The Philadelphia Flyers will face off against the Buffalo Sabres tonight at KeyBank Center.
Tonight should be a good match as both clubs are coming in with a victory each for their first preseason game of the year. The Flyers defeated Boston 2-1 on Saturday while the Sabres beat Washington 4-3 in overtime on Sunday.
Players looking to build off of their strong performances are Noah Cates, Jackson Cates, Troy Grosenick, and Morgan Frost. Tyson Foerster drew flashes, but was unable to finish on any of his scoring opportunities.
Ronnie Attard is looking to bounce back after taking an unforced delay of game penalty last game, and will try to continue to be a threat from the point in the offensive zone.
Last Game PHI: 9/24/22, 2-1 W vs. Boston
Last Game BUF: 9/25/22, 4-3 W @ Washington
When: 7:00pm ET
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
PHI Goalie: Troy Grosenick (1-1-0, .922 SV%, 3.00 GAA, 0 SO w/LAK, 17-8-5, .895 SV%, 3.09 GAA, 3 SO w/ONT and PRO in 2021-22)
BUF Goalie: Craig Anderson (17-12-2, .897 SV%, 3.12 GAA, 0 SO w/BUF in 2021-22)
PHI Projected Lineup
#25 James van Riemsdyk – #48 Morgan Frost – #11 Travis Konecny
#49 Noah Cates – #59 Jackson Cates – #20 Cooper Marody
#26 Antoine Roussel – #22 Adam Brooks – #36 Linus Sandin
#76 Isaac Ratcliffe – #73 Elliot Desnoyers – #17 Zack MacEwen
#45 Cam York – #61 Justin Braun
#8 Kevin Connauton – #47 Ronnie Attard
#84 Linus Högberg – #95 Adam Karashik
#29 Troy Grosenick
#33 Samuel Ersson
BUF Projected Lines:
#53 Jeff Skinner – #72 Tage Thompson – #65 Linus Weissbach
#37 Casey Mittelstadt – #93 Matthew Savoie – #21 Kyle Okposo
#13 Lukas Rousek – #17 Brandon Biro – #89 Alex Tuch
#49 Filip Cederqvist – #28 Zemgus Girgensons – #63 Isak Rosen
#23 Mattias Samuelsson – #26 Rasmus Dahlin
#25 Owen Power – #10 Henri Jokiharju
#20 Lawrence Pilut – #46 Ilya Lyubushkin
#41 Craig Anderson
#47 Malcolm Subban
News and Notes:
– Troy Grosenick will continue to battle as competition fires up for the backup goaltender position after an excellent game against Boston in Philadelphia’s 2-1 OT victory on Saturday. Samuel Ersson will play the third period for the Flyers.
– The Cates brothers have been all the talk in regards to the hard work they put in over the off season, and it’s already began to show on the scoresheet with both brothers tagging in a goal in the win over Boston.
– Ronnie Attard and Tyson Foerster led the way on Saturday with shots on goal (5), but didn’t finish on any scoring chances. Don’t be surprised if Attard begins to score if they keep this up.
Broadcast Info: TV – PhiladelphiaFlyers.com, Sabres.com, Radio – 97.5 The Fanatic
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