GDT: ECQF 4 | FLYERS (A) vs. Canadiens (H) | Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 | 3:00 pm ET | Flyers lead series 2-1

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

MONTREAL CANADIENS (31-31-9; 4-3) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (41-21-7; 5-1)
Series: Philadelphia leads 2-1

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

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TEAMS' WEBSITES

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• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Canadiens' Website: Official Montréal Canadiens Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 Things: Flyers vs. Canadiens Game 4
• Flyers' Playoffs Media Guide: Download the 2020 Flyers Playoff Media Guide (PDF)
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2019-2020
• Canadiens' Stats: Montréal Canadiens Stats | 2019-2020

TEAMS' STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON

Teams	Games	Record	Points	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Canadiens	71	31-31-9	71 (24th)	14-17-6	17-14-3	208 (18th)	220 (23rd)	17.7 (22nd)	78.7 (19th)	50.4 (12th)
Flyers	69	41-21-7	89 (6th)	25-6-4	16-15-3	232 (7th)	191 (8th)	20.8 (14th)	81.8 (11th)	54.6 (1st)

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TEAMS' STATISTICS PLAYOFFS

Team	GP	Record	Points	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Canadiens	7	4-3-0	8	2-1-0	2-2-0	16	11	13.6	87.1	48.0
Flyers	6	5-1-0	10	2-1-0	3-0-0	14	9	4.0	80.0	55.5

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TEAMS' PLAYOFFS LEADERS

Flyers' Goals Leader: Laughton (3)
Flyers' Assists Leader: Hayes (4)
Flyers' Points Leader: Laughton (5)
Flyers' GAA: Hart 1.51
Canadiens' Goals Leader: Kotkaniemi (4)
Canadiens' Assists Leader: Byron (3), Gallagher (3) and Domi (3).
Canadiens' Points Leader: Weber (5)
Canadiens' GAA: Price 1.40​

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

28 Claude Giroux -- 14 Sean Couturier -- 93 Jake Voracek
21 Scott Laughton -- 13 Kevin Hayes -- 11 Travis Konecny
25 James van Riemsdyk -- 38 Derek Grant -- 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
12 Michael Raffl -- 44 Nate Thompson -- 18 Tyler Pitlick​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 15 Matt Niskanen
6 Travis Sanheim -- 5 Phil Myers
8 Robert Hagg -- 61 Justin Braun​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart is the expected starter.
37 Brian Elliott
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Power Plays

PP1: Claude Giroux, Travis Konecny, Sean Couturier, Jake Voracek, Ivan Provorov
PP2: Kevin Hayes, James van Riemsdyk, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Matt Niskanen, Travis Sanheim
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Injuries and Scratches

3 Andy Welinski (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
10 Andy Andreoff (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
19 Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder, Sep. 26) was placed on LTIR Nov.22. He is not on 31-man roster.
23 Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma, Dec. 13; is cancer-free) is with the team in Toronto and could practice soon. He is on 31-man roster.
34 Alex Lyon (healthy) could be scratched as a spare goalie.
48 Morgan Frost (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
49 Joel Farabee (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
53 Shayne Gostisbehere (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
54 Egor Zamula (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
59 Mark Friedman (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
67 Kirill Ustimenko (healthy) could be scratched as a spare goalie.
82 Connor Bunnaman (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- Philadelphia Flyers - News, Scores, Schedule, Roster - The Athletic
Alexander Appleyard's Twitter -- Alexander Appleyard (@avappleyard) | Twitter
Charlie O'Connor's Twitter -- Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) | Twitter​

Hockey Buzz

Web site -- HockeyBuzz.com - NHL Rumors
Bill Meltzer's Twitter -- Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) | Twitter​

NBC Sports Philadelphia

Web site -- https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers​

NHL.com

Adam Kimelman's Twitter -- Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) | Twitter​

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer

Web site -- Philadelphia Flyers
Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter
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MONTREAL CANADIENS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

90 Tomas Tatar -- 14 Nick Suzuki -- 11 Brendan Gallagher
62 Artturi Lehkonen -- 24 Phillip Danault -- 41 Paul Byron
92 Jonathan Drouin -- 15 Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- 13 Max Domi
60 Alex Belzile -- 71 Jake Evans -- 40 Joel Armia​

Pairings

8 Ben Chiarot -- 6 Shea Weber
77 Brett Kulak -- 26 Jeff Petry
61 Xavier Ouellet -- 53 Victor Mete ​

Goalies

31 Carey Price is the expected starter.
39 Charlie Lindgren
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Power Plays

