Flyers vs Canadiens, Game 9: Notes, Lineups, And How To Watch

For the first time since opening night, we can say the Flyers won a hockey game. But they can't rest on their laurels as they have to deal with the Canadiens in the second half of a back-to-back. This is already the second time the Flyers have game on consecutive nights.

These two did matchup during the preseason. It ended up being a 5-0 shutout victory for the Canadiens. It was a game to forget from Ronnie Attard, who was sent down shortly after this game. It was the second game of the preseason so there's not much to take from it.

There will be one similar thing as Cayden Primeau is expected to be in the net for Montreal. He stopped 13/13 shots in 31:14 of that preseason game. But again, things are different in the regular season so we'll see if the Flyers can beat him now that the games count.

Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers did get bad news before yesterday's game. Cam York is expected to miss at least two weeks with an upper-body injury. He took a hard hit into the boards from Nic Dowd and would not return. The game was in its final minutes so that may have been partly precaution, but the following news was not a good sign. In his absence, Jamie Drysdale was moved up to the top pairing and has a solid opportunity to showcase what he can do.

Emil Andrae was called up last night and could make his season debut on Sunday night. He was up at the beginning of the season with Nick Seeler's injury, but he did not play. With the length of possible time York will be out, it's unlikely the Flyers will keep Andrae up this long and not play him. He was the most impressive defenseman during training camp and has a clear edge over his competition.

Another move the Flyers made on Saturday night was recalling goaltender Alexei Kolosov. He is expected to make his NHL debut against the Canadiens. While his AHL numbers are nothing to write home about, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with that. With Ivan Fedotov's struggles behind Sam Ersson, Philadelphia needs to see if they have something in Kolosov. After the drama-filled summer and part of preseason, the time is now for Kolosov.

Flyers Projected Roster

Travis Konecny - Sean Couturier - Matvei Michkov

Owen Tippett - Morgan Frost - Garnet Hathaway

Scott Laughton - Ryan Poehling - Joel Farabee

Nic Deslauriers - Noah Cates - Tyson Foerster

Travis Sanheim - Rasmus Ristolainen

Nick Seeler - Jamie Drysdale

Egor Zamula - Emil Andrae

Alexei Kolosov

Montreal Canadiens

The Canadiens are also looking to make it two wins in a row. They are coming off a convincing 5-2 win over the Blues on Saturday night. Kirby Dach scored for the first time in over 500 days as he missed the majority of last season due to injury. So getting him back and on the scoresheet is a big positive for Montreal.

It's the captain Nick Suzuki who is leading the way with nine points. Seven of those have come via assists. It's Cole Caufield who has seven goals. He has scored in five of the team's eight games and has a point in six of them. In his career, Caufield has seven points against Philadelphia in seven games. No one else on the Canadiens has more than two goals so if the Flyers can shut Caufield down, it will go a long way to victory.

Cayden Primeau's numbers haven't been great in his three games this season. He is winless thus far and has posted a 4.21 GAA and a .880 SV%. However, he has good numbers against Philadelphia. He is 2-1-1 in four games. Primeau has a 1.69 GAA and a .948 SV% against the Flyers. He has allowed two goals or fewer in every start.

Canadiens Projected Roster

Cole Caufield - Nick Suzuki - Kirby Dach

Josh Anderson - Jake Evans - Brendan Gallagher

Joel Armia - Alex Newhook - Oliver Kapanen

Michael Pezzetta - Christian Dvorak - Emil Heineman

Mike Matheson - David Savard

Lane Hutson - Logan Mailloux

Jayden Struble - Arber Xhekaj

Cayden Primeau

Time:  7:00 PM

Where: Wells Fargo Center

Watch: NBCSP

Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

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