Overview
- Montreal, Utah and Anaheim, which all played Game 3 on Friday, won at home to take 2-1 series leads.
- Philadelphia and Carolina lead Pittsburgh and Ottawa 3-0 and can finish sweeps in Saturday’s Game 4s.
- Ottawa will be without top defenseman Jake Sanderson after a concussion from Taylor Hall’s Game 3 hit.
- Flyers starter Dan Vladar has a right-arm issue and is a game-time decision, putting backup Samuel Ersson in line if needed.
- Only four NHL teams have erased 0-3 deficits, and a Tribune Review stat cited by Yahoo shows teams up 3-0 have won 209 of 213 series.