GDT: ECQF 5 | FLYERS (H) vs. Canadiens (A) | Wedn., Aug. 19, 2020 | 8:00 pm ET | Flyers lead series 3-1

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

MONTREAL CANADIENS (31-31-9; 4-4) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (41-21-7; 6-1)
Series: Philadelphia leads 3-1

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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 5
• 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	8	4-4-0	8	2-2-0	2-2-0	16	13	12.5	88.2	46.4
Flyers	7	6-1-0	12	2-1-0	4-0-0	16	9	3.6	81.8	56.8

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TEAMS' PLAYOFFS LEADERS

Flyers' Goals Leader: Laughton (3)
Flyers' Assists Leader: Hayes (5)
Flyers' Points Leader: Laughton (5) and Hayes (5)
Flyers' GAA: Hart 1.24
Canadiens' Goals Leader: Kotkaniemi (4)
Canadiens' Assists Leader: Byron (3), Gallagher (3) and Domi (3).
Canadiens' Points Leader: Weber (5)
Canadiens' GAA: Price 1.48​

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

12 Michael Raffl -- 14 Sean Couturier -- 93 Jake Voracek
49 Joel Farabee -- 13 Kevin Hayes -- 11 Travis Konecny
28 Claude Giroux -- 38 Derek Grant -- 21 Scott Laughton
82 Connor Bunnaman -- 44 Nate Thompson -- 18 Tyler Pitlick​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 15 Matt Niskanen
6 Travis Sanheim -- 5 Phil Myers
8 Robert Hagg -- 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, Jake Voracek, Ivan Provorov
PP2: Kevin Hayes, Joel Farabee, Kevin Hayes, Matt Niskanen, Travis Sanheim
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Injuries and Scratches

3 Andy Welinski (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
10 Andy Andreoff (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
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.
25 James van Riemsdyk (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
34 Alex Lyon (healthy) could be scratched as a spare goalie.
48 Morgan Frost (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
53 Shayne Gostisbehere (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
54 Egor Zamula (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
59 Mark Friedman (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel (undisclosed: healthy or foot/ankle) could be scratched as a spare forward.
67 Kirill Ustimenko (healthy) could be scratched as a spare goalie.
(healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
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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 -- 24 Phillip Danault -- 11 Brendan Gallagher
13 Max Domi -- 14 Nick Suzuki -- 92 Jonathan Drouin
41 Paul Byron -- 15 Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- 62 Artturi Lehkonen
54 Charles Hudon -- 71 Jake Evans -- 40 Joel Armia
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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: Jonathan Drouin, Brendan Gallagher, Nick Suzuki, Shea Weber, Jeff Petry
PP2: Joel Armia, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Max Domi, Tomas Tatar, Victor Mete​

Injuries and Scratches

20 Cale Fleury (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
22 Dale Weise (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
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.

58 Noah Juulsen (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
60 Alex Belzile (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
70 Michael McNiven (healthy) could be scratched as a spare goalie.
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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

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	All Games at Toronto	Time (ET)	Television	Stats and Highlights
Wed. August 12	Game 1 Montreal 1 at Philadelphia 2	8:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP	Montréal Canadiens - Philadelphia Flyers - August 12th, 2020
Fri. August 14	Game 2 Montreal 5 at Philadelphia 0	3:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP	Montréal Canadiens - Philadelphia Flyers - August 14th, 2020
Sun. August 16	Game 3 Philadelphia 1 at Montreal 0	8:00 pm	NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS	Philadelphia Flyers - Montréal Canadiens - August 16th, 2020
Tue. August 18	Game 4 Philadelphia 2 at Montreal 0	3:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP	Philadelphia Flyers - Montréal Canadiens - August 18th, 2020
Wed. August 19	Game 5 Montreal at Philadelphia	8:00 pm	NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP
Fri. August 21	Game 6 Philadelphia at Montreal	TBD	TBD
Sun. August 23	Game 7 Montreal at Philadelphia	TBD	TBD

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FLYERS vs. CANADIENS' PLAYOFFS HISTORY

Season	Series Result	Next Round
1973	Montreal 4-1	Montreal advanced to the Cup Finals.
1976	Montreal 4-0	This was the Cup Finals.
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]

If the lines are adjusted, the info will be altered in the first post.

This thread is now open to get the conversation begun.

 

[orangecrush8]

Just saw there is a 12pm and 4pm game at Scotiabank before the Flyers play. Based on the 90 minute turn around, the only way this game starts on time is if both end in regulation.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Rebels57]

For the love of all things holy, end this.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

For the love of all things holy, end this.

On the one hand... I’m bored as hell.

On the other hand... I haven’t felt an ounce of stress during this series.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I'm happy that I don't have to make this goalie decision. As either coach.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I'm happy that I don't have to make this goalie decision. As either coach.

