Flyers look for first win of homestand against Devils

The Philadelphia Flyers (27-29-8) have dropped three consecutive games to open their seven-game homestand; the latest defeat coming at the hands of the Seattle Kraken by a 4-1 score on Saturday. Today, the Flyers take on the New Jersey Devils (33-25-6) in search of a much-needed victory.

The Flyers have been outscored 14-5 in their last three games. Their penalty kill is operating at 57.1% and the power play is 0-for-10 on this homestand so far.

When: 3/9/2025; 1:00pm/ET
Where: Wells Fargo Center; Philadelphia, PA
Broadcast Info: TNT, TruTV, Max; Flyers Radio 24/7
Last Game PHI: 3/8/2025; 4-1 L; vs. Seattle Kraken
Last Game NJD: 3/7/2025; 6-1 L; vs. Winnipeg Jets

Philadelphia Flyers

Ivan Fedotov (5-9-3, .885 SV%, 3.08 GAA) will start today for the Flyers after Sam Ersson took the loss yesterday. Fedotov’s last win came two appearances ago on March 1st in Winnipeg, where he made 29 saves plus three more in the shootout to lift the Flyers to victory.

Cam York will draw back in on defense, replacing Emil Andrae. York was a healthy scratch on Saturday. The Anaheim, California native has 4 goals and 9 assists in 49 games this season to accompany a -3, 97 blocks, 37 hits, and a 20:63 takeaway to giveaway ratio while averaging 21:14 of ice time.

Matvei Michkov will look to continue his impressive run and extend his point streak to four games. The Russian rookie has 1 goal and 2 assists in his last three games and has 13 points (5 goals, 8 assists) over his last nine games. Michkov scored once against the Devils earlier this season back on January 18th in Newark, and hopefully he can do it again today.

The Flyers are 2-1-0 against the Devils this season, recording a 3-1 win in Newark on January 18th and a 4-2 win in Philadelphia on January 27th. The Devils won the last meeting on January 29th in Newark in a 5-0 blowout.

Projected Lineup: Philadelphia Flyers

#71 Tyson Foerster – #27 Noah Cates – #10 Bobby Brink
#74 Owen Tippett – #14 Sean Couturier – #39 Matvei Michkov
#15 Olle Lycksell – #25 Ryan Poehling – #11 Travis Konecny
#44 Nicolas Deslauriers – #18 Rodrigo Ābols – #22 Jakob Pelletier

#8 Cam York – #6 Travis Sanheim
#24 Nick Seeler – #9 Jamie Drysdale
#5 Egor Zamula – #55 Rasmus Ristolainen

#82 Ivan Fedotov
(#33 Sam Ersson)

Projected Lineup: New Jersey Devils

#28 Timo Meier – #13 Nico Hischier – #11 Stefan Noesen
#18 Ondřej Palát – #91 Dawson Mercer – #63 Jesper Bratt
#56 Erik Haula – #12 Cody Glass – #10 Daniel Sprong
#90 Tomáš Tatar – #42 Curtis Lazar – #14 Nathan Bastian

#43 Luke Hughes – #22 Brett Pesce
#2 Brian Dumoulin – #8 Johnathan Kovacevic
#5 Brenden Dillon – #44 Dennis Cholowski

#34 Jake Allen
(#25 Jacob Markström)