Flyers Game 38: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch @ Canucks

It is a late-night matchup on Tuesday, as the Philadelphia Flyers (19-11-7) take on the Vancouver Canucks (16-19-3) at 10:00 p.m. EST at Rogers Arena in Rick Tocchet’s return to Vancouver for the first time since taking over Philadelphia’s bench.

The Flyers will look to bounce back after a tough loss against the Kraken to kick off the road trip, with Carl Grundstrom scoring late in the game to avoid being shut out. Philadelphia is 2-2-1 in its last five games, including a win vs. the Canucks.

The Canucks have picked up some momentum following the Quinn Hughes trade. Their four-game winning streak stopped in Philadelphia, with back-to-back losses to the Flyers and San Jose Sharks. However, the Canucks are back in the win column with a shootout victory vs. the Kraken, making them 3-2-0 in their last five games.

Puck drop is at 10:00 p.m. EST. at Rogers Arena. Here is how the Flyers are expected to line up.

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Flyers lines & pairs @ Canucks

Forwards

Trevor Zegras–Christian Dvorak–Travis Konecny
Denver Barkey–Sean Couturier–Owen Tippett
Matvei Michkov–Noah Cates–Bobby Brink
Carl Grundstrom–Rodrigo Abols–Nikita Grebenkin

Defensemen

Cam York–Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae-Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler-Rasmus Ristolainen

Goaltenders

Sam Ersson
Dan Vladar

Special Teams
PP1: Sanheim, York, Couturier, Michkov, Konecny
PP2: Drysdale, Cates, Zegras, Tippett, Brink

PK1: Couturier, Dvorak, Seeler, Sanheim
PK 2: Cates, Abols, York, Ristolainen

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Things to watch

With back-to-back games starting on Tuesday, it’s safe to assume both Dan Vladar and Sam Ersson will get a game. Vladar started the last game, plus, Wednesday would be his return to Calgary, so I am sure it’ll be a special game for him. I expect Sam Ersson to start on Tuesday.

Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet will be on the opposing bench at Rogers Arena for the first time since leaving the Canucks and taking the job in Philadelphia. So far this season, Tocchet and his team have the upper hand on the Canucks, and are 1-0. Can Tocchet get a win in his first game back in Vancouver?

Speaking of the last game, the last time these two teams met, it was the lowest of low-event games for 40 minutes before taking off in the third period. The Flyers broke two trends in that game. First, they pushed the intensity even further in the third period, rather than backing in. The other, well, they got bodies in front and scored all but one of their goals from the net-front area. Oh, and that game was the start of the 4th line surge we are still seeing today.

The Canucks have one of the league’s weaker penalty kills. While the Flyers were unable to score a power-play goal vs. the Kraken, they have another good chance to get the man-advantage unit heating up on Tuesday. On the flip side, Vancouver has the 12th-ranked power-play percentage, an area where they outmatch Philly.

This should be a good opportunity for the Flyers to bounce back after a tough loss to start the trip, as the Canucks have the 25th-ranked GF/GP at 2.76, but also allow a third-worst 3.42 GA/GP.

How to watch Flyers @ Canucks

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN+ (stream)
Radio: 93.3 WMMR

Puck drop is at 10:00 p.m. EST at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

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