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Montréal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers

Regular season · Saturday, January 16, 2027 · Xfinity Mobile Arena

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Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday, January 16, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SNE, TVAS and NBCSP.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

Game 2 of a road trip: Nashville, now Philadelphia.

  1. 62027-01-06: vs BOS
  2. 72027-01-07: no game
  3. 82027-01-08: no game
  4. 92027-01-09: vs PIT
  5. 102027-01-10: no game
  6. 112027-01-11: no game
  7. 122027-01-12: no game
  8. 132027-01-13: vs NJD
  9. 142027-01-14: at NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 152027-01-15: no game
  11. 162027-01-16: at PHI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~682 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,625 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Flyers

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Nashville and Carolina).

  1. 62027-01-06: no game
  2. 72027-01-07: vs TOR
  3. 82027-01-08: no game
  4. 92027-01-09: at TOR
  5. 102027-01-10: vs CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 112027-01-11: no game
  7. 122027-01-12: at NSH
  8. 132027-01-13: no game
  9. 142027-01-14: no game
  10. 152027-01-15: at CAR
  11. 162027-01-16: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~343 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,476 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
Philadelphia FlyersFlyersTue, Oct 13 vs SEA
  1. L1NewCouturier#14Zegras#46Tippett#74
    12:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Dvorak#22Barkey#86Foerster#71
    8:45 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewCates#27Michkov#39Martone#94
    6:40 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBunting#58Acciari#52Studnicka#23
    4:44 together at 5v5
  1. D1Sanheim#6Bonk#59
    17:34 together at 5v5
  2. D2Seeler#24Drysdale#9
    15:15 together at 5v5
  3. D3Benoit#44Jiricek#5
    9:12 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bunting LZegras CFoerster RMartone RJiricek D1:46
  2. 2Dvorak CBarkey CTippett RMichkov RDrysdale D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Couturier CSeeler DSanheim D1:57
  2. 2Dvorak CFoerster RSanheim DBenoit D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLPHI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)PHI 63% (11th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)PHI 2:03 left (6th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)PHI 46.0s (5th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)PHI 22% (least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series