This is an 8* play on the Philadelphia Flyers.

I like the winless Flyers to take care of business at home and think the Canadiens come in a bit complacent here. The Habs come in unbeaten at 2-0, Philadelphia is 0-2. The Flyers will certainly be the more desperate team today as they look to avoid their third straight 0-3 start. Note that Montreal hasn't won three straight to open the year since 2005. Philadelphia can put the biscuit in the basket, it outshot the Devils 39-26 last time out, but would ultimately fall 6-5. Note that while Philly goaltender Steve Mason has looked shaky this year, a game vs. Montreal is just what the doctor ordered to get untracked, he's 3-0-0 with a tiny 1.63 GAA and a .936 save percentage lifetime vs. it. The same can't be said for Canadiens goaltender Carey Price who is 2-8-0 with a 3.46 GAA vs. the Flyers since November 2010, which includes six straight loss in Philadelphia. "Desperation" is a key factor working in on favor in this one, in my opinion this is the very definition of "great line value"; play on the FLYERS.

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