The Canadiens were outshot by the Flyers, 37-35, in Saturday's Game Five of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Montreal entered the contest with a 142-96 advantage in shots in the series. ... The Canadiens scored the game's initial goal for the first time in the series. ... C Tomas Plekanec extended his goal-scoring streak to three games when he netted a power-play goal on Montreal's first shot of the contest at 4:29 of the opening period. ... The Canadiens were unable to overcome a three-games-to-one deficit against the Flyers after having accomplished the feat vs. the Boston Bruins in the 2004 conference quarterfinals. ... Montreal lost four straight games to Philadelphia after winning the series opener in overtime. The Canadiens did not lose more than three games in a row during the regular season.

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