A notable reason why the Canadiens have had early season success has been because several of their players have been stepping up. Alex Newhook is certainly one of them, as the 24-year-old has been red-hot out of the gate.

The Montreal Canadiens have gotten off to a flying start and head coach Martin St. Louis appears to have a dynamic team

The Flyers took a 3-0 lead in the first period, before Montreal scored four second period goals. Nikita Grebenkin tied the game in the third period, and Trevor Zegras scored the shootout goal.

Trevor Zegras has had an incredible start to his tenure with the Philadelphia Flyers this season. In 12 games so far, the 2019 ninth-overall pick has recorded four goals, nine assists, 13 points, and a plus-2 rating. This includes him recording eight points over his last five games alone.

The Canadiens lost 5-4 in a shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers, but Montembeault helped them steal a point by rebounding from a poor start for 38 saves. “Not the start I would have liked,” Montembeault said. “But after, I was happy that I was able to stay in the game and battle through it.

Sandwiched between stints of Rick Tocchet as his coach with the Arizona Coyotes and Flyers, Christian Dvorak spent four years with the Montreal Canadiens. “Built a lot of close relationships over there,

Rick Tocchet's Philadelphia Flyers (6-5-1) are in Quebec on Tuesday to take on Martin St. Louis' Montreal Canadiens (9-3-0). The Flyers will look for their first road win of the 2025-26 season.

The Philadelphia Flyers have struggled mightily to create offense, ranking dead last in shots per game and near the basement in goals. My Flyers vs. Canadiens predictions and NHL picks see their offensive woes continuing on the road,

The Canadiens play eight of their next 10 games at home, and this stretch serves as a bit of a deadline to iron out some problems.

Montreal defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Saturday in a game in which head coach Martin St. Louis decided to line up Montembeault, 29, as the starter.