Flyers vs. Ducks, Game 45: Lines, Notes & How to Watch

After coming back down to earth Monday against the Boston Bruins, the Philadelphia Flyers (18-19-7) will face a bottom dweller in the Anaheim Ducks (12-27-5) Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Center.

Both teams will be playing on the second half of back-to-back games, so fatigue could be a factor.

The Ducks, having lost four straight now, are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Pittsburgh. Jake Guentzel scored the overtime winner after Bryan Rust tied it with less than 30 seconds remaining in the third. Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry each had two points in the loss.

The Flyers were dismantled Monday afternoon by the powerful Bruins. Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak had two goals apiece in Boston’s 6-0 shutout victory.

“A loss is a loss, doesn’t really matter. Like I said, just get rid of it,” Travis Konecny said. “Doesn’t sting any more or less then any other loss we’ve had this year. Just a chance to win (Tuesday).”

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This is the second matchup in about a two-week span between the Flyers and Ducks. Sam Ersson came within 40-seconds of his first career shutout in the 4-1 Flyers’ victory on Jan. 2. Konecny, Kevin Hayes, Joel Farabee, and Noah Cates each had two points.

The Ducks are going to be a desperate team coming into the Wells Fargo Center. They’ve won just three of their nine games since returning from the holiday break. Anaheim has scored two or fewer goals in five of the games.

Having won seven of their last nine games, the Flyers can’t sit back against this team despite the Ducks’ current struggles.

Expected Flyers lines

van Riemsdyk – Frost – Tippett

Farabee – Cates – Konecny

Hayes – Laughton – Allison

Deslauriers – Brown – MacEwen

Defense

Provorov – York

Sanheim – DeAngelo

Seeler – Ristolainen

Goalie

Ersson

Expected Ducks lines

Henrique – McTavish – Terry

Comtois – Zegras – Strome

Vatrano – Carrick – Silfverberg

Jones – Megna – Leason

Defense

Fowler – Kulikov

Benoit – Klingberg

Vaakanainen – Shattenkirk

Goalie

Stolarz

Breakaways

Trevor Zegras has goals in four of his last five games and points in six of his last seven. … He is tied for tops on the team with 14 goals. … Scott Laughton has five points (2-3) in his last three games. … He is three goals away from setting a new career high. … Stolarz (3-5-0) is appearing in his second career game against his former team. He’s sporting a 3.88 GAA and a .893 save percentage. Ersson (4-0) continues his quest to remain undefeated. He has posted a 2.44 GAA and a .917 save percentage.

The second half of a back-to-back games has not been kind to the Philadelphia Flyers. They are 1-6 in the second game.

The Flyers are tied for third in the NHL in wins (7) and tied for eighth in goals (32) since Dec. 29.

How to watch, listen

TV: 7 p.m. on NBCSP | Radio: 93.3 WMMR