Montreal Canadiens' Mike Matheson (8) checks Philadelphia Flyers' Trevor Zegras (46) during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

By The Canadian Press

Brink scores twice, Flyers beat Canadiens 5-4 in shootout after blown three-goal lead

Nov 4, 2025 | 9:08 PM

MONTREAL — Bobby Brink scored twice and Trevor Zegras had the shootout winner as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 despite blowing a three-goal lead Tuesday.

Nikita Grebenkin and Cam York also scored for Philadelphia (7-5-1). York added an assist and Zegras had two helpers. Flyers goalie Dan Vladar stopped 16 shots.

Kirby Dach scored twice, Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist and Nick Suzuki also scored for Montreal (9-3-1).

Sam Montembeault rebounded from a shaky start in Montreal’s net to make 38 saves. Lane Hutson provided two assists.

The Flyers built a 3-0 lead before the game was eight minutes old. Brink deflected a hard pass past Montembeault at 1:56 of the first period before Philadelphia struck twice thanks to a 5-on-3 power play.

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The Canadiens erupted with four goals in the second. Dach sparked the surge by hammering a shot into the net off the end boards before Demidov set up Suzuki on the power play. Dach then equalized at 13:28, and Demidov put Montreal up 4-3 with a power-play marker at 15:57 inside a rollicking Bell Centre.

Grebenkin tied it with 9:09 left in the third period while fans did the wave.

TAKEAWAYS

Canadiens: Scored four goals on their first nine shots after mustering only two shots in the first period. The Flyers still kept Vladar in net.

Flyers: Christian Dvorak played against his former team for the first time since signing a one-year, US$5.4-million deal with the Flyers on July 1. The 29-year-old centre played 232 games over four seasons in Montreal, registering 103 points.

KEY MOMENT

Hutson, last season’s Calder Trophy winner, flashed his skill and easily deked around Flyers centre Jacob Gaucher before setting up Dach to make it 3-3. Fellow phenom Demidov followed with a sweet wrist shot into the top-right corner two minutes later.

KEY STAT

Suzuki extended his point streak to 12 games, the longest run by a Canadien since Pierre Turgeon’s 13-game stretch in 1995. Montreal’s captain has three goals and 16 assists during his streak.

UP NEXT

Canadiens: Visit the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

Flyers: Visit the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2025.

Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press