Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers-Oilers preview: Lineups, Notes & How to Watch

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1 year ago

February 21, 2023

The Flyers celebrate with goalie Carter Hart after their recent 2-1 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers. Photo: AP.

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.