By IHM Team | IHM News | November 5, 2025
Flyers survive Montreal rally and win 5-4 in shootout
Brink scores twice, Zegras decides the tiebreaker, Suzuki point streak reaches 12
MONTREAL Philadelphia rode a blistering start, absorbed a furious response, and still left Bell Centre with two points. The Flyers built a 3-0 cushion on their first six shots, saw the Canadiens answer with four consecutive goals in a wild second period, and ultimately prevailed 5-4 in a shootout.
Bobby Brink provided two goals including a net-front redirection and a rebound put-back, Cam York added a 5-on-3 strike, and playmakers Trevor Zegras and Travis Konecny each registered two assists. In the skills contest, Zegras delivered the only conversion to seal it. Dan Vladar made 16 saves for Philadelphia, steady in the third and in overtime after the game tilted.
Montreal clawed back behind Kirby Dach’s brace and a power-play surge driven by Nick Suzuki and Ivan Demidov. Suzuki’s second-period one-timer extended the longest point streak in the league this season to 12 games with 19 points over that span. Rookie winger Nikita Grebenkin added a composed third-period finish from the high slot for his first NHL goal, tying the game 4-4 at 10:51.
The opening frame belonged to the Flyers. At 1:56, Brink angled a Travis Sanheim point shot with his backhand for 1-0. On a two-man advantage at 7:07, York hammered Zegras’s backhand feed from the right circle. Just 43 seconds later, Brink jumped on a rebound for 3-0 and Philadelphia’s second straight power-play goal.
Montreal responded immediately in the second. Dach cut the deficit to 3-1 at 3:12 by slamming a lively carom off the end boards. Suzuki made it 3-2 at 4:15 with a clean one-timer into an open side after a cross-ice pass from Demidov. The building surged, and the Canadiens kept pressing. Dach knotted it 3-3 at 13:28 on a quick feed from Lane Hutson below the goal line. At 15:57, Demidov gave Montreal a 4-3 lead with a high-glove wrist shot from the right dot on the power play.
Philadelphia steadied in the third, tightened the neutral-zone gaps, and forced overtime where Zegras’s creativity mattered most. His lone tally in the tiebreaker, paired with Vladar’s stops, delivered the extra point.
Scoring summary
- 1st, 1:56 PHI – Brink, backhand deflection of Sanheim shot, 1-0
- 1st, 7:07 PHI 5-on-3 – York, one-timer from right circle (Zegras), 2-0
- 1st, 7:50 PHI PP - Brink, rebound at the crease, 3-0
- 2nd, 3:12 MTL – Dach, rebound from low right circle, 3-1
- 2nd, 4:15 MTL PP – Suzuki, one-timer from left side (Demidov), 3-2
- 2nd, 13:28 MTL – Dach, feed from Hutson below the line, 3-3
- 2nd, 15:57 MTL PP – Demidov, wrist shot high glove from right dot, 4-3
- SO PHI – Zegras, winner
Goaltenders
PHI: Vladar 16 saves on 20. MTL: Montembeault 38 saves on 42, resilient after early barrage.
Team notes
- Zegras and Konecny drive pace with east-west touches and inside-lane entries.
- Suzuki extends franchise best since Pierre Turgeon’s 13-game run in April 1995.
- Grebenkin records first NHL goal in his 16th career game.
Coach Mark comment
Philadelphia responded to momentum loss with smarter puck management and shorter shifts. Montreal’s second-period push was elite with Hutson activating below the goal line and Suzuki commanding the weak side. The difference came from special teams execution and one extra play in the shootout.