Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers-Oilers preview: Lineups, Notes & How to Watch
Goaltender Carter Hart returns home to Edmonton on Tuesday night, and he will face an Oilers team trying to avenge a recent 2-1 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Hart grew up just outside Edmonton, and he will have a slew of relatives and friends at the 9 p.m. game.
The Flyers (23-25-10) are coming off Monday’s gritty 4-3 win in Calgary.
Edmonton 30-19-8, which holds the West’s top wildcard spot, last played on Sunday, dropping a 6-5 overtime decision in Colorado.
The Flyers scored the stunning shootout win over the Oilers on Feb. 9. Hart made 34 saves in the victory, and James van Riemsdyk delivered the shootout winner. Noah Cates and the Flyers held Connor McDavid to one assist.
In his career against Edmonton, Hart is 3-2 with a 2.99 GAA and .913 save percentage.
Travis Konecny, who was injured in Monday’s game, will be sidelined Tuesday. Kieffer Bellows figures to enter the lineup.
General manager Chuck Fletcher said the Flyers’ medical staff will re-evaluate Konecny when the team returns to Philadelphia.
Flyers’ expected lineup
Hayes-Laughton-Tippett
JVR-Frost-Bellows
Deslauriers-Cates-Brown
Lycksell-Farabee-Allison
Defense
Provorov-Sanheim
York-Ristolainen
Seeler-DeAngelo
Goalie
Hart (16-17-9, 2.88 GAA, .910 SP)
Oilers’ expected lineup
Nugent-Hopkins-McDavid-Hyman
TBA-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Janmark-McLeod-Foegele
Shore-Ryan-Puljujarvi
Defense
Nurse-Ceci
Kulak-Barrie
Broberg-Bouchard
Goalie
Stuart Skinner (13-11-4, 2.95, .913)
Breakaways
Rasmus Ristolainen has 14 points (2-12) in 16 career games vs. the Oilers. … Connor McDavid has points in 18 of his last 19 games. He leads the NHL in goals (42) and points (102). In 12 career games against the Flyers, McDavid has 22 points (8-14). … Ryan Nugent-Hopkins already has 69 points (27-42), equaling his career high. … Edmonton has the league’s best power play (31.3% success rate), while the Flyers have the NHL’s worst PP (16.1%). … The Flyers lead the NHL in hits (1,638) and blocked shots (1,028). …. Konecny has five points, including three goals, over his last three games. … Philly has a 38-34-9 lifetime record against Edmonton, but is 11-21-7 on the road. … The Flyers had 30 blocked shots Monday, their fifth time this season with 30 or more.
How to watch and listen
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia at 9 p.m. Radio: 97.5.
How to bet
FanDuel moneyline: Flyers are plus-255, the Flames are minus-330.
Pick: Oilers, 5-2.
Thanks Sam. Question for you – do you have any insight as to how much time each of the Flyers centers played against McDavid in the last game? It seemed it was somewhat of a group effort (different centers) to contain him.
It was a group effort, but Cates played the most against him, followed by Laughton.
Brian or Kiefer? Just bugging you Sam.
Yeah, if you see “Brian,” assume I meant Kieffer. :} I keep wanting to call him by his dad’s name!
It’d be a neat trick if Brian Bellows plays. How is his skating these days?
I hear ya! 🙂