The Montreal Canadiens will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to face the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center with the game scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday evening.

Montreal enters this game in 6^th place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 17-17-5 and 39 points which also gives them the 4^th worst record in the Eastern Conference, however, they have won two of their last three games including a 4-3 shootout win at home against the New York Rangers on Saturday. The Canadiens are the 6^th lowest-scoring team in the league and rank 22^nd in power-play success rate with an average of 2.85 goals per game and a power-play success rate of 17.91%. 

The Canadiens have also been one of the worst teams defensively in the NHL this season as they rank 27^th in goals allowed per game and 29^th in penalty-kill percentage with an average of 3.51 goals allowed per game and a penalty-kill percentage of 72.73%. Nick Suzuki has been one of the best players on the team as he leads the team in goals, assists, and points with 12 goals, 22 assists, and 34 points. The Montreal Canadien will look to build off the momentum following the win against the Rangers when they travel to face the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers have a record of 20-14-6 and 46 points which puts them in 3^rd place in the Metropolitan Division and gives them the 6^th best record in the Eastern Conference, however, the Flyers have lost five of their previous six games including Monday’s 1-4 loss at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The success for the Flyers this season can be attributed to their defensive play and their goalies as they are allowing the 8^th fewest goals per game while having the 2^nd best penalty-kill percentage with an average of 2.79 goals allowed per game and a penalty-kill percentage of 86.29%. 

Carter Hart has been one of the better goalies in the league this season as he enters this game with a record of 10-8-3 with a .911 save percentage and is allowing an average of 2.69 goals per game. The Philadelphia Flyers will look to bounce back following the loss against the Penguins when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday evening.

BookMaker has the Philadelphia Flyers listed as -178 moneyline favorites at home against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday evening. Philadelphia is 5-2-3 in the last ten while Montreal has won two of the previous three meetings. The teams are averaging 2.9 goals per game over the last ten while the Canadiens have won by an average margin of 1 goal per game in the last three games in the series.

Philadelphia enters this game with a better record, however, Montreal has won two of their last three games while the Flyers have lost five of their previous six. The Canadiens have been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the last three contests and have won by an average margin of 1 goal per game in those matchups. As a result, I am taking the puck line for the Montreal Canadiens at +1.5 when they travel to face the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday evening.