Flyers Game
Flyers Game 40: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Oilers
The Philadelphia Flyers (20-12-7) wrap up their post-holiday road trip with a showdown vs. the Edmonton Oilers (20-15-6) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. EST.
Philadelphia enters Saturday’s matchup after a tough loss against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. The Flyers will look to avoid back-to-back losses on Saturday. They are 3-2-0 in their last five games.
The Oilers are also 3-2-0 in their previous five games, losing their last one, looking to avoid back-to-back losses.
Puck drop is at 3:30 p.m. EST. Here is how the Flyers are expected to line up.
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Flyers lines & pairs @ Oilers
Forwards
Trevor Zegras–Christian Dvorak–Travis Konecny
Denver Barkey–Sean Couturier–Owen Tippett
Matvei Michkov–Noah Cates–Bobby Brink
Carl Grundstrom–Rodrigo Abols–Garnet Hathaway
Defensemen
Cam York–Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae-Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler-Rasmus Ristolainen
Goaltenders
Dan Vladar
Sam Ersson
Special Teams
PP1: Drysdale, Dvorak, Konecny, Barkey, Zegras
PP2: York, Cates, Tippett, Brink, Michkov
PK1: Couturier, Konecny, York, Sanheim
PK 2: Abols, Grundstrom, Seeler, Ristolainen
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Things to watch
Any time you play against Connor McDavid, you can’t take your eyes off him. It’s must-watch hockey. That said, McDavid is on an absolute tear lately — 11 points (2G 9A) in his last 5 games. Wow.
Edmonton has this other guy, Leon Draisaitl, and yeah, I guess he’s pretty good too. No, he doesn’t have 11 in 5, but he is not too far removed from a stretch where he had 13 points (3G 10A) in 6 games. This Oilers team is dangerous.
So, per usual, expect a lot of Noah Cates in this game. Cates matches up defensively with McDavid and will likely be deployed on many matchup shifts. Does that mean more time for Matvei Michkov?
Garnet Hathaway and Emil Andrae are both drawing into the lineup after being scratched. Andrae missed just one game, while Hathaway has been scratched since December 20th. Look for both players to try to make an impact.
How to watch Flyers @ Flames
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN+ (Stream)
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
The puck drop is at 3:30 p.m. EST at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
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