PP1: Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher, Nick Suzuki, Shea Weber, Jeff Petry
PP2: Joel Armia, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Max Domi, Tomas Tatar, Victor Mete​

Injuries and Scratches

20 Cale Fleury (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
22 Dale Weise (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
25 Ryan Poehling (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
30 Cayden Primeau (healthy) could be scratched as a spare goalie.
32 Christian Folin (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
43 Jordan Weal (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
45 Laurent Dauphin (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
46 Josh Brook (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
51 Gustav Olofsson (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
54 Charles Hudon (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
58 Noah Juulsen (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
70 Michael McNiven (healthy) could be scratched as a spare goalie.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
All Habs

Web site -- All Habs Hockey Magazine - Source for NHL Montreal Canadiens News
Twitter -- All Habs (Canadiens) (@AllHabs) | Twitter ​

Athletic, The

Web site -- The Athletic Montreal
Marc Dumont's Twitter -- Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) | Twitter​

Montreal Gazette

Web site -- (no title)
Stu Cowan's Twitter -- Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) | Twitter
Pat Hickey's Twitter -- Pat Hickey (@zababes1) | Twitter​

Rogers SportsNet

Web site -- Montreal Canadiens Scores/Schedule - Sportsnet.ca
Eric Engels' Twitter -- Eric Engels (@EricEngels) | Twitter​

TSN 690 Radio

Web site -- Montreal 690
John Lu's Twitter -- John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) | Twitter​

TVA Sports

Renaud Lavoie's Twitter -- Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) | Twitter​

FLYERS (2-1-0) vs. CANADIENS (1-0-2) 2019-20 RESULTS

Date	Result	First Star	Highlights
11/7/19	Montreal 2 at Philadelphia 3 (OT)	Carey Price	Sean Couturier's OT goal in the opening minute. Flyers held a 43-24 shots advantage.
11/30/19	Philadelphia 4 at Montreal 3 (OT)	Ivan Provorov	Ivan Provorov's OT goal in the opening minute. Brian Elliott made 39 saves.
01/16/20	Montreal 4 at Philadelphia 1	Carey Price	Carey Price made 40 saves and Ilya Kovalchuk scored twice. Alex Lyon made 40 saves in a loss.

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FLYERS-CANADIENS' EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

Date	All Games at Toronto	Time (ET)	Television	Stats and Highlights
Wed. August 12	Game 1 Montreal 1 at Philadelphia 2	8:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP	Montréal Canadiens - Philadelphia Flyers - August 12th, 2020
Fri. August 14	Game 2 Montreal 5 at Philadelphia 0	3:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP	Montréal Canadiens - Philadelphia Flyers - August 14th, 2020
Sun. August 16	Game 3 Philadelphia 1 at Montreal 0	8:00 pm	NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS	Philadelphia Flyers - Montréal Canadiens - August 16th, 2020
Tue. August 18	Game 4 Philadelphia at Montreal	3:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP
Wed. August 19	Game 5 Montreal at Philadelphia	8:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP
Fri. August 21	Game 6 Philadelphia at Montreal	TBD	TBD
Sun. August 23	Game 7 Montreal at Philadelphia	TBD	TBD

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FLYERS vs. CANADIENS' PLAYOFFS HISTORY

Season	Series Result	Next Round
1973	Montreal 4-1	Montreal advanced to the Cup Finals.
1976	Montreal 4-0	This was the Cup Finals.
1987	Philadelphia 4-2	Philadelphia advanced to the Cup Finals
1989	Montreal 4-2	Montreal advanced to the Cup Finals.
2008	Philadelphia 4-1	Philadelphia advanced to the ECF.
2010	Philadelphia 4-1	Philadelphia advanced to the Cup Finals

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FROM THE PAST

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Seek and Destroy" by Metallica

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[Beef Invictus]

do the stuff

 

[FlyerNutter]

Carter Hart saving us all. Part 4.

 

[TheKingPin]

We are favorites at least. Biggest ones other than Vegas. Isles favorite to sweep too haha.

 

[pit]

 

[bennysflyers16]

I may Stay at work for this , that’s depressing. Normally would take day off.

will lock my office door and hope it goes well.

 

[FlyerNutter]

We are favorites at least. Biggest ones other than Vegas. Isles favorite to sweep too haha.

Im just getting tired of watching this kind of hockey. Game 3 of our series, the Islanders. Columbus. I get the two teams just mentioned can have great forechecks but it’s often like watching paint dry.

