Flyers-Canadiens season recap

Nov. 1, 2007, at MONTREAL

Canadiens 5, Flyers 2

Flyers goals: Mike Richards, Scottie Upshall

Flyers goals: Mike Richards, Scottie Upshall

Canadiens goals: Saku Koivu, Alex Kovalev, Tom Kostopoulos, Guillaume Latendresse, Christopher Higgins

Flyers goalie: Marty Biron, 36 saves

Canadiens goalie: Cristobal Huet, 17 saves

Turning point: Kovalev scored on the power play, then Kostopoulos scored shorthanded a little more than 4 minutes later in the second period to give Montreal a 3-1 lead.

 

Dec. 13, at PHILLY

Canadiens 4, Flyers 1

Flyers goal: Mike Knuble

Flyers goal: Mike Knuble

Canadiens goals: Christopher Higgins, Andrei Kostitsyn, Mark Streit (2)

Flyers goalie: Antero Niittymaki, 19 saves

Canadiens goalie: Carey Price, 30 saves

Turning point: Canadiens put the game away with three goals in the second period, and the Flyers were unable to close that deficit despite three straight power plays.

 

Feb. 16, 2008, at MONTREAL

Canadiens 1, Flyers 0

Canadiens goal: Andrei Kostitsyn

Canadiens goal: Andrei Kostitsyn

Flyers goalie: Antero Niittymaki, 19 saves

Canadiens goalie: Carey Price, 34 saves

Turning point: The only goal was spectacular, as Kostitsyn swatted at the puck while he was flat on the ice and seemingly in no position to score.

 

Feb. 17, 2008, at PHILLY

Canadiens 5, Flyers 3

Flyers goals: Mike Richards, Braydon Coburn, Riley Cote

Flyers goals: Mike Richards, Braydon Coburn, Riley Cote

Canadiens goals: Alex Kovalev, Francis Bouillon, Michael Ryder, Saku Koivu, Maxim Lapierre

Flyers goalie: Antero Niittymaki, 28 saves

Canadiens goalie: Carey Price, 34 saves

Turning point: Canadiens never trailed after scoring with 2 seconds left in the first period, handing the Flyers their seventh straight loss.