Nikita Grebenkin and Cam York also scored for Philadelphia. York added an assist, Zegras had two helpers and Dan Vladar stopped 16 shots.
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Kirby Dach scored twice for Montreal. Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki also scored. Sam Montembeault recovered from a shaky start and made 38 saves.
The Flyers held a 3-0 lead before the game was eight minutes old. Brink deflected a hard pass past Montembeault at 1:56 and Philadelphia struck twice more thanks to a 5-on-3 power play.
The Canadiens erupted for four goals in the second. Dach sparked the surge by shooting into the net from the back boards before Demidov set up Suzuki on the power play. Dach then tied it and Demidov put Montreal up 4-3 with a power play score.
Grebenkin tied it midway through the third.
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Flyers center Christian Dvorak played for the first time against his former team. He played 232 games during four seasons in Montreal.
Next
Flyers: In Nashville on Thursday night.
Canadiens: In New Jersey on Thursday night.
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