season: 33-18 / Last Season: 134-112

6.5 Total Goals UNDER -115

Scott Laughton 0.5 Points OVER -105

1st Period Goals 0.5 OVER -130

Active Streaks

| 13 Kevin Hayes – 4 Game Point Streak (2G-3A) | 74 Owen Tippett – 3 Game Point Streak (1G-2A) |

Flyers Projected Lineup

74 Owen Tippett – 48 Morgan Frost – 86 Joel Farabee

21 Scott Laughton – 49 Noah Cates – 17 Zack MacEwen

71 Max Willman – 13 Kevin Hayes – 38 Patrick Brown

44 Nic Deslauriers – 23 Lukas Sedlak – 20 Kieffer Bellows

9 Ivan Provorov – 77 Tony DeAngelo

6 Travis Sanheim – 61 Justin Braun

24 Nick Seeler – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen

79 Carter Hart

(32 Felix Sandstrom)

Scratches

11 Travis Konecny (INJ) , 54 Egor Zamula , 89 Cam Atkinson (INJ)

Injuries

14 Sean Couturier – 3-4 Months (10/29), Back Surgery (10/29)

25 James van Riemsdyk – Out Indefinitely (10/26), Broken Finger (10/23)

38 Patrick Brown – Week-To-Week (9/22), Offseason Back Surgery

57 Wade Allison – 3-Weeks (11/15), Oblique Muscle Strain & Hip Pointer (11/13)

46 Bobby Brink – Out Indefinitely (9/22), Offseason Hip Surgery

89 Cam Atkinson – Week-To-Week (10/20), Upper-Body Injury (9/25)

94 Ryan Ellis – Out Indefinitely (9/22), Torn Psoas (9/22)

PHOTO CREDIT: Centre Bell PR