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Flyers look to eliminate Canadiens in Game Five

May 3, 2008 - 1:43 PM Philadelphia at Montreal 7:00 pm EDT Eastern Conference semifinals Flyers lead, 3-1

MONTREAL (Ticker) - The Philadelphia Flyers would prefer to avoid another lengthy series.

Martin Biron and the sixth-seeded Flyers can secure their place in Eastern Conference finals with win over the top-seeded Montreal Canadiens on Saturday in Game Five of their best-of-seven conference semifinal.

The Flyers needed seven games to close out their quarterfinal series with Washington, but are in position to make quick work of Montreal, which has lost three straight in the series.

Biron, once again, stood tall in goal during Game Four on Wednesday - making 36 saves to lead Philadelphia to a three-games-to-one lead with a 4-2 victory.

With every save Biron made, he was serenaded with chants of "Marty, Marty," by the fans at the Wachovia Center.

"It's awesome," Biron said. "You feel like you have 20,000 people behind you. It's a great feeling. Throughout the whole game, when the game is tight or when the game can go one way or the other, it's great to have the fans behind you."

He will not be given the same courtesy in this one as the series heads back to Montreal.

"Marty deserves a lot of credit," Flyers coach John Stevens said. "He's set a standard of play for himself that he's been able to consistently achieve. I think until you have success this time of year, you really don't know what your standard is.

"He has never had a reference point, and now he has a reference point that he can play at a very high level and be the difference in the hockey game."

The Canadiens will switch their goaltenders again, giving Carey Price the nod over fellow rookie Jaroslav Halak.

Price, 20, has looked brilliant at times this postseason with two shutouts, but the grind of the season appears to be catching up with him in this series.