GDT: ECQF 1: FLYERS (H) vs. Canadiens (A) at Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, 8:00 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

MONTREAL CANADIENS (31-31-9) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (41-21-7)
Playoffs: Montreal 3-1-0; Philadelphia 3-0-0

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic unless a change to 93.3 WMMR - Everything That Rocks!
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• Online Streaming: nbcsportsphiladelphia.com and the MyTeams app by NBC Sports

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Facebook: Security Check Required
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Canadiens' Website: Official Montréal Canadiens Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview:
  • 5 Things: Flyers vs. Canadiens Game 1
  • 20 things to know about the Flyers' first-round foe, the Canadiens
• 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	4	3-1-0	6	2-0-0	1-1-0	10	8	00.0	82.4	49.4
Flyers	3	3-0-0	6	1-0-0	2-0-0	11	3	00.0	90.0	54.8

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

28 Claude Giroux -- 14 Sean Couturier -- 93 Jake Voracek/49 Joel farabee
21 Scott Laughton -- 13 Kevin Hayes -- 11 Travis Konecny
93 Jake Voracek/49 Joel Farabee -- 38 Derek Grant -- 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
25 James van Riemsdyk -- 44 Nate Thompson -- 18 Tyler Pitlick​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 15 Matt Niskanen
6 Travis Sanheim -- 5 Phil Myers
53 Shayne Gostisbehere -- 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, Joel Farabee/Jake Voracek, Ivan Provorov
PP2: Kevin Hayes, James van Riemsdyk, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Matt Niskanen, Shayne Gostisbehere
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Injuries and Scratches

3 Andy Welinski (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
8 Robert Hagg (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
10 Andy Andreoff (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
12 Michael Raffl (left leg) is out indefinitely.
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.
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.
93 Jake Voracek (undisclosed) skated on Monday. He will be a game-time decision.
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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
92 Jonathan Drouin -- 15 Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- 40 Joel Armia
62 Artturi Lehkonen -- 24 Phillip Danault -- 41 Paul Byron
22 Dale Weise -- 13 Max Domi -- 60 Alex Belzile​

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, Nick Suzuki, Tomas Tatar, Jonathan Drouin, Shea Weber
PP2: Joel Armia. Brendan Gallagher, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Max Domi, Jeff Petry​

Injuries and Scratches

20 Cale Fleury (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
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.
71 Jake Evans (upper body) could be scratched as a spare forward.
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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

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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	Game (at Toronto)	Time (ET)	Television
Wed. August 12	1.Montreal at Philadelphia	8:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP
Fri. August 14	2.Montreal at Philadelphia	3:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP
Sun. August 16	3.Philadelphia at Montreal	8:00 pm	NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS
Tue. August 18	4 Philadelphia at Montreal	3:00 pm	NBCSN, NBCSP
Wed. August 19	5.Montreal at Philadelphia	TBD	TBD
Fri. August 21	6.Philadelphia at Montreal	TBD	TBD
Sun. August 23	7.Montreal at Philadelphia	TBD	TBD

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FLYERS vs. CANADIENS' PLAYOFFS HISTORY

Season	Series Result	Advancement
1973	Montreal 4-1	Montreal advanced to the Cup Finals.
1976	Montreal 4-0	Montreal won the Cup.
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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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

It is officially the day before the game. Lines and other changes will be made when presented.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

 

[Striiker]

 

[landsbergfan]

10 years ago and I still have yet to watch it without tearing up. There have been some great moments since then. I can only think of one thing that will beat it though.

 

[Protest]

I think the Round Robin teams are at risk of getting caught flat footed early in the first game. Hopefully Hart will keep us in it. I think they lose two games this series, and this is likely one of them. Win this and I think they'll take them in 5.

 

[BiggE]

Let’s make this the first of 16!

GO FLYERS!!!!