 

[DancingPanther]

Game 4 possibilities in any series:

1) sweep
2) take a commanding 3-1 lead
3) concede a tied series at 2 games apiece

One of those looks great. One of those looks impossible.

For as much as I have been bitching, the young Flyers (NAK, Sanhiem, Provorov, Myers) are impressing outside of the game 2 anamoly. That's promising. Hart is on another level. Also promising.

Carry the puck into the zone. Embrace the innate creativity in this lineup. Keep the puck away from Price. Keep swallowing these guys up on entry. Move your feet on the pp.

Therefore, Thompson should see 11 mins of 5v5 action

 

[Flyerfan4life]

hey.... i have an idea..

how bout we stop healthy scratching Ghost..

kkthx...

 

[gto64dr]

I know everyone thinks your a boob if you scream "Shoot the puck"! But it seems the obvious solution to our PP. Our obsession with passing is causing dangerous turnovers and you can't score if you don't shoot. Crowd the net and fire away, Price doesn't give up much and crazy bounces can't be controlled. Trying to set up pretty plays isn't working.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Tripod]

hey.... i have an idea..

how bout we stop healthy scratching Ghost..

kkthx...

Hagg was:

+1
1 assist
led the D in Hitz
2nd for D in blocks
1st in rabbitfootness

 

[mdm815]

They need to find ways to avoid letting Price’s puck handling impact the game, and just drive more pucks at the net. It seems like they’re always looking for a play. Just get that thing on net and crowd in.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I'm at the point where I'm ready to bench Niskanen for Hagg.

I'd prefer other dmen ahead of Hagg. But its bad enough that Hagg would be better too.

 

[Striiker]

 

[Starat327]

It's not his fault That Ghost can't get his partner to play his position right. If his partner doesn't want to play right, its obviously his job to get him to do so, and he didn't so it.

 

[DancingPanther]

I know everyone thinks your a boob if you scream "Shoot the puck"! But it seems the obvious solution to our PP. Our obsession with passing is causing dangerous turnovers and you can't score if you don't shoot. Crowd the net and fire away, Price doesn't give up much and crazy bounces can't be controlled. Trying to set up pretty plays isn't working.

The issue with the powerplay on the surface is actually the shots. Low danger non-one timers from Provorov from the point or mid board snappers from TK with minimal traffic in front will result in minimal goals. But why? What causes this?

Stationary players away from the puck. With no one hungry for open ice or opening up lanes away from the puck, the puck holder (Giroux or TK) is left with 2 options: shoot or dish it to the point.

Giroux won't shoot because he's better than that. I'd wager he mostly dishes to Provorov in an effort to get the ice moving, both opponents and teammates, so when the puck is returned to him, something opens up. But it rarely does, because his teammates love to watch.

TK doesn't have that type of hockey IQ, so he settles on ripping a shot.

Similarly, Provorov will also shoot in the same manner rather than play catch with G.

Is it coaching? Well... with similar personnel, this pp was lethal. Alas

 

[deadhead]

Is it coaching? Well... with similar personnel, this pp was lethal. Alas

Really? Who replaced Simmonds and Schenn?

The two things the Flyers need is a PF who loves messing with goalies in the crease and a cold blooded sniper.

 

[BiggE]

Don’t suck

Carter Hart is God

Why is Therrien still employed

 

[Rebels57]

I thought we played Wednesday & Thursday.

f*** me. Im not ready to watch another one of these already.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

I thought we played Wednesday & Thursday.

f*** me. Im not ready to watch another one of these already.

Imagine if we win tomorrow and you can skip to Wednesday up 3-1

Could be fun!

 

[Striiker]

There’s nothing fun about this series. It’s been some of the least entertaining and most frustrating hockey I’ve ever watched.

The worst part is that it doesn’t have to be this way.

 

[Devonator]

There’s nothing fun about this series. It’s been some of the least entertaining and most frustrating hockey I’ve ever watched.

The worst part is that it doesn’t have to be this way.

Do you think this frustrating hockey is a result of how the Habs play or our guys just not playing up to snuff?

 

[Here4ThaLids]

There’s nothing fun about this series. It’s been some of the least entertaining and most frustrating hockey I’ve ever watched.

The worst part is that it doesn’t have to be this way.

Comfort yourself with visions of run-and-gun against Colorado or Vegas.

There never was much hope ... just a fool's hope.

 

[Hexxxy]

We are favorites at least. Biggest ones other than Vegas. Isles favorite to sweep too haha.

Isles would be our next opponent if they win and we win.