Flyers vs Islanders: Game 38 Preview

Game 38 : Flyers vs Islanders

Location : UBS Arena | Elmont NY

Time : 7:30 pm

TV / Radio :  NBCSports Philadelphia – 97.5 The Fanatic

Records : NYI 11-13-6 | PHI 13-17-7

Previous Game : NYI L 0-2 vs WSH | PHI L 2-3 vs NYR

Odds : Islanders -1.5 | O/U 6.0

After their 7-game point streak, the Flyers have now lost 7-straight. Tonight, start a back-to-back home-&-home with the struggling New York Islanders.

Since returning from the Christmas break, the Flyers have struggled. Going 1-5-2 in their 8-games. Including no wins in 2022.

The Flyers have not had good success vs the New York Islanders in recent history. Losing 5-straight & 9 of their last 12-games to the Islanders.

Martin Jones will make his 14th start of the season. Jones is 4-3-1 with 2.76 GAA & .919% on the road this season.

Betting Guide

Last Game: 1-2 | On the season: 59-52 / Last Season: 98-70

Claude Giroux 0.5 Points OVER -140

Brock Nelson 2.0 Shots OVER -125

Oskar Lindblom 2.0 Shots OVER -110

Active Streaks

| NONE |

Flyers Projected Lineup

86 Joel Farabee – 28 Claude Giroux – 89 Cam Atkinson

25 James van Riemsdyk – 13 Kevin Hayes – 20 Gerry Mayhew

23 Oskar Lindblom – 21 Scott Laughton – 11 Travis Konecny

48 Morgan Frost – 82 Connor Bunnaman – 17 Zack MacEwen

9 Ivan Provorov – 6 Travis Sanheim

45 Cam York – 61 Justin Braun

3 Keith Yandle – 70 Rasmus Ristolainen

35 Martin Jones

(79 Carter Hart)

Scratches

8 Kevin Connauton , 19 Derick Brassard (INJ) , 24 Nick Seeler

Taxi-Squad

59 Jackson Cates , 67 Kirill Ustimenko

Covid

NONE

Injuries

14 Sean Couturier – Week-to-Week (12/30), Upper-Body (12/21)

38 Patrick Brown – 4-6 Weeks (Knee 1/9), MCL Sprain (1/8)

44 Nate Thompson – Out Indefinitely (Shoulder 11/27), Shoulder Surgery (11/30)

55 Sam Morin – Out Indefinitely (Knee 9/10), Knee Surgery (9/10)

57 Wade Allison – Loaned to Phantoms (12/1), High Ankle Sprain (9/19)

58 Tanner Laczynski – Unknown, Hip Flexor (9/24)

94 Ryan Ellis – 4-6 Weeks (11/15), Lower-Body Injury (11/13)

PHOTO CREDIT: Joe Pantorno – AMNY