The Philadelphia Flyers are back at it tonight after two days off and will host the New Jersey Devils at Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers are coming off a successful road trip in the desert after winning consecutive games against the Vegas Golden Knights and Arizona Coyotes as they look to keep things rolling early on in the Mike Yeo era.
This is the third meeting this season between Philadelphia and New Jersey, with the Devils winning both matchups against the Flyers so far. The Devils last met the Flyers on December 8th at Prudential Center in Newark, where they shut out the Flyers 3-0 to add on to Philadelphia’s eventual ten-game losing streak.
PHI Record: 10-12-4, 24 pts, 7th in Metropolitan
NJD Record: 10-11-5, 25 pts, 6th in Metropolitan
When: 7:00pm ET
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
PHI Goalie: Carter Hart (6-8-3, 2.91 GAA, .913 SV%, 1 SO)
NJD Goalie: Mackenzie Blackwood (5-4-3, 2.84 GAA, .911 SV%, 2 SO)
PHI Projected Lineup:
#21 Scott Laughton – #14 Sean Couturier – #11 Travis Konecny
#48 Morgan Frost – #28 Claude Giroux – #89 Cam Atkinson
#25 James van Riemsdyk – #13 Kevin Hayes – #71 Max Willman
#23 Oskar Lindblom – #38 Patrick Brown – #17 Zack MacEwen
#9 Ivan Provorov – #61 Justin Braun
#6 Travis Sanheim – #70 Rasmus Ristolainen
#3 Keith Yandle – #8 Kevin Connauton
#79 Carter Hart
#35 Martin Jones
NJD Projected Lineup:
#37 Pavel Zacha – #86 Jack Hughes – #17 Yegor Sharangovich
#11 Andreas Johnsson – #18 Dawson Mercer – #63 Jesper Bratt
#59 Janne Kuokkanen – #70 Jesper Boqvist – #90 Tomas Tatar
#55 Mason Geertsen – #20 Michael McLeod – #16 Jimmy Vesey
#24 Ty Smith – #7 Dougie Hamilton
#71 Jonas Siegenthaler – #28 Damon Severson
#88 Kevin Bahl – #76 P.K. Subban
#29 Mackenzie Blackwood
#40 Akira Schmid
Last Game PHI: 12/11/21, 5-3 W at Arizona
Last Game NJD: 12/11/21, 4-2 L at NY Islanders
News and Notes:
– Sean Couturier did not skate at practice yesterday, but interim head coach Mike Yeo said it was a maintenance day and Couturier is expected to play tonight.
– Derick Brassard skated before practice yesterday but is still out with a hip injury and will not play tonight.
– Joel Farabee attended practice yesterday, but sported a non-contact jersey as he is still recovering from a shoulder injury suffered on December 1st against the Rangers.
– This will be the 260th all-time meeting between the Flyers and Devils, dating back to the Devils’ origins as the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies. Philadelphia leads the all-time series 121-107-18-13.
– This is the Devils’ first visit to Wells Fargo Center since May 10th, 2021 for the 2020-21 season finale. The Flyers won that contest 4-2.
– Captain Claude Giroux will appear in his 970th game as a Flyer tonight. He is two points shy of tying Bill Barber for second in franchise scoring at 883 points coming into this game. Giroux is also just two assists shy of 600 in his career.
– Tonight will be Zack MacEwen’s 80th career NHL contest and his 25th as a Flyer.
Broadcast Info: TV – NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN+, Radio – 97.5 The Fanatic
Injuries:
PHI – Ryan Ellis (lower-body), Derick Brassard (hip), Joel Farabee (shoulder), Nate Thompson (shoulder)
NJD – Miles Wood (hip), Jonathan Bernier (hip), Tyce Thompson (upper-body)
COVID-19 Protocol:
NJD – Nico Hischier, Ryan Graves, Christian Jaros
