Game 51 : Blues vs Flyers
Location : Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia PA
Time : 7:00 pm
TV / Radio : NBCSports Philadelphia – 97.5 The Fanatic
Records : STL 29-14-6 | PHI 15-25-10
Previous Game : STL W 6-3 vs TOR | PHI L (OT) 3-4 vs CAR
Odds : Blues -1.5 | O/U 6.0
The Flyers lost their 5th straight game yesterday afternoon vs the Carolina Hurricanes. Today, face an even tougher challenge with a back-to-back against the St. Louis Blues.
With Carter Hart dealing with an eye injury, Kirill Ustimenko could make his NHL debut in goal. If Ustimenko starts, Kirill will become the 2nd Flyers goalie prospect to make his debut this season.
The Flyers vs Blues matchup has not been good to the Flyers recently. Losing 2 of last 3-games to St Louis. Including losing 2 of the last 3-games to the Blues in Philadelphia.
Martin Jones will make his 19th start of the season. Jones is 2-3-2 with 4.07 GAA & .889% at home this season.
Betting Guide
Last Game: 2-1 | On the season: 82-68 / Last Season: 98-70
1st Period Puck Line PHI +1.5 -120
Cam Atkinson 0.5 Points OVER +105
Pavel Buchnevich 2.0 Shots OVER -135
Active Streaks
| 6 Travis Sanheim – 2-Game Point (1G-2A) | 11 Travis Konecny – 6-Game Point (1G-5A) | 20 Gerry Mayhew – 2-Game Point (3G-0A) | 23 Oskar Lindblom – 3-Game Point (1G-2A) | 61 Justin Braun – 3-Game Point (1G-2A) | 76 Isaac Ratcliffe – 2-Game Point (0G-2A) |
Flyers Projected Lineup
23 Oskar Lindblom – 28 Claude Giroux – 89 Cam Atkinson
25 James van Riemsdyk – 21 Scott Laughton – 11 Travis Konecny
71 Max Willman – 48 Morgan Frost – 20 Gerry Mayhew
76 Isaac Ratcliffe – 38 Patrick Brown – 17 Zack MacEwen
9 Ivan Provorov – 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim – 70 Rasmus Ristolainen
3 Keith Yandle – 24 Nick Seeler
35 Martin Jones
(67 Kirill Ustimenko)
Scratches
8 Kevin Connauton , 19 Derick Brassard (INJ) , 57 Wade Allison (INJ) , 79 Carter Hart (Eye)
Injuries
13 Kevin Hayes – 3-4 Weeks (Abdomen 1/17), Clean-Up Surgery (1/18)
14 Sean Couturier – Out For Season (Back 12/21), Back Surgery (2/11)
44 Nate Thompson – Out Indefinitely (Shoulder 11/27), Shoulder Surgery (11/30)
55 Sam Morin – Out For Season (Knee 9/10), Knee Surgery (9/10)
58 Tanner Laczynski – Loaned To Phantoms (2/18), Hip Flexor (9/24)
86 Joel Farabee – 4-Weeks (1/20), Upper-Body (1/21)
94 Ryan Ellis – 4-6 Weeks (11/15), Lower-Body Injury (11/13)
