GAME NOTES
QUICK STATS
Regular Season Series: 2-1-0Playoff Series: 6 Series (3 wins, 3 losses)Playoff Games: 33gp (16-17)Playoff Leading Scorer:PHI - Scott Laughton (3g-2a): 5ptsMTL - Shea Weber (3g-2a): 5pts
1. BUBBLE BOUNCE BACK
The Flyers enter Game 3 on the heels of a 5-0 shutout loss in Game 2... Going back to the regular season, the Flyers have not lost back-to-back games of any kind since a four-game skid from Dec. 31-Jan. 7... The Flyers posted a 15-10-2 record in games immediately following a loss, including seven straight wins to end the season in that scenario and were 11-4-1 in games after they give up four or more goals... The Flyers were also shut out on three occasions and, not including the final game before the pause, responded with a win the previous two times, each by scoring five goals or more.
2. SERIES THRU TWO
The series shifts to Montreal being the home team with the "last change" matchup advantage - the Habs are 2-0 in the playoffs as the home team, but the Flyers are 2-0 as the away team and have outscored their opponent, 8-2... The Canadiens have started strong in the series, recording five of their six total goals in the first (2) and second (3) periods... In fact, seven of the eight goals in the series on both teams have been scored in the opening two periods.
3. PIVOT!
With the series tied at 1-1, the series pivots to a five-game series... In their six previous playoff series with Montreal, these two teams have been tied 1-1 four times - in each time the team that wins Game 3 has gone on to win the series... The Flyers own an all-time mark of 15-20 in Game 3's when tied at 1-1, but when they have won Game 3, they have a 24-10 series record... When the Canadiens go up 2-1 in a series in which they were tied 1-1 and lost the first game, they have won that series 10 out of 15 times, however when they go down 1-2 in a series under that same scenario, they have only won one series, going 1-7.
4. THIS, THAT & THE OTHER
THIS: Nicolas Aube-Kubel leads the Flyers in hits (15), while defenseman Travis Sanheim leads the team in blocked shots (15) through five playoff games for the Flyers... THAT: Montreal's power play is 3-for-7 in the series (42.9%) after going 0-for-12 in their Qualifier vs. PIT, while the Flyers power play is 1-for-8 in the series (12.5%)... THE OTHER: Both teams have won each game in the playoffs in which they have scored the first goal, and lost each game when they have allowed the first goal.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (LW: #28 - Claude Giroux)
Giroux posted an assist in Game 1 and has seven points (3g-4a) in seven career playoff games against Montreal...In Flyers playoff history, Giroux (24g-42a) is one goal away from passing Eric Lindros for 11th place in goals and one assist away from passing Ken Linseman for 6th place, while being one power-play point away from passing Mike Richards for 8th place, currently at 23 power-play points.
CANADIENS (C: #15 - Jesperi Kotkaniemi)
The Habs 3rd overall draft pick from 2018 Draft has four goals in the playoffs thus far, including a pair in Game 2... He posted just six goals and eight points in 36 regular season games for Montreal and was a -11, but has four points (all goals) in his first six career playoff games, and has a +5 rating during this run.
