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Rick Tocchet’s Philadelphia Flyers (23-17-8) are in Salt Lake City on Wednesday to take on Andre Tourigny’s Utah Mammoth (25-20-4). It’s the first game of the two-game season series between the teams.
Game time at Delta Center is 9:00 p.m. EST. The game will be broadcast on NBCSP.
On Monday, the Flyers ended the Vegas Golden Knights’ seven-game winning streak and snapped their own six-game winless skid with a 2-1 victory. Travis Konecny scored even strength and shorthanded breakaway goals.Samuel Ersson played arguably his best game of the season in earning the win.
The Mammoth will wrap up their seven-game homestand on Wednesday. It’s been a very fruitful stay for the team. Tourigny’s squad has gone 5-0-1 so far, with wins in each of the last three games. Overall in January, the Mammoth boast a 7-1-1 record.
Where to watch
Time and broadcast: 9:00 p.m. ET on NBCSP
Listen online: FlyersRadio 24/7
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Leading scorers: Flyers (through 46 games)
Trevor Zegras — 44 points (19g, 25a)
Travis Konecny — 43 points (17g, 26a)
Owen Tippett — 29 points (15g, 14a)
Christian Dvorak — 29 points (10g, 19a)
Noah Cates — 25 points (10g, 15a)
Sean Couturier — 25 points (5g, 20a)
Matvei Michkov — 24 points (10g, 14a)
Travis Sanheim — 21 points (6g, 15a)
Bobby Brink — 20 points (11g, 9a) in 42 games
Cam York — 19 points (3g, 16a) in 38 games
Jamie Drysdale — 18 points (3g, 15a)
Goaltender stats
Dan Vladar — 28 GP, 16-7-4, 2.46 GAA, .905 SV%
Samuel Ersson — 20 GP, 7-8-4, 3.30 GAA, .860 SV%
Aleksei Kolosov — 4 GP, 0-2-0, 4.00 GAA, .830 SV%
Injury report: Flyers
- Tyson Foerster (right arm surgery) is likely out for the rest of the season. He has a five-month estimated timetable from December.
- Dan Vladar (undisclosed) has not played or practiced with the team since Jan. 14. However, he’s on the current road trip with the team. Additionally, he’s skated and taken warmup shots separately from Ersson and Vladar. He is currently on IR but eligible to come off any time.
- Rodrigo Abols (lower-body) suffered a gruesome lower-body injury in the Jan. 17 game against the Rangers. He was placed on IR the next day.
- Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body) is on IR. He did not accompany the team on the current road trip.
Projected Flyers Lineup
The Flyers practiced in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. Sean Couturier took a maintenance day. He is expected to play on Wednesday. Nikita Grebenkin stood in at center in Couturier’s spot.
Trevor Zegras — Christian Dvorak — Travis Konecny
Matvei Michkov — Noah Cates — Bobby Brink
Owen Tippett — Sean Couturier — Owen Tippett
Nikita Grebenkin — Lane Pederson — Garnet Hathaway
Cam York — Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae — Jamie Drydale
Nick Seeler — Noah Juulsen
Samuel Ersson
[Aleksei Kolosov]
Scratches: Nicolas Deslauriers (healthy), Hunter McDonald (healthy), Carl Grundstrom (healthy).
Flyers Opponent: Utah Mammoth
Leading scorers (through 49 games)
Clayton Keller— 46 points (13g, 33a)
Nick Schmaltz — 44 points (18g, 26a)
Dylan Guenther — 41 points (23g, 18a)
J.J. Peterka — 32 points (16g, 16a)
Mikhail Sergechev — 32 points (7g, 25a)
Lawson Crouse — 25 points (12g, 13a)
John Marino — 24 points (4g, 20a, +31)
Logan Cooley — 23 points (14g, 9a) in 29 games
Nate Schmidt — 18 points (4g, 14a, +26)
Goaltender stats
Karel Vejmelka — 37 GP, 23-11-2, 2.55 GAA, .902 SV%
Vitek Vanecek — 13 GP, 2-9-2, 2.92 GAA, .883 SV%
Injury report: Mammoth
- Logan Cooley (lower body) is on IR. He’s expected to be out until the Olympic break.
- Alex Kerfoot (upper body) is on IR. He is on a week-to-week basis since Jan. 11.
Projected lineup: Mammoth
Clayton Keller — Nick Schmaltz – Lawson Crouse
J.J. Peterka – Barrett Hayton – Daniil But
Michael Carcone – Jack McBain – Dylan Guenther
Brandon Tanev – Kevin Stenlund – Liam O’Brien
Mikhail Sergechev — Sean Durzi
Nate Schmidt — John Marino
Ian Cole — Nick DeSimone
Karel Vejmelka
[Vitek Vanecek]
Let’s Go Flyers