Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers at Chicago, Game 82: Lineups, Notes, Toews Sendoff, How to Watch

And then there was one.
The Philadelphia Flyers’ “Godforsaken season,” as their head coached John Tortorella called it, will come to an end Thursday in Chicago.
The Flyers (30-38-13) will miss the playoffs for the third straight season, the first time that has happened since the early 1990s.
Chicago (26-49-6), which will also conclude its season, is still in the Connor Bedard Sweepstakes, but the Blackhawks no longer control their destiny after a stunning 5-2 win Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
This will be the final game for Chicago icon Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks decided they will not re-sign their long-time captain, so tonight will be a sendoff for the player who was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner (MVP of the playoffs) after they beat the Flyers in the 2010 Stanley Cup Final.
Fast-forward to this season and the Blackhawks could still finish with the league’s worst record. The team with that distinction will have a 25.5% chance of finishing with the No. 1 overall pick (Bedard). Columbus has 57 points, while Chicago and Anaheim each have 58 points.
Columbus has two games left; Chicago and Anaheim have one game remaining.
The Flyers are already assured of having the league’s seventh-worst record, and they will have a 6.5% chance of winning the draft lottery.
On Thursday, two Flyers — Travis Konecny (29 goals) and Morgan Frost (19) — will be trying to reach the 30- and 20-goal marks, respectively, for the first time in their careers.
Flyers’ expected lineup
Farabee-Frost-Konecny
Hayes-Cates-Tippett
JVR-Laughton-Allison
Deslauriers-Laczynski-Lemieux
Defense
Provorov-York
Sanheim-Ristolainen
Seeler-Braun
Goalie
Sandstrom (2-12-3, 3.72 GAA, .879 SP)
Blackhawks’ expected lineup
T. Johnson-Toews-Dickinson
Bjork-Athanasiou-Robinson
Katchouk-Khaira-Anderson
Wagner-Entwistle-R. Johnson
Defense
C. Jones-S. Jones
Kaiser-Murphy
Englund-Zaitsev
Mitchell
Goalie
Stalock (9-15-1, 2.93, .910)
Breakaways
Chicago has a minus-96 goal differential, but it has the satisfaction of costing Pittsburgh a playoff spot for the first time in the last 17 years. The Flyers have a minus-56 goal differential. … Chicago is last in the NHL in goals per game (2.44), while the Flyers are 39th (2.65). … Both teams struggle mightily on special teams. … Owen Tippett, who is having a breakthrough season, has 26 goals, including three over his last two games. … Joel Farabee (15 goals) has scored in each of the last two games. … Chicago scored a 4-1 win over the Flyers on Jan. 19. … Andreas Athanasiou has five goals and nine points in his last seven games. … South Jersey’s Buddy Robinson, a 6-foot-6, 232-pound RW from Bellmawr, had his first career multi-point game in Tuesday’s win in Pittsburgh. Since being recalled from the minors Monday, he has points in both games with Chicago. … Toews, who turns 35 later this month, has been held to 13 points (5-8) in 20 career games vs. Philly. … The Philadelphia Flyers lead the all-time series, 66-49-30.
How to watch, listen
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia at 8:30 p.m. Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic.
This will be radio analyst Steve Coates’ final broadcast after 43 seasons with the Flyers. Flyers hockey will not be the same without the always-amusing Coatesy around the rink. Wishing him all the best!
How to bet
FanDuel moneyline: Chicago is minus-104, Flyers are minus-115.
Pick: Blackhawks, 3-2, in overtime.