Game 8: Flyers vs Devils
Location : Prudential Center | Newark NJ
Time : 7:00 pm
TV / Radio : NBCSports Philadelphia – 97.5 The Fanatic
Records : PHI 4-2-1 | NJD 3-2-1
Previous Game : 1/26 PHI W 5-3 vs NJD | 1/26 NJD L 3-5 vs PHI
Odds : Flyers -1.5 | O/U 6.0
The first thing the Flyers must overcome tonight is the possibility of a let down. After rebounding & playing better 5v5 hockey on Tuesday, the Flyers still have work to do.
Head coach Alain Vigneault said Tuesday was one of their best games so far this season. But, the decision making on some puck possessions & transitions still needs to be better.
With Shayne Gostisbehere back in the lineup, the Flyers transition & ability to move the puck was much better. Something that Vigneault said was one of the reasons why Gostisbehere played 21:57 in his return.
The Flyers broke their two-game losing streak on Tuesday. Tonight, the Flyers look to make it two straight wins vs New Jersey & four straight vs the Devils at the Prudential Center.
“I feel like we took a step forward from the last two games tonight,” Claude Giroux said after their 5-3 win on Tuesday.
Betting Guide
Last Game: 3-0 | On the season: 15-6
Travis Konecny TO SCORE +225
Kevin Hayes 2.0 Shots OVER +100
PHI 25.5 Total Shots UNDER -107
Active Streaks
93 Jake Voracek – 4 Game Point & 3 Game Assist (1G-5A)
Flyers Projected Lineup
25 James van Riemsdyk – 13 Kevin Hayes – 93 Jake Voracek
28 Claude Giroux – 19 Nolan Patrick – 11 Travis Konecny
23 Oskar Lindblom – 21 Scott Laughton – 86 Joel Farabee
12 Michael Raffl – 82 Connor Bunnaman – 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
9 Ivan Provorov – 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
6 Travis Sanheim – 61 Justin Braun
56 Erik Gustafsson – 39 Nate Prosser
79 Carter Hart
(37 Brian Elliott)
Scratches
3 Mark Friedman , 8 Robert Hagg
Injuries
5 Phil Myers – Week-to-week (1/20), Fractured rib
14 Sean Couturier – Minimum two weeks (1/15), Costochondral separation
48 Morgan Frost – Out Indefinitely (1/20), Dislocated left shoulder
