Philadelphia Flyers @ Montreal Canadiens Preview
The Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers, two Eastern Conference rivals, will meet up this Saturday. With significant playoff implications in the offing both teams are just a few points ahead of being out of playoff contention.
With 61 points in 57 games, the 7th place Flyers sit just 2 points ahead of the 9th place Boston Bruins.
60 games into their season the Canadiens are up one point and just one spot ahead of the Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference.
Currently there are 7 teams within 5 points of one another, and there are only three available playoff spots within a reach. The Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers appear to be in for a long playoff race that should be very entertaining for the remainder of the regular season.
Tomas Plekanec, who leads the team with 58 points, 43 assists (43 assists place him 7th in the NHL) and will continue to lead the Canadiens on Saturday. Jeff Carter leads the Flyers with his 23 goals so far this season.
The two teams played last on December 7, where the Canadians beat the Flyers 3 to 1. Friday, the two teams square off in Philadelphia and again on Saturday. 2 games in as many nights, a possible 4 points on the line here in this tight rivalry.
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