It’s four straight wins for the Montreal Canadiens as they make an impressive push toward a playoff spot. The Canadiens needed three straight goals in the third period to narrowly defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2. Montreal is now four points ahead of the New York Rangers for the final wild card spot.
Wilde Horses
This was looking like a difficult night. The Flyers were playing well. The Canadiens were stymied. It all changed in just over a minute early in the third period.
Two lines were changed because Josh Anderson’s wife was having a baby. Suddenly, Jake Evans and Brendan Gallagher found themselves together. Gallagher passed it to Evans with a terrific two-on-one pass, but Evans missed.
They persisted. Evans won…