 

[FlyerFaithful17]

Other than Game 4, the Habs were not better than the Pens. They won’t be better than the Flyers either, but the Flyers need to capitalize on that fact unlike the Pens.

Also, Ghost has to get the nod for this one right? The Habs played a physical, tight forechecking game against the Pens. Getting the puck moved out of the zone quickly is imperative.

 

[dragonoffrost]

I love that AV is saying we won't know lineups until the game starts. I can't wait for the meltdowns as practice lines come out if he really is going to mix things up in practices.

 

[Young Sandwich]

 

[flyersnorth]

I love that AV is saying we won't know lineups until the game starts. I can't wait for the meltdowns as practice lines come out if he really is going to mix things up in practices.

I love that he mixes things up quite regularly. He seems to have a good read on the team and the guys.

Can't wait for tomorrow night!

 

[WIP CALLER]

AV has this team focused one game at a time. I'm not too concerned about them being flat in game 1. We were by far the most prepared round robin team. I don't think intensity will be an issue. It may be close for a period or two but I expect this game to go like our other 3. Slowly wear down the oppenent in periods 1 + 2 then bury them in the 3rd.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

That’s a pretty big leap from San when all that AV said was that he skated today.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Appleyard]

 

[Young Sandwich]

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[Magua]

Since I’m so pessimistic, Hagg will definitely be in because Ghost going supernova last game and still not earning a starting spot will show there was not a real competition.

But because I’m so optimistic, we just might get the rematch we’ve all been waiting for!

 

[Rebels57]

Okay with Jake good to go, what do we think about lines?

Giroux - Couturier - Voracek
Laughton - Hayes - Konecny
Farabee - Grant - NAK
JVR - Thompson - Pitlick

???

Or do they swap out JVR for Bunnaman again?

 

[Fire Tortorella]

Being "realistic" and not putting Frost in my lineup or breaking up the 2nd line, I would go:

Giroux - Couturier - Farabee
Laughton - Hayes - Konecny
JVR - Grant - Voracek
NAK/Pitlick - Thompson - Pitlick/NAK

Giroux Coots dont need Voracek to succeed and hopefully JVR and Voracek can drag Grant to respectability.

 

[flyersnorth]

Okay with Jake good to go, what do we think about lines?

Giroux - Couturier - Voracek
Laughton - Hayes - Konecny
Farabee - Grant - NAK
JVR - Thompson - Pitlick

???

Or do they swap out JVR for Bunnaman again?

I can't necessarily offer a better realistic scenario, but I feel like JVR is wasted on the 4th line.

Like him or not, he had 19g, 21a, 40pts in 66 games this year.

Personally, I'd go

G/C/Farabee
Laughton/Hayes/TK
JVR/Grant/Voracek
NAK/Thompson/Pitlick

But maybe that's too much shuffling.

 

[Rebels57]

I can't necessarily offer a better realistic scenario, but I feel like JVR is wasted on the 4th line.

Like him or not, he had 19g, 21a, 40pts in 66 games this year.

Personally, I'd go

G/C/Farabee
Laughton/Hayes/TK
JVR/Grant/Voracek
NAK/Thompson/Pitlick

But maybe that's too much shuffling.

I like the look of that actually.

Replace Grant with Frost and Thompson with Grant and woah, baby.

 

[orangey]

Okay with Jake good to go, what do we think about lines?

Giroux - Couturier - Voracek
Laughton - Hayes - Konecny
Farabee - Grant - NAK
JVR - Thompson - Pitlick

???

Or do they swap out JVR for Bunnaman again?

I'm guessing:

Giroux - Couturier - Voracek
Laughton - Hayes - Konecny
JVR - Grant - NAK
Farabee - Thompson - Pitlick

However there are some tough decisions there.

Hope Gost is in. He looked really good and ready to go.

 

[Striiker]

If Hagg plays I better be getting apology messages from everyone who complained and argued when I called the coaches idiots.

They can be private messages. I don’t mind.