(Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) TORONTO - Ivan Provorov, Kevin Hayes and Michael Raffl scored to lead the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time in eight years with a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6 on Friday night.
The Flyers won the series 4-2 and are on to the second round in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2012. The Flyers have not played in the Stanley Cup Final since 2010 or won the championship since 1975.
The Flyers will move on to play the New York Islanders. Carter Hart again was stout for the Flyers and stopped 31 shots for the top-seeded Flyers Nick Suzuki scored two goals for the Canadiens.