Game 23 : Sabres vs Flyers
Location : Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, PA
Time : 7:00 pm
TV / Radio : NBCSports Philadelphia – 97.5 The Fanatic
Records : PHI 12-7-3 | BUF 6-14-3
Previous Game : 3/7 PHI L 1-3 vs WSH | 3/7 BUF L 2-5 vs NYI
Odds : Flyers -1.5 | O/U 5.5
The one thing the Flyers continue to search for is an answer to their special teams. Something that has caused the Flyers trouble over the past 5-10 games.
After playing their game in the 1st period on Sunday, a slew of power-plays & penalty kills changed the game to more east-west. Which turned the momentum into the Capitals favor.
“It’s huge momentum change when you score or kill a penalty,” forward Sean Couturier said. “Right now we’re not too good in that asset of the game. We just need to be better.”
The Flyers enter tonight’s matchup vs Buffalo having not conceded a goal to the Sabres in the last 181:11 of game time. Look to end a 2-game losing streak & extend win streak to four-straight vs Buffalo.
“To be honest, I don’t really have an answer for you,” defenseman Ivan Provorov said. “Be more aggressive, I think. Put more pucks on net and hopefully that helps us.”
Betting Guide
Last Game: 2-1 | On the season: 40-26
PHI -1.5 +120
James van Riemsdyk To Score +225
Kevin Hayes 0.5 Points OVER -134
Active Streaks
| NONE |
Flyers Projected Lineup
25 James van Riemsdyk – 14 Sean Couturier – 86 Joel Farabee
21 Scott Laughton – 13 Kevin Hayes – 11 Travis Konecny
23 Oskar Lindblom – 28 Claude Giroux – 93 Jake Voracek
19 Nolan Patrick – 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
9 Ivan Provorov – 5 Phil Myers
6 Travis Sanheim – 61 Justin Braun
8 Robert Hagg – 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
56 Erik Gustafsson
79 Carter Hart
(37 Brian Elliott)
Scratches
12 Michael Raffl
Injuries
48 Morgan Frost – Out For Season (surgery 2/4), Dislocated left shoulder (1/20)
