Philadelphia Flyers Vs Montreal Canadiens

Time: Mon, December 07, 2009 at 7:30 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America
Last 10 matches: Philadelphia 3-7-0; Montreal 4-4-2
Flyers forward Simon Gagne is expected to miss another two weeks as he recovers from hernia surgery. Blair Betts (shoulder) and Darroll Powe (hand/wrist) are also out for two weeks. … Gionta is out indefinitely for the Canadiens with a foot injury, while defenseman Andrei Markov (leg) hopes to return next month. Benoit Pouliot (wrist) is day-to-day. The Flyers’ six-goal loss to the Capitals marked the second-largest margin of defeat for an NHL coach making his replacement debut. The record is seven goals and the last time it occurred was when Ted Green and his Edmonton Oilers lost 9-2 to the Calgary Flames on Oct. 4, 1991.
This is the first of four meetings between the teams this season. They last met on Feb. 27, when Mathieu Schneider scored 3:21 into overtime to lift the Canadiens to a 4-3 victory at the Wachovia Center.
Scott Hartnell scored for the Flyers on Saturday, his ninth goal of the season. … Cammalleri’s hat trick against the Bruins gave him a team-high 15 goals. Brian Gionta is second with eight. Highlights and results will be available soon.. stay with us.