Flyers vs. Sabres, Game 41: Lines, Notes & How to Watch

The Philadelphia Flyers’ win streak came to a screeching halt on Sunday night. They’ll look to start a new streak against the host Buffalo Sabres (20-15-2) on Monday.

Buffalo has been a fun team to watch this season and has some electrifying players on its roster.

The Sabres are coming off a thrilling 6-5 overtime victory over the Wild on  Saturday. Rasmus Dahlin posted five points while Victor Olofsson’s two goals helped secure the victory.

The Flyers (15-18-7) took a beating against the Maple Leafs on Sunday. The Leafs used three unanswered goals to pull away in the 6-2 victory. John Tavares, Calle Jarnkrok, and Mitch Marner all posted three points. Travis Konecny did stay hot, scoring a goal in his sixth straight.

Tony DeAngelo was benched early in the second period and did not play another shift. Neither DeAngelo nor John Tortorella spoke much on the decision.

“We just can’t overcome some of the things we give them for free – and I’m not taking anything away from Toronto,” Torotorella said about what went wrong. “They played a good game. Just too many things for free.”

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This will be the first time the Sabres and Flyers will meet this season. The two did meet in the preseason but their last regular-season game came on April 17. Olofsson and Tage Thompson scored twice in a Buffalo 5-3 victory.

Buffalo leads the league in goals per game, averaging exactly 4.00. The Flyers sit 27th with 2.75 per game.

Flyers’ expected lines

van Riemsdyk – Frost – Tippett

Farabee – Cates – Konecny

Hayes – Laughton – Allison

Deslauriers – Brown – MacEwen

Defense

Provorov – York

Sanheim – DeAngelo

Seeler – Ristolainen

Goalie

Sam Ersson

Sabres expected lines

Skinner – Thompson – Tuch

Peterka – Cozens – Quinn

Mittelstadt – Jost – Olofsson

Girgensons – Krebs – Okposo

Defense

Dahlin – Samuelsson

Power – Clague

Bryson – Lyubushkin

Goalie

Craig Anderson

Special Teams

Flyers Power Play: 16.1%, 29th

Flyers Penalty Kill: 75.4%, 20th

Sabres Power Play: 29.0%, 2nd

Sabres Penalty Kill: 72.4%, 28th

Breakaways

Thompson has five goals in his last five games. … He leads the Sabres with 31 goals and 56 points. … Konecny remains red hot with a career-high six-game goal streak. … He has 11 points in his last six games. … Anderson (7-5-1), appearing in just his second game due to prior postponements, has a 2.61 GAA and a .923 save percentage. Ersson (3-0) looks to remain perfect with his 2.90 GAA and .905 SV%.

The Philadelphia Flyers have yet to win the second half of a back to back, going 0-6 in the previous games.

The Flyers are on a three-game winning streak on the road. That ties their longest win streak on the road since Jan. 26-Feb. 7, 2021.

How to Watch

TV: 7 p.m. on NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic