Daniel Briere scored the final design by 3:38 remaining as the Philadelphia Flyers dumped the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal on Wednesday night.

R.J. Umberger scored twice, Scott Hartnell had the other goal, and Martin Biron made 36 saves as the sixth-seeded Flyers took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven order, putting them within one win of going to the meeting for consultation final for the first time in four years.

Tomas Plekanec and Saku Koivu scored 37 seconds apart and Jaroslav Halak faced 26 shots in a rare start with the top-ranked Canadiens, who volition host Game 5 on Saturday (CBC, 7 p.m. ET).

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With files from the Canadian Press