MTL@PHI: Game recap

PHILADELPHIA – The Canadiens were dealt a 6-4 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday.

Montreal found themselves trailing early, before Alex Newhook tied the game 1-1.

However, Philadelphia responded twice in quick succession, seizing control of the game with a 3-1 advantage—a deficit the Canadiens could not overcome.

Cole Caufield, Christian Dvorak and Patrik Laine were the other Habs goalscorers on Thursday.

For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.

Roster

Montreal goals

P1 07:55 [1]-1 Newhook (Savard, Hutson)

P3 02:51 [2]-3 Caufield (Struble, Hutson)

P3 13:34 [3]-6 Dvorak (Anderson, Gallagher)

P3 16:47 [4]-6 Laine (Suzuki, Slafkovsky)

Philadelphia goals

P1 01:55 0-[1] Michkov (Konecny, Couturier)

P1 10:13 1-[2] Deslauriers (Lycksell, Abols)

P1 11:15 1-[3] Couturier (Michkov, Pelletier)

P3 10:09 2-[4] Foerster (Seeler, Brink)

P3 11:43 3-[5] Couturier (Unassisted) – PPG

P3 13:52 3-[6] Michkov (Unassisted)

What’s next

The Canadiens take flight to Raleigh, where they go head-to-head with the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Friday. The game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.