Game 40 : Bruins vs Flyers
Location : Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, PA
Time : 2:00 pm
TV / Radio : NBCSports Philadelphia – 97.5 The Fanatic
Records : PHI 18-15-6 | BOS 21-10-6
Previous Game : 4/8 PHI L 2-3 (SO) vs NYI | 4/8 BOS W 4-2 vs WSH
Odds : Bruins -1.5 | O/U 6.5
After a bad month of March, the Flyers thought they left their bad habits behind them. But, after 1-1-2 start to April, their slim glimmer of hope for the playoffs is on the line today.
“We’ve just got to keep battling here, stick together and go one game at a time,” forward Claude Giroux said. “We can’t be looking at the big picture here.”
Whether it be desire or fight, the Flyers must pull off something spectacular to make the playoffs this season. Something that starts with the Bruins today before even looking to the Sabres on Sunday.
Over the past two weeks, the Flyers have played some of their best hockey. But, their inability to finish games has put them in the position they are today. In need of a win to keep their season afloat.
“Our record doesn’t indicate how good our team is,” head coach Alain Vigneault said. “Still quite a few games left and what we need to do is focus on tomorrow, and that’s what I’m going to do.”
Betting Guide
Last Game: 1-2 | On the season: 67-50
Total Goals 6.5 Under -122
Sean Couturier 0.5 Points OVER -136
Craig Smith 2.0 Shots OVER -120
Active Streaks
| 11 Travis Konecny – 4 Game Point & 2 Game Assist (1G-4A) | 93 Jake Voracek – 2 Game Point & 2 Game Goal (2G-1A) |
Flyers Projected Lineup
25 James van Riemsdyk – 14 Sean Couturier – 23 Oskar Lindblom
21 Scott Laughton – 13 Kevin Hayes – 86 Joel Farabee
93 Jake Voracek – 28 Claude Giroux – 11 Travis Konecny
12 Michael Raffl – 19 Nolan Patrick – 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
9 Ivan Provorov – 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim – 8 Robert Hagg
55 Sam Morin – 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
37 Brian Elliott
(79 Carter Hart)
Scratches
5 Phil Myers , 56 Erik Gustafsson
Injuries
48 Morgan Frost – Out For Season (surgery 2/4), Dislocated left shoulder (1/20)
