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"I only knew it right before the game," Therrien admitted. "I'm not into that, or interested in most stats, but I really started out young in the NHL and was able to work with very good teams during my career. It's really due to the guys who played for me."
David Desharnais and P.K. Subban also lit the lamp for the Canadiens, who vaulted over Tampa Bay into first place in the Atlantic Division thanks to their fifth straight win.
Alex Galchenyuk added three assists, with Tomas Plekanec, Sergei Gonchar, Max Pacioretty and Andrei Markov totaling two helpers each. Carey Price came up with a 26-save effort.
Brayden Schenn tallied twice and Jakub Voracek added a pair of assists for the Flyers, who fell to 1-5-0 in three sets of back-to-back games on the young season.
Voracek assumed the NHL scoring lead with 26 points, as Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby was held off the board in a 3-2 shootout win against the Rangers.
Ray Emery was shelled for all six goals on 28 shots -- the first time in his career he's surrendered that many to Montreal.
Parenteau's mid-air tip of a Gonchar blast at 1:02 of the third period got through traffic and gave the Canadiens a 4-2 lead, but Matt Read followed up a goalmouth scramble and scored into an open net at 5:38 during a Pacioretty hooking minor.
Weise then provided insurance for the hosts on his wrister from the left circle which slipped through Emery's pads with 6:42 left in regulation.
"We have opportunities to clear pucks, and
we don't; we're not blocking shots, not moving the puck well, not
reading [plays] well enough right now," said Read of his club, which has allowed six power-play goals against in the last seven chances over the last two games.
It looked to be a rout for the hosts early on.
Parenteau converted a Pacioretty rebound from the left side at 6:47 of the first, just 33 seconds after Jason Akeson committed a tripping penalty in his offensive zone.
Claude Giroux committed another infraction in the defensive zone, and the Canadiens took a 2-0 lead at 8:49 when a Pacioretty blast from the right circle bled through Emery and Desharnais converted from the doorstep.
Emery stopped a Manny Malhotra breakaway shortly into Philly's first power play, but was powerless to halt a Subban one-timer from the left side on another Montreal advantage at 6:17 of the second period.
"When a team scores like that early, it takes the momentum away from the guys," offered Flyers head coach Craig Berube. "We battled back in the second, and we put ourselves in position to get back in this game, but we let it get away from us again in the third."
The visitors finally hit the scoreboard with 7:59 left in the second, as Voracek's rush up the right side resulted in a back pass to Schenn, who beat Price to the short side.
A holding call on Brendan Gallagher at 13:33 nullified the Habs' fourth goal, then a hook by Plekanec gave the Flyers 50 seconds of 5-on-3 edge. Philly failed to click on the advantage, but went to intermission down 3-2 after Schenn shoveled a rebound home with 1:14 left.
Notes: Therrien has won 165 contests with the Canadiens in two stints (2000-03, 2012-present) ... Emery fell to 9-8-1 all-time vs. Montreal with one shutout. He hasn't beaten the Habs since Feb. 9, 2008 with Ottawa (33 saves, 6-1 W), and only gave up as many as five goals to the club on one previous occasion (April 6, 2006) ... Voracek extended his point streak to a career-best 10 games during which he has accumulated 19 points (5G, 14A) ... Schenn's second goal was his 100th NHL point ... Since acquiring Gonchar -- who reached the 800-point plateau -- earlier in the week from Dallas, the Canadiens have reeled off four power-play goals in two games ... Philadelphia penalty killers have allowed six goals in seven short-handed situations in the last two nights.
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