GAME NOTES
QUICK STATS
Regular Season Series: 2-1-0Playoff Series: 6 Series (3 wins, 3 losses)Playoff Games: 34gp (17-17)Playoff Leading Scorer:PHI - Scott Laughton (3g-2a): 5ptsMTL - Shea Weber (3g-2a): 5pts
1. CREASE WARS
The Habs suffered just their second shutout loss of the regular season & playoffs combined in Game 3, and have yet to drop two straight in this postseason... The series has featured the best two goaltending duals of the playoffs - Among goalies who have appeared in at least four games, Carey Price leads all goalies in GAA (1.40) with Carter Hart second (1.51), while Price is T-1st in save percentage (.953) and Hart ranks third (.949)... The Canadiens have hit a combined nine posts (8) and crossbars (1) so far in this playoffs - the T-2nd most of any team (Chicago: 13), while the Flyers have hit four total posts (3) and crossbars (1).
2. DAY-OH!
The Flyers return to another daytime start - including the exhibition, they own a 3-1 record in day starts in the playoffs and posted a 6-1-1 record in day games during the regular season... The Habs have had just two afternoon starts this postseason, going a perfect 2-0-0 and posting shutouts on both occasions, while also going 2-2-1 in day games during their regular season.
3. THAT SPECIAL FEELING
The series has featured a combined 24 power plays thus far with the last two games yielding 20 man-advantages... Overall the Canadiens are 3-for-10 (30%) while the Flyers have just one power-play goal, going 1-for-14 (7.1%) in the series... The Canadiens are T-3rd among all playoff teams for the most minor penalties taken (34) and fourth for all penalties (37), while the Flyers are T-7th in the playoffs for most penalties drawn.
4. GO FOUR IT
The Flyers own an all-time record of 15-8 in Game 4 when leading a series 2 games to 1, but own an even better mark of 11-4 in Game 4's when they lead 2 games to 1 after being tied 1-1 in a series... In their history, the Canadiens own a 6-7 mark in Game 4 when falling behind 2 games to 1 after being tied 1-1, to even things back up 2-2 in a series... The Flyers have played 27 consecutive playoff games without going to overtime... It's the longest such streak since they went 28 straight games without an overtime from May 7, 1985 through May 2, 1987, which is the team record.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (RW: #93 - Jakub Voracek)
Voracek has two goals through three games in the series, which already ties his career high for a single playoff year (2012-PIT/NJ & 2014-NYR), and is tied for the lead among the forwards while ranking second on the team in shots in the series (7)... Since joining the Flyers, he averages nearly a point per-game against the Canadiens during the regular season with 27 points (7g-20a) in 28 games.
CANADIENS (RW: #11 - Brendan Gallagher)
Gallagher is without a goal so far in these playoffs at seven straight games, but he leads the team with 31 shots, which is 12 more than the next closest teammate (Armia-19)... He has three assists, two of which are in this series... During the regular season, he led the team with 22 goals, 21 of which were at even strength.
