Pregame analysis and predictions of the Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings NHL game to be played on January 23, 2025 on ESPN.

MONTREAL — That sound emanating from Bell Centre on Saturday was the Detroit Red Wings sliding further down the NHL standings. Their talk of flushing the previous night's outing sputtered in the first period; instead the Montreal Canadiens splattered ...

The Eastern Conference foes emerged from the first period scoreless, but the Red Wings were outshot by the Flyers, 8-6. Philadelphia broke the ice 5:21 into the second period when Joel Farabee got Sean Couturier’s pass and put it in on his backhand from up close to make it 1-0.

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Born in Montreal on Sept. 12, 1931, four days after what’s usually reported because of an error on his baptismal certificate, the 5-foot-10, 170-pound forward won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 1955, then with the Canadiens in 1958, 1959 and 1960.