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Flyers Game Preview vs Senators: Expected Lineups and How to Watch

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Former Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux returns to the Wells Fargo Center for the second time since being traded. (Photo: AP)

The Philadelphia Flyers (25-15-6) look to avenge Saturday’s loss to the Colorado Avalanche when they host the Ottawa Senators (16-24-1) at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday at 1 p.m. This is the second of three meetings between these two teams this season. Philadelphia previously lost, 5-2, on Oct. 14 in Ottawa. The Flyers are 1-3-1 in their last five against the Senators and 4-5-1 in their last 10.

The Flyers will not hold a morning skate prior to their 1 p.m. puck drop against the Senators.

Flyers lines vs Senators, Jan. 21

Joel Farabee – Sean Couturier – Travis Konecny

Noah Cates – Morgan Frost – Bobby Brink

Tyson Foerster – Scott Laughton – Cam Atkinson

Ryan Poehling – Garnet Hathaway

Flyers defense

Travis Sanheim – Jamie Drysdale

Nick Seeler – Sean Walker

Cam York – Rasmus Ristolainen

Egor Zamula

Flyers goaltending

Sam Ersson is expected to start, with Carter Hart backing him up.

Flyers game preview

  • Philadelphia is 14-5-5 in their last 24 games.
  • The Flyers have posted 30 or more shots in 33 of their 46 games this season.
  • Claude Giroux returns to the Wells Fargo Center for the second time since being traded in 2022.
    • Giroux has two goals and five assists in four career games against Philadelphia.
  • Owen Tippett left Saturday’s Flyers game early with a lower-body injury and did not return.

Expected Senators lines

Brady Tkachuk – Ridly Grieg – Claude Giroux

Mathieu Joseph – Tim Stutzle – Drake Batherson

Parker Kelly – Josh Norris – Vladimir Tarasenko

Dominik Kubalik – Rourke Chartier – Mark Kastelic

Senators defense

Thomas Chabot – Jakob Chychrun

Jake Sanderson – Artem Zub

Erik Brannstrom – Jacob Bernard-Docker

Senators goaltending

Mads Sogaard is expected to start, with Joonas Korpisalo backing him up.

How to watch the Flyers game

Sunday’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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