Flyers top Habs in shootout
MONTREAL » Petr Mrazek made 28 saves, and the Philadelphia Flyers moved into first place in the Metropolitan Division with a 1-0 shootout win against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Monday.
The Flyers lead the Washington Capitals by one point, and the Pittsburgh Penguins by two points for the division lead.
Sean Couturier scored the deciding goal in the shootout for Philadelphia (34-19-10), which has won six straight and is 10-0-2 in its past 12 games.
The Flyers have not lost in regulation since Feb. 1 against the New Jersey Devils.
Charlie Lindgren made 33 saves for Montreal (23-29-10), which has lost two straight (0-02) and eight of its past nine (1-44). The Canadiens are 13 points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.
Lindgren, who was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Feb. 21, was making his first start since Nov. 21.
Couturier scored the deciding goal on Philadelphia’s sixth attempt against Lindgren.
Jakub Voracek scored short side on the Flyers third attempt to extend the shootout.
Paul Byron was the only Montreal shooter to score on Mrazek, who made six saves in overtime and is 3-0-0 since being acquired by the Flyers in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings on Feb. 19.
It was Mrazek’s fourth shutout of the season.