Christian Dvorak’s return to his old stomping grounds in Montreal on Tuesday night comes at a timely juncture in the season.

With the Flyers’ Tyson Foerster sidelined by injury, other forwards have to pick up the slack, starting with Tuesday’s visit to the Bell Centre to take on the Canadiens.

Dvorak, a center and occasional winger, spent four seasons with the Canadiens, consistently improving as a two-way player. Signing with the Flyers as a free agent for one year and $5.4 million, the 29-year-old has found early chemistry on a line with Trevor Zegras.

Dvorak is also one of the reasons why the Flyers’ penalty kill has been so effective. The Flyers have killed a league-high 38 power plays, and their 90.5 percent success rate has moved up as high as second in the NHL.

“He decided to co

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