What decision do they have to make?! There’s no way that Elliott starts!

Or at least that’s what I was told yesterday.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I'm happy that I don't have to make this goalie decision. As either coach.

Has to be Hart and Price.

Teams with clear starters have rode the starter in back to backs these playoffs with success. Being localized for the entire series makes it easier for everyone to recover.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Has to be Hart and Price.

Teams with clear starters have rode the starter in back to backs these playoffs with success. Being localized for the entire series makes it easier for everyone to recover.

Do the Flyers have a “clear” starter though?

I mean yes they do, but AV has shown that he trusts Elliott in big spots.

I’ll put it on the record that I’m fine either way as long as it works out.

 

[Rebels57]

Our 5 GF through 4 games is the fewest in NHL history for a team with a 3-1 series lead

 

[Beef Invictus]

Price in second game of back to backs:

2019-2020
.917
.824 (but only .833 the day before)
.885
.846 (But only .889 the day before)

Nothing stunning there, but his health was suspect.

2018-2019
.897
.923 (3rd game in 4 days)
.966 (much better over previous day's .901 or whatever)
.833 (substantial 10% drop on prior game)
.950 (substantial 10% improvement on prior game)

2 stinkers, but 3 great performances after having playing before. Probably more in line with Price currently than the '19-'20 lines.

2017-2018
.920 (pulled with .750 in prior game)
.903 (dropped but still good)
.912 (3% drop from prior game

Well, at least these aren't .950s, but this is further back in time.


Hart in second game of back to backs:

2019-2020
.857 (.889 day prior)

2018-2019
.974


Well, do with this information what you all will. Based on this I think I try running Price back-to-back if I'm Montreal. If I'm AV, hell if I know. We don't have enough of these to know how he tends to do.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Our 5 GF through 4 games is the fewest in NHL history for a team with a 3-1 series lead

This is a historic team.

And producing less than the pre-forward pass era is bad.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Well, do with this information what you all will. Based on this I think I try running Price back-to-back if I'm Montreal. If I'm AV, hell if I know. We don't have enough of these to know how he tends to do.

I think Montreal has to start Price regardless. It's the last game of the year, Brent, they can't hold anything back now.

AV could flip a coin in all seriousness. My heart tells me Hart and my head partially tells me Hart but I understand going Elliott based off of what we've seen from AV previously. I won't be distraught either way.

The three games in four days probably scares me more than the back to back.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I think Montreal has to start Price regardless. It's the last game of the year, Brent, they can't hold anything back now.

AV could flip a coin in all seriousness. My heart tells me Hart and my head partially tells me Hart but I understand going Elliott based off of what we've seen from AV previously. I won't be distraught either way.

The three games in four days probably scares me more than the back to back.

We do not have enough info to know if Hart is reliable enough in back to backs (It's gonna be a lot of gut-based guessing), and we have seen that Elliott is actually playing decently enough.

If Elliott had smeared his various secretions all over the ice in recent play then the decision is way easier.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I think Montreal has to start Price regardless. It's the last game of the year, Brent, they can't hold anything back now.

AV could flip a coin in all seriousness. My heart tells me Hart and my head partially tells me Hart but I understand going Elliott based off of what we've seen from AV previously. I won't be distraught either way.

The three games in four days probably scares me more than the back to back.

Who's Brent?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Who's Brent?

 

[Rebels57]

We do not have enough info to know if Hart is reliable enough in back to backs (It's gonna be a lot of gut-based guessing), and we have seen that Elliott is actually playing decently enough.

If Elliott had smeared his various secretions all over the ice in recent play then the decision is way easier.

If it's me, Hart all the way. Dude is in tremendous condition plus no travel and not an overly taxing 3 PM game today.

Plus I think seeing Elliott could maybe Montreal loosen up a bit.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I feel shame.

 

[Curufinwe]

Do the Flyers have a “clear” starter though?

They have a guy who has started 6 of the 7 games this month.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

They have a guy who has started 6 of the 7 games this month.

Go on to read the next sentence, please.

If you think there's a 100% chance that AV is going with Hart go right ahead and think that but he has shown that he trusts Elliott in big spots.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I feel shame.

 

[Domino666]

If it was me I double down on Hart, kid has been the best player in the series on both teams, Hart has 2 shutouts in his last 2 games, he’s dialed in, give him the start and let him get the dub

 

[flyershockey]

The Islanders are kicking the dead corpse of the Capitals right now, so it's probably best if they close it out tomorrow night. They're going to be a tough out in round 2.

 

[Striiker]

The Islanders are kicking the dead corpse of the Capitals right now, so it's probably best if they close it out tomorrow night. They're going to be a tough out in round 2.

You jinxed it