Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers Game 54 Preview vs Coyotes: Lines, Notes, and How to Watch
Attempting to close out the homestand undefeated, the Philadelphia Flyers (28-19-6) host the Arizona Coyotes (23-23-4) for the second and final time this season at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA, on Monday at 7 p.m. The Flyers previously won, 4-1, at the Mullett Arena on Dec. 7. The Flyers are 4-0-1 in their last five against the Coyotes and 7-2-1 in their last 10.
The Flyers held a morning skate at 10:30 a.m. prior to their 7 p.m. puck drop against the Coyotes.
Flyers lines vs Coyotes, Feb. 12
Owen Tippett – Sean Couturier – Cam Atkinson
Joel Farabee – Morgan Frost – Travis Konecny
Noah Cates – Ryan Poehling
Olle Lycksell – Scott Laughton – Garnet Hathaway
Flyers defense
Cam York – Jamie Drysdale
Travis Sanheim – Rasmus Ristolainen
Nick Seeler – Sean Walker
Egor Zamula
Flyers goaltending
Sam Ersson will start against the Coyotes, with Cal Petersen backing him up.
Flyers game preview
- Player to Watch: Sam Ersson is facing Arizona for the first time in his young career. Ersson is 2-0-0 since coming back from the All-Star break, allowing only two goals between those two games with a .959 save percentage. Head coach John Tortorella has already committed to him as the team’s starter down the stretch.
- Travis Konecny has 13 points in 13 career games against the Coyotes.
- Head-to-head, the Flyers and Coyotes’ special teams units are nearly identical. The power plays are clicking at 16.7% and 16.3%, respectively, while the penalty kills are 83.1% and 83.3%.
- The Flyers will play a Western Conference opponent only five more times this season, including this game.
Expected Coyotes lines
Clayton Keller – Jack McBain – Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli – Nick Bjugstad – Lawson Crouse
Liam O’Brien – Alex Kerfoot – Jason Zucker
Logan Cooley – Barrett Hayton – Dylan Guenther
Coyotes defense
J.J. Moser – Sean Durzi
Travis Dermott – Matt Dumba
Juuso Valimaki – Michael Kesselring
Coyotes goaltending
Karel Vejmelka will start against Philadelphia, with Connor Ingram backing him up.
How to watch the Flyers game
Monday’s Flyers game will be televised on NC Sports Philadelphia and can be heard on the radio on 93.3 WMMR.
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