1. DAILY FLYER
The Flyers come into tonight's game looking for two straight wins and it will have to come against a Division they have had the most success with this season - the Flyers own a 9-5-1 mark against the Atlantic, the most wins against any other Division... They also look to keep their success at home going - the Flyers have won five of their last seven on home ice, while earning points in six of those seven, going 5-1-1... Overall, five of the last nine games have been decided past regulation for the Flyers, who have won four of those games.
2. YEAR'S GONE BY
This is the first time this season that the Flyers face the Canadiens, Game No. 54, which is a full calendar year since they last met on Feb. 2, 2017 - a span of 371 days... These clubs will now play all three season series games in an 18-day span in this month... The Flyers dropped two of three in last year's season series, but their win came on home ice, where they have also won nine of their last 10 meetings and earned points in all 10, going 9-0-1 dating back to November of 2010.
3. HAB & HAB NOTS
Montreal has won two straight games and have outscored their opponent 9-3 in the process entering tonight... They are looking for three straight wins for the first time since a five-game streak from Nov. 25-Dec. 2... Montreal has dropped seven of their last eight road games and are among the NHL's worst teams on the road with the least amount of points on the road, going 8-15-1 for 17 points.
4. THE PLAYERS HAVE...
Since joining each other on the same line, Wayne Simmonds (2g-2a) and Nolan Patrick (2g-2a) each have recorded points in three of their last four games... Montreal captain, Max Pacioretty, has recorded points in 10 of 14 games since the start of the New Year, posting a total of eight goals and 13 points in that stretch... Both Jonathan Drouin and Alex Galchenyuk average over a point per-game in their career against the Flyers - Drouin has seven points (1g-6a) in seven games, while Galchenyuk has 14 points (5g-9a) in 14 games.... Shayne Gostisbehere averages over a point per-game pace against the Habs with six points (2g-4a) in five outings... Gostisbehere has points in three straight games, recording a goal and three assists in that span.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH:
FLYERS (RW: #93 - Jakub Voracek)
Comes into tonight's game riding a six-game assist and point streak with seven assists and nine points... Voracek extended his lead in the NHL assist department with his helper in the 2-1 OT win vs. Carolina and now has 52 assists, seven more than the next closest player (CGY: Gaudreau-45)... The Canadiens are one of two teams (Pittsburgh) that Voracek averages a point per-game pace in his career with 22 points (4g-18a) in 24 games... He is also playing his 499th game as a Flyer tonight.
CANADIENS (G: #31 - Carey Price)
The 2015 Hart Trophy winner as MVP of the NHL won his last start for the Canadiens and has started 15 of the last 17 games for Montreal... He owns 15 of their 22 wins this year, going 15-19-4... Price also owns a 13-10-0 mark against the Flyers with a 2.57 GAA and .917 save percentage in his career, however at the Wells Fargo Center, Price is just 4-7-1 with just one win in the last seven seasons.
