The Philadelphia Flyers are in Los Angeles to take on the Kings in the first game of the New Year. The Flyers are looking to extend their point streak against a team who are entering a game fresh off of a shootout win against the Canucks.
PHI: 13-2-6, 32 pts
LA: 15-2-5, 35 pts
When: 10:30pm ET
Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
PHI Goalie: Martin Jones
LA Goalie: Jonathan Quick
PHI Unofficial Lineup
van Riemsdyk – Giroux – Atkinson
Willman – Hayes – Farabee
Lindblom – Frost – Konecny
Cates – Brown – MacEwen
Provorov – Braun
Sanheim – Ristolainen
Yandle – Connauton
Jones
Kings Unofficial Lineup
Iafallo – Kopitar – Kempe
Lemieux – Lizotte– Kaliyev
Kupari – Turcotte – Grundstrom
Arvidsson – Danault – Moore
Anderson – Doughty
Roy – Wolanin
Durzi – Bjornfot
Quick
Last Game PHI: Dec 31, overtime loss at Sharks
Last Game LA: Dec 30, shootout win vs Canucks
Broadcast Info: NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN+, 97.5 The Fanatic
News and Notes:
– Carter Hart, Derick Brassard, and Scott Laughton have been activated from COVID protocols and are expected to join the team for their next game against Anaheim.
– This is Philadelphia’s first matchup against the Kings since January 18th, 2020, which was a 4-1 Flyers victory at Wells Fargo Center.
– The last time the Flyers visited Los Angeles was December 31st, 2019. The Kings won that game 5-3.
– Travis Konecny will be one Flyer to watch for, as he has 9 assists in his last 9 contests and has played well on a line with Oskar Lindblom and Morgan Frost.
Injuries:
PHI: Ryan Ellis (lower-body, COVID protocols), Sean Couturier (upper-body, COVID protocols)
LA: Olli Maatta (COVID protocols), Dustin Brown (COVID protocols), Andreas Athanasiou (lower-body)
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