The Philadelphia Flyers will be looking to clinch their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series for their first playoff series win since 2012 when they battle the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6 on Friday in Toronto.
The top-seeded Flyers fell 5-3 in Game 5 on Wednesday yet still hold a 3-2 lead in the series against the eighth-seeded Canadiens, who will be without forward Brendan Gallagher for the rest of the series due to a broken jaw. Montreal said Gallagher will require surgery.
Philadelphia's Matt Niskanen, who delivered the hit that injured Gallagher in Wednesday's contest, was suspended for one game by the NHL Department of Player Safety for cross-checking.