Riding an eight-game point streak, the Philadelphia Flyers make a pit stop in Newark, New Jersey, for an evening matchup with the New Jersey Devils.
Philadelphia most recently defeated the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night, 1-0, thanks to a 33-save shutout by Samuel Ersson. Cam York potted the lone Flyers goal for his fifth of the season.
The Flyers penalty kill has been on a streak over the past few weeks. They have allowed just three power play goals in their last 15 games, going 48 for 51 on the penalty kill since November 11th. Philadelphia’s seven shorthanded goals is second in the NHL in that category.
Aside from the eight-game point streak, the Orange and Black are also currently on a season-high five-game road point streak dating back to November 25th.
Forward Travis Konecny has been on a tear as the season nears its midway point. TK leads the team in goals with 16, leads with three shorthanded goals and a team-leading 25 points.
The last time these two division rivals faced off was at the start of the Flyers eight-game point streak way back on November 30th. The Flyers overcame a 3-1 deficit in the third period with two Tyson Foerster goals but ultimately fell in overtime on a Luke Hughes game-winning goal.
It’s the Jack Hughes Show live from Newark!
The 2019 first-overall pick was named NHL Third Star of the Week after potting seven points (3g-4a) and posted consecutive three point games. He leads all New Jersey skaters in 2023-24 with multi-point contests at 11.
PHI Record: 17-10-3, 37 pts, 2nd in Metropolitan
NJD Record: 16-12-1, 33 pts, 6th in Metropolitan
When: 7:00pm ET
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Broadcast Info: NBC Sports Philadelphia, 97.5 The Fanatic
Last Game PHI: 12/16/23, 1-0 W vs. Detroit
Last Game NJD: 12/17/23, 5-1 L vs. Anaheim
PHI Goalie: Samuel Ersson (7-3-2, .897 SV%, 2.57 GAA, 2 SO)
NJD Goalie: Vitek Vaněček (11-5-0, .883 SV%, 3.33 GAA, 0 SO)
PHI Projected Lineup
#71 Tyson Foerster – #14 Sean Couturier – #11 Travis Konecny
#74 Owen Tippett – #48 Morgan Frost – #10 Bobby Brink
#86 Joel Farabee – #25 Ryan Poehling – #89 Cam Atkinson
#44 Nicolas Deslauriers – #21 Scott Laughton – #19 Garnet Hathaway
#8 Cam York – #6 Travis Sanheim
#24 Nick Seeler – #26 Sean Walker
#5 Egor Zamula – #55 Rasmus Ristolainen
#33 Samuel Ersson
#40 Cal Petersen
Scratches: #18 Marc Staal, #37 Louie Belpedio, #49 Rhett Gardner
Injuries: #27 Noah Cates, #79 Carter Hart
NJD Projected Lineup
#18 Ondřej Palát – #13 Nico Hischier – #63 Jesper Bratt
#56 Erik Haula – #86 Jack Hughes – #73 Tyler Toffoli
#28 Timo Meier – #91 Dawson Mercer – #10 Alexander Holtz
#42 Curtis Lazar – #20 Michael McLeod – #14 Nathan Bastian
#71 Jonas Siegenthaler – #17 Šimon Nemec
#88 Kevin Bahl – #6 John Marino
#2 Brendan Smith – #43 Luke Hughes
#41 Vitek Vaněček
#40 Akira Schmid
Scratches: #11 Chris Tierney, #24 Colin Miller
Injuries: #7 Dougie Hamilton, #92 Tomáš Nosek
News and Notes
– This is the 230th game all time between the Flyers and Devils with New Jersey holding the advantage; Philly is 96-119 against the Devils.
– The Wells Fargo Center and the Prudential Center are just 90 miles from one another.
– The brotherly duo of Jack and little brother Luke Hughes have combined for a total of 53 points through 29 games.
– Carter Hart continues to try and overcome an illness, which gives Samuel Ersson the start for the fourth consecutive game.
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