Montreal Canadiens (15-35-8, eighth in the Atlantic) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (18-30-10, eighth in the Metropolitan)
Philadelphia; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT
LINE: Flyers -146, Canadiens +124; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia faces Montreal in Eastern Conference play.
The Flyers are 6-21-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. Philadelphia averages 8.8 penalty minutes per game, the ninth-most in the Eastern Conference. Zack MacEwen leads the team serving 75 total minutes.
The Canadiens are 8-20-2 in Eastern Conference play. Montreal averages 10.4 penalty minutes per game, the third-most in the Eastern Conference. Michael Pezzetta leads the team serving 68 total minutes.
In their last meeting on Dec. 16, Montreal won 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cam Atkinson leads the Flyers with 21 goals and has 44 points. Travis Konecny has two goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.
Nicholas Suzuki leads the Canadiens with 41 points, scoring 14 goals and registering 27 assists. Cole Caufield has eight assists over the last 10 games for Montreal.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 3-6-1, averaging 2.3 goals, four assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game with a .910 save percentage.
Canadiens: 7-2-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.6 assists, 4.2 penalties and nine penalty minutes while allowing 2.8 goals per game with a .911 save percentage.
INJURIES: Flyers: Scott Laughton: day to day (head).
Canadiens: Christian Dvorak: out (upper body), David Savard: out (ankle).
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