In Toronto, Carter Hart made 29 saves in his second straight shutout over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday afternoon.
“[Hart] has been an absolute wall for us back there, he’s so the calm,” Flyers’ Philippe Myers said. “The way he’s playing right now he’s the best in the League.”
The win pushed the Habs to edge of elimination, down, 1-3.
“There’s no doubt Carter is a huge part of this,” Flyers coach Alain Vigneault said. “We’re not playing perfect hockey and when we do make mistakes, he’s been able to get that big save for us. In front of him there’s been a lot of effort going on, both to be in right position and obviously the blocked shots. There were a couple very desperate plays on our part from guys that got in the way. That’s a big part of finding ways to win. Those defensive plays are as important as the offensive part.”
Michael Raffl scored 6:32 into the game for the only goal Hart would need.
“Got a lot of good blocked shots tonight, especially the one with Hagg, really committed there,” Hart said. “Scary moment but glad he’s OK. Everyone’s committed to winning right now and battling hard.”
Philippe Myers added insurance late in the middle frame.
“We just have to put this behind us,” Montreal’s Tomas Tatar said. “It’s not pretty when you don’t score in two games. We had our chances; we just couldn’t find the net. … I feel that once we have one it’ll start rolling. So just be a little more hungry around the net. It’s not over until it’s over. We will regroup and we’ll get ready for the next game.”
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Carey Price made 20 saves in the loss.
“I think we’ve been good, but I don’t think we really tested [Hart] much the last two games,” the Canadiens’ Phillip Danault said. “We have to get better around the net and be more hungry. They were better tonight.”
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