Slafkowski had the NHL's 1st hat trick, and the Canadiens lost their 8th straight to the Flyers.

Dvorak, who missed the last 42 games, scored at 15:27 to make it 6-0.

“It's definitely a shame,” Flyers captain Sean Couturier said. “In the second (period) we gave up a lot of amazing layups, didn't respond defensively and they made us pay.”

Poehling cut the lead to 6-1 with a shot from the top of the right circle at 4:54 of the third period.

Dvorak made it 7-1 with his second goal of the game at 10:06, and Gallagher made it 8-1 with his second goal at 11:19.

Farabi scored at 15:05 to make it 8-2, and Eric Johnson cut it to 8-3 at 17:07.

Joel Armia returned a pass from Gallagher for a 9-3 final at 18:17.

“Unfortunately, we're out of contention (for the Stanley Cup playoffs) this year, but it's good that we're building our game,” Slafkowski said.

NOTES: Slafkowski is the sixth Canadian player to score a hat trick at the age of 20 or younger, joining Guy Lafleur (three times), Poehling (April 6, 2019), Alex Galchenyuk (December 16, 2014), Stefan Richer (March 17). , 1986) and Bernie Geoffrion (January 27, 1952) … It was Montreal's most goals scored in a game since a 10-2 win over the Florida Panthers on April 29, 2022.