Flyers 2 - 4 Canadiens
Final
  for this game

Streaking Canadiens can extend lowly Flyers' record skid

Dec 21, 2006 - 3:30 PM Philadelphia (8-21-4) at Montreal (20-8-5) 7:30 pm EST

MONTREAL (Ticker) -- The Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers are two teams going in different directions.

The Canadiens aim for their fifth straight victory when they host the Flyers, who have lost a franchise-record seven straight contests.

Christopher Higgins scored two goals to lead Montreal to a 5-2 victory over Buffalo, which moved the Canadiens closer to the Sabres in the Northeast Division. The left wing returned on Saturday after missing 18 games with an ankle injury and now has 10 goals this season.

Montreal moved within five points of the Sabres, who have a conference-high 50 points.

Antero Niittymaki made 40 saves for the Flyers, who fell to 1-7 vs. Southeast Division teams and fell to 8-21-4, the worst record in the NHL with a 2-1 loss to Carolina on Tuesday.

Philadelphia will have newly-acquired Mike York, who they received in a trade with the New York Islanders on Wednesday for center Randy Robitaille and a fifth-round pick. However, York may not be joined by Flyers captain Peter Forsberg, who sat out Tuesday's contest with a concussion he suffered in Saturday's loss at Washington.

The Flyers are 0-7-3 when Forsberg does not play.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PHILADELPHIA 0 2 0 2
    MONTREAL 2 1 1 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 8 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, ANDREI
    MARKOV) 16:40
    MON - (PP) CRAIG RIVET 4 (MICHAEL RYDER, MARK STREIT) 17:49
    2ND PRD: PHI - (PP) MIKE KNUBLE 14 (SIMON GAGNE, ALEXEI ZHITNIK) 5:41
    MON - (SH) M

    Dec 21 10:06 PM


  • NHL
    PHILADELPHIA 2
    MONTREAL 4
    3RD PRD: MON - CHRIS HIGGINS 11 (SAKU KOIVU) 13:57

    Flyers vs. CanadiensDec 21 9:54 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PHILADELPHIA 0 2 2
    MONTREAL 2 1 3 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 8 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, ANDREI
    MARKOV) 16:40
    MON - (PP) CRAIG RIVET 4 (MICHAEL RYDER, MARK STREIT) 17:49
    2ND PRD: PHI - (PP) MIKE KNUBLE 14 (SIMON GAGNE, ALEXEI ZHITNIK) 5:41

    Dec 21 9:12 PM


  • NHL
    PHILADELPHIA 2
    MONTREAL 3
    2ND PRD: PHI - (PP) JEFF CARTER 2 (STEFAN RUZICKA) 19:30

    Flyers vs. CanadiensDec 21 9:12 PM


  • NHL
    PHILADELPHIA 1
    MONTREAL 3
    2ND PRD: MON - (SH) MICHAEL JOHNSON 7 (ANDREI MARKOV, RADEK BONK)
    19:11

    Flyers vs. CanadiensDec 21 9:11 PM


  • NHL
    PHILADELPHIA 1
    MONTREAL 2
    2ND PRD: PHI - (PP) MIKE KNUBLE 14 (SIMON GAGNE, ALEXEI ZHITNIK) 5:41

    Flyers vs. CanadiensDec 21 8:44 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PHILADELPHIA 0 0
    MONTREAL 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 8 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, ANDREI
    MARKOV) 16:40
    MON - (PP) CRAIG RIVET 4 (MICHAEL RYDER, MARK STREIT) 17:49
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PHI

    Dec 21 8:18 PM


  • NHL
    PHILADELPHIA 0
    MONTREAL 2
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) CRAIG RIVET 4 (MICHAEL RYDER, MARK STREIT) 17:49

    Flyers vs. CanadiensDec 21 8:12 PM


  • NHL
    PHILADELPHIA 0
    MONTREAL 1
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 8 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, ANDREI
    MARKOV) 16:40 (TWO-MAN ADVANTAGE)

    Flyers vs. CanadiensDec 21 8:12 PM

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