Game 3: Sabres vs Flyers
Location : Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia PA
Time : 7:30 pm
TV / Radio : NBCSN – 97.5 The Fanatic
Records : PHI 2-0-0 | BUF 0-2-0
Previous Game : 1/15 PHI W 5-2 vs PIT | 1/15 BUF L 1-2 vs WSH
Odds : Flyers -1.5 | O/U 6.0
The first thing the Flyers must overcome tonight is the absence of Sean Couturier, who is expected to miss at least two weeks. Couturier would have been in charge of shutting down the high-powered Sabres top-line, Taylor Hall-Jack Eichel-Sam Reinhart.
With Sean Couturier out, the Flyers will look to defend by committee in his absence. This will lead to increased ice time for the Flyers 4th line, Michael Raffl-Scott Laughton-Nicolas Aube-Kubel. A line that helped keep Evgeni Malkin pointless in their first two games.
The Flyers look to make it five straight wins against the Sabres and eight straight at the Wells Fargo Center. With a win, it will be the Flyers first 3-0-0 start since 2011-12 season.
“Everybody knows that he’s a big part of our team, but at the end of the day, injuries are part of the game,” head coach Alain Vigneault said about the injured Sean Couturier. “It’s next man up for who can come up and play.”
Betting Guide
Last Game: 2-1 | On the season: 5-1
Kevin Hayes Points 0.5 OVER -114
Joel Farabee Points 0.5 OVER +165
Travis Konecny Points 0.5 UNDER +180
Active Streaks
13 Kevin Hayes – 2 Game Assist & Point (1G-2A) | 23 Oskar Lindblom – 2 Game Goal & Point (2G-0A) | 21 Scott Laughton – 2 Game Assist & Point (0G-2A) | 25 James van Riemsdyk – 2 Game Point (1G-2A) | 28 Claude Giroux – 2 Game Assist & Point (0G-3A) | 19 Nolan Patrick – 2 Game Point (1G-1A) | 11 Travis Konecny – 2 Game Assist & Point (3G-2A)
Flyers Projected Lineup
28 Claude Giroux – 13 Kevin Hayes – 86 Joel Farabee
25 James van Riemsdyk – 19 Nolan Patrick – 93 Jake Voracek
23 Oskar Lindblom – 48 Morgan Frost – 11 Travis Konecny
12 Michael Raffl – 21 Scott Laughton – 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
9 Ivan Provorov – 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim – 5 Phil Myers
8 Robert Hagg – 56 Erik Gustafsson
79 Carter Hart
(37 Brian Elliott)
Scratches
53 Shayne Gostisbehere , 59 Mark Friedman
Injuries
14 Sean Couturier – Minimum two weeks (1/17), Costochondral separation
