Game 29 : Flyers vs Islanders
Location : Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY
Time : 7:00 pm
TV / Radio : NBCSports Philadelphia – 93.3 WMMR
Records : PHI 15-10-3 | NYI 19-8-4
Previous Game : 3/18 PHI W 4-3 vs NYI | 3/18 NYI L 3-4 vs PHI
Odds : Islanders -1.5 | O/U 5.5
In need of a response, the Flyers delivered a much needed character win. A win that did not come easy after building a three goal lead. But, showed the fight this team continues to establish.
“Our captain tonight and his assistants I thought really took the lead,” head coach Alain Vigneault said. “Nobody was happy about yesterday — this is a proud group, they’re professionals, they’re competitors and we laid it all out tonight.”
Captain Claude Giroux & his new line-mates, Oskar Lindblom & Travis Konecny, were a big part in that lead. Something that will hopefully keep the Flyers rolling.
“It was a must-win,” forward Claude Giroux said. “For us to get this win in regulation, it’s big. With that being said, we have to keep this train going.”
The Flyers responded in their toughest test of the season. Tonight, look to make it two in a row & fourth straight win against the Islanders.
“We found a way to win,” forward Oskar Lindblom said.
Betting Guide
Last Game: 2-1 | On the season: 49-35
Goal Scored 0:00-9:59 YES -115
Kevin Hayes 0.5 Points OVER +112
Brock Nelson 2.5 Shots OVER +100
Active Streaks
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Flyers Projected Lineup
25 James van Riemsdyk – 14 Sean Couturier – 86 Joel Farabee
21 Scott Laughton – 13 Kevin Hayes – 93 Jake Voracek
23 Oskar Lindblom – 28 Claude Giroux – 11 Travis Konecny
81 Carsen Twarynski – 19 Nolan Patrick – 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
9 Ivan Provorov – 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim – 5 Phil Myers
56 Erik Gustafsson – 39 Nate Prosser
79 Carter Hart
(37 Brian Elliott)
Scratches
12 Michael Raffl , 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
Injuries
8 Robert Hagg – 2-4 weeks (IR 3/18), Upper-body injury (3/18)
48 Morgan Frost – Out For Season (surgery 2/4), Dislocated left shoulder (1/20)
PHOTO CREDIT : Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
