The Flyers will be a man short as they try and close out the Canadiens in Game 6 on Friday night in Toronto.
Defenseman Matt Niskanen has been suspended for one game as a result of the cross-check that he threw on Montreal forward Brendan Gallagher late in Game 5. Gallagher was left with a broken jaw and will miss the rest of the series as he undergoes surgery for the injury.
Flyers defenseman Matt Niskanen has been suspended one playoff game for cross-checking Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher during the third period of Wednesday's Game 5 of the First Round series.