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Flyers Game 71, Starstruck; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Dallas
The Philadelphia Flyers (28-34-8) travel to Dallas to take on the Stars (48-18-4) in the third game of a five-game road trip.
The Flyers’ recent struggles have continued, as they’ve gone 2-8-0 in their last 10 games, while the Stars have gone 6-2-2 in their last 10.
The puck drops at 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST. at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
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Projected Lines
Forwards
Tyson Foerster – Noah Cates – Bobby Brink
Olle Lycksell – Sean Couturier – Travis Konecny
Owen Tippett – Ryan Poehling – Matvei Michkov
Nicolas Deslauriers – Rodrigo Abols – Jakob Pelletier
Defensemen
Cam York – Travis Sanheim
Nick Seeler – Jamie Drysdale
Emil Andrae – Egor Zamula
Goaltender
Ivan Fedotov
Power Play Units
PP1: Noah Cates – Matvei Michkov – Travis Konecny – Bobby Brink – Jamie Drysdale
PP2: Sean Couturier – Olle Lycksell – Tyson Foerster – Owen Tippett – Emil Andrae
Penalty Kill Units
PK1: Noah Cates – Travis Konecny – Cam York – Travis Sanheim
PK2: Ryan Poehling – Nicolas Deslauriers – Nick Seeler – Egor Zamula
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Starstruck
The Dallas Stars have constructed quite the team.
Dallas boasts a talented roster full of “stars” of all ages–Wyatt Johnston, a rising star; Jamie Benn, a former star (still is); and Mikko Rantanen, a current star. That is just scratching the surface.
That is not even looking at their blueline group. Even without Miro Heiskanen, they are still an elite group.
The Stars are a deep team. There is a reason they are one of the best teams in the NHL.
It will be a tough task keeping that talent quiet.
Can The Flyers Build Off Thursday?
The Flyers played 40 minutes of awful hockey but followed it with 20 minutes of some of the best hockey they’ve played all year.
It is difficult and unlikely to match Thursday’s third-period intensity. However, keeping one of the best offenses in the league quiet was mightily impressive, and the Flyers’ offensive output was solid. There is a lot to build on from Thursday’s game.
The Flyers were aggressive in the late minutes of Thursday’s game. They’ll have to build on that and continue to play hard if they want to beat this Dallas team.
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Previous Matchups
The Flyers have struggled against Dallas in the last 10 meetings. Their record against the Stars is 2-7-1.
Travis Konecny has been the Flyers’ leading point scorer over that span, scoring four goals and four assists for eight points in 10 games. Owen Tippett is next on the list, with two goals and two assists in five games against Dallas.
How to Watch Flyers vs. Stars
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN+
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
The puck drops at 2:00 p.m. EST. (1 CST) at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
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How to Watch: With a couple Southern Comfort Manhattans.
I would like to see them give Nikita Grebenkin a look (acquired in the Laughton deal). Can’t be worse than Abols or Lycksell, and if he’s as good as this video edit, it will be a great acquisition.
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Sounds like a great way to watch!
How he lasted to the 5th round, 135th pick in the 2022 draft is a mystery and puzzling.
Wonder what the scouts saw in him or what they did not see in him.