Sean Couturier was the lone scorer in the shootout and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Wednesday.

Owen Tippett and Morgan Frost scored for the Flyers in regulation time.

Sean Monahan and David Savard responded for CH, who were looking for a third win in four games.

Samuel Ersson blocked 17 shots for the crowd favorite.

Cayden Primeau excelled with 37 saves in the city where he grew up.

His father, Keith, was once captain of the Flyers. In fact, the father was in the crowd at the Wells Fargo Center.

Primeau's last start was Dec. 28, a 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes in Carolina.

Club Martin St-Louis had a 2-1 lead at the first break.

The Canadian took a 1-0 lead 1:29 into the first period when Monahan deflected a shot off Justin Barron's wrists.

Monahan scored his 11th goal of the season on his team's first shot of the game.

The visitors doubled the lead to 11:28 when Savard scored his fourth goal of the season. His shot was initially thought to have deflected off Juraj Slafkovsky.

The Flyers closed the deficit to 15:41. Couturier shot from the left side. The puck took off against Travis Konecny ​​and slid to the bottom of the left circle, where Tippett took his chance.

Konecny ​​has five goals and 11 points in eight games.

Ryan Poehling was often in the middle of the Flyers' action in the first period. He made a shorthanded breakaway in the middle before being stopped by Cole Caufield's retreat.

Then, with about a minute left in the first period, he nearly scored on his own rebound. The referees examined the sequence and confirmed that the puck did not cross the line.

Thirty seconds after hostilities resumed in the middle period, Primeau fended off a shot from the slot by Joel Farabee, who was trying to finish off a play set up by Konecny.

In the fifth minute of the third period, Tippett was frustrated after losing a puck.

Between the two sequences, Caufield and Slafkovsky benefited from a two-on-one duel, but after receiving the puck, the Slovakian lost the puck near the net.

Frost tied the score at 2-2 at 8:30 with a wrist shot on the power play. One of the accomplices was Jamie Drysdale, who was acquired by the Anaheim Ducks on Monday.

Frost scored a penalty 29 seconds into the game against Jordan Harris, who was penalized for delaying play.

Josh Anderson missed a great chance to score in the opening moments of the third period. When it looked like he was going to go around the goal, he moved towards the goal, but Ersson made a good move and blocked the shot.

In the middle of the fight, Barron challenged the Swede with a close backhand, to no avail.

Primeau narrowly escaped two minutes later when a direct shot from Tippett hit the post.

Philadelphia won 6-1 in overtime. The Canadian came very late from Anderson in a breakaway.

Shortly before, Primeau had performed masterfully at the expense of Scott Laughton.

In the shootout, Nick Suzuki, Caufield and Jesse Ylonen missed their chances, in that order.

The Habs will be back in action on Thursday night at home against the San Jose Sharks.

The Sharks have lost their last 12 games. They have been outscored 13-3 in their last three meetings.

On Friday, Samuel Montembeault will be at the Colisée Vidéotron for the game between the Atlanta Gladiators and the Trois-Rivières Lions, CH's affiliate in the East Coast League.

In the hour before the game, the Bécancourer native will sign autographs in the arena before taking part in the ceremonial puck drop.

The Canadiens goaltender will also sign autographs during the first intermission.

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