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Flyers game preview vs Penguins: Expected lineups and how to watch

Looking to build off their latest win against the Calgary Flames, the Philadelphia Flyers (20-13-5) host the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-15-4) on Monday at 7 p.m. This will be the third of four meetings between these two teams this season; the Flyers won the previous two in extra frames, 4-3 in the shootout, and 2-1 in overtime, respectively. The Flyers are 2-3-0 in their last five against the Penguins and just 3-5-2 in their last 10. Sam Ersson is 1-1-0 in his career against Pittsburgh with a 2.94 GAA and a .903 save percentage.
The Flyers will hold a morning skate at 10:30 a.m. at the Flyers Training Center in Voorhees, NJ, prior to their 7 p.m. puck drop against the Penguins.
Flyers lines vs Penguins, Jan. 8
Joel Farabee – Sean Couturier – Travis Konecny
Owen Tippett – Morgan Frost – Bobby Brink
Tyson Foerster – Ryan Poehling – Cam Atkinson
Nick Deslauriers – Scott Laughton – Garnet Hathaway
Flyers defense
Cam York – Travis Sanheim
Nick Seeler – Sean Walker
Egor Zamula – Rasmus Ristolainen
Flyers goaltending
Carter Hart will start, with Sam Ersson backing him up.
Flyers game preview
- Philadelphia leads the NHL in short-handed goals with 10.
- Sean Couturier is on a three-game point streak.
- The Flyers are tied sixth in the NHL in shots per game, with 33.1
- Sam Ersson is 9-3-2 in his last 14 starts and has recorded two shutouts across that span.
- Joel Farabee has 14 points in his last 14 games, including four multi-point games.
- Travis Konecny is on pace to be the first player in over three decades with 10 or more short-handed goals in a season.
Expected Penguins lines
Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Rickard Rakell
Reilly Smith – Evgeni Malkin – Bryan Rust
Drew O’Connor – Lars Eller – Valtteri Puustinen
Jansen Harkins – Noel Acciari – Jeff Carter
Penguins defense
Marcus Pettersson – Kris Letang
Pierre-Olivier Joseph – Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves – Chad Ruhwedel
Penguins goaltending
Alex Nedeljkovic will start, with Tristan Jarry backing him up..
How to watch the Flyers game
Monday’s Flyers game will be televised on NBC Sports Philadelphia and can be heard on the radio on 97.5 The Fanatic.
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