Game 5 : Flyers vs Predators
Location : Bridgestone Arena | Nashville TN
Time : 8:00 pm
TV / Radio : NBCSports Philadelphia + – 97.5 The Fanatic
Records : NSH 2-3-1 | PHI 3-1-0
Previous Game : NSH L 3-5 vs CBJ | PHI L 3-4 vs FLA
Odds : Predators -1.5 | O/U 6.0
The Philadelphia Flyers finish their three-game road-trip tonight in Nashville. Tonight, take on the 2-3-1 Predators in the first leg of a back-to-back.
After falling behind by a familiar 2-0 scoreline, the Flyers once again roared back to tie the game late in the 2nd period against the Panthers on Wednesday. But, suffered their first loss after a two-goal 3rd period by the Panthers.
Lukas Sedlak, who the Flyers claimed on Wednesday, is expected to make his Flyers debut tonight. Sedlak will be in the lineup for Tanner Laczynski.
The Flyers vs Predators matchup has been bad to the Flyers recently. Losing five of the last seven meetings to Nashville. Including losing three straight meetings in Nashville. The last Flyers win against the Predators in Nashville was December 20th, 2016.
Carter Hart will make his 4th start of the season. Hart is 1-0-0 with 2.00 GAA & .947% in 1-start on the road this season.
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Betting Guide
Last Game: 1-2 | On the season: 6-6 / Last Season: 134-112
PHI ML +190
Joel Farabee 0.5 Points OVER +120
1st Period Total Goals 0.5 OVER -115
Active Streaks
| 13 Kevin Hayes : 3-Game Assist & Point (0G-4A) | 21 Scott Laughton : 2-Game Goal & Point (2G-0A) | 25 James van Riemsdyk : 3-Game Point (1G-3A) | 77 Tony DeAngelo : 3-Game Point (1G-3A) |
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Flyers Projected Lineup
86 Joel Farabee – 13 Kevin Hayes – 11 Travis Konecny
21 Scott Laughton – 49 Noah Cates – 57 Wade Allison
25 James van Riemsdyk – 48 Morgan Frost – 17 Zack MacEwen
44 Nic Deslauriers – 23 Lukas Sedlak – 58 Tanner Laczynski
9 Ivan Provorov – 77 Tony DeAngelo
6 Travis Sanheim – 61 Justin Braun
24 Nick Seeler – 54 Egor Zamula
79 Carter Hart
(32 Felix Sandstrom)
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Scratches
47 Louie Belpedio , 59 Jackson Cates , 89 Cam Atkinson (INJ)
Injuries
14 Sean Couturier – Week-To-Week (9/22), Upper-Body Injury (9/19)
38 Patrick Brown – Week-To-Week (9/22), Offseason Back Surgery
46 Bobby Brink – Out Indefinitely (9/22), Offseason Hip Surgery
55 Rasmus Ristolainen – Day-To-Day (10/13), Lower-Body Injury (10/12)
74 Owen Tippett – Day-To-Day (10/14), Upper-Body Injury (10/13)
89 Cam Atkinson – Day-To-Day (10/12), Upper-Body Injury (9/25)
94 Ryan Ellis – Out Indefinitely (9/22), Torn Psoas (9/22)
PHOTO CREDIT: Alan Poizner – The Tennessean
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