Game 19 : Flyers vs Penguins
Location : PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh, PA
Time : 7:00 pm
TV / Radio : NBCSports Philadelphia – 97.5 The Fanatic
Records : PHI 11-4-3 | PIT 11-8-1
Previous Game : 2/28 PHI W 3-0 vs BUF | 2/28 PIT L 0-2 vs NYI
Odds : Flyers -1.5 | O/U 6.5
The one thing the Flyers look to build on is getting back to their style of hockey. Something that has seen the Flyers enter tonight’s game on a 3-game winning streak & not giving up a goal in the last 136:33 of play.
“We’re hard to play against right now,” forward Sean Couturier said. “That leads to our offense most of the time.”
Sean Couturier & the Flyers top line, James van Reimsdyk – Joel Farabee, have been a big reason for that success. Combining for 4-goals & 7-assists during the Flyers 3-game winning streak.
The Flyers look to continue their success at PPG Paints Arena. Since the building opened in 2010, the Flyers are 14-4-4.
“Playing with Coots and JVR, both of them together, they’re probably two of the smarter guys I’ve ever played with,” forward Joel Farabee said. “They find the soft ice and stuff like that so well. Just try and find them, keep our legs moving — I think when we play fast together, we’re pretty tough to stop.”
Betting Guide
Last Game: 1-2 | On the season: 33-21
PHI 27.5 Shots OVER +110
Kevin Hayes TO SCORE +270
Evgeni Malkin 2.5 Shots OVER +100
Active Streaks
14 Sean Couturier – 6 Game Point & 2 Game Goal (5G-5A) | 25 James van Riemsdyk – 4 Game Point & 2 Game Assist (3G-4A)
Flyers Projected Lineup
25 James van Riemsdyk – 14 Sean Couturier – 86 Joel Farabee
28 Claude Giroux – 13 Kevin Hayes – 19 Nolan Patrick
23 Oskar Lindblom – 21 Scott Laughton – 93 Jake Voracek
12 Michael Raffl – 82 Connor Bunnaman – 11 Travis Konecny
9 Ivan Provorov – 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
6 Travis Sanheim – 61 Justin Braun
8 Robert Hagg – 5 Phil Myers
79 Carter Hart
(37 Brian Elliott)
Scratches
56 Erik Gustafsson , 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Injuries
48 Morgan Frost – Out For Season (surgery 2/4), Dislocated left shoulder (1/20)
Photo Credit : Penguins PR
