MTL@PHI: Road woes

PHILADELPHIA -- There really is no place like home for the Habs.

On Tuesday against the Flyers, the Canadiens dropped a 3-2 overtime decision in Philadelphia to end their current four-game road trip with a 0-3-1 record, and just one point in the bank.
Montreal's overall road record meanwhile dropped to 8-19-2 with the result -- good for last in the NHL.
"We're focusing on the next one, and we have the Rangers at home [coming up on Thursday]. I think we're a much better team at home," underlined captain Max Pacioretty, who has 10 goals at home so far this season, versus just six on the road. "We would have liked to prove something on the road [tonight], but now we've got to go back to our building and play hard."

The Habs are indeed a better team at home, having gone 14-10-6 at the Bell Centre this season by comparison.
But Tuesday's effort in Philly looked like it was finally going to buck the trend.
After all, the Habs were up 2-1 courtesy of goals from Jeff Petry and Paul Byron with time winding down in the third, before Jakub Voracek tied things up with 86 seconds left on the clock.
Voracek would later score the game-winner in OT as well.
"I thought we played really well. We had the lead until the last five minutes of the game, and then overtime can go either way," acknowledged defenseman Victor Mete, who was on the ice during the 3-on-3 tiebreaker period. "I thought we competed hard and it should have been a different result."
Luckily for the Habs, their next opportunity for a different result will be back in friendlier confines, when the New York Rangers visit Montreal on Jan. 22.
BITTERSWEET MILESTONE
With Tuesday's start at the Wells Fargo Center, Carey Price took sole possession of second place for games played as a Hab, with his 552nd career outing.
Price moved past Patrick Roy (551) in Philly, and now sits just four games back of all-time Habs leader Jacques Plante (556), but saw his milestone night spoiled at the last minute.
"It's not ideal, that's for sure," admitted Price of allowing the late goal which forced overtime. "I think we had parts of the game that we played really well, but we also had some mental collapses, which always seem to kill us."

The All-Star netminder for his own part did put forth a solid effort for the occasion, however.
"Carey played a heck of a game tonight," concluded head coach Claude Julien, as Price made 30 stops on the night, including two in OT. "He made some big saves and really gave us a chance to win. I thought we played well enough to leave with the win."