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Rick Tocchet’s Philadelphia Flyers (26-21-11) are home on Saturday for a matinee match against Marco Sturm’s Boston Bruins (33-20-5). It’s the second of three meetings between the teams this season.
Game time at Xfinity Mobile Arena is 3:00 p.m. EST. The game will be nationally televised on ABC.
On Thursday in New York, the Flyers overcame a 2-0 deficit to earn a 3-2 overtime victory against the New York Rangers. Matvei Michkov paced the win with two goals (14th and 15th); a second period power play tally and the game winner after exiting the penalty box in overtime. Trevor Zegras (21st) netted the tying goal in the opening minute of the third period.
The Bruins enter this game coming off a 4-2 home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, halting the Blue Jackets’ seven-game winning streak. Joonas Korpisalo made 36 saves on 38 shots to earn the win, despite having temporarily left the game after a second period collision. Viktor Arvidsson scored twice for Boston. Morgan Geekie and Sean Kuraly notched one goal apiece.
Where to watch
Time and broadcast: 3:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
Listen online: FlyersRadio 24/7
RAV4 keys to the game for Philadelphia: click here
In-game watch party (Maher Media): click here
Leading scorers: Flyers (through 58 games)
Travis Konecny — 55 points (22g, 33a)
Trevor Zegras — 50 points (21g, 29a)
Owen Tippett — 36 points (19g, 17a)
Christian Dvorak — 34 points (12g, 22a)
Matvei Michkov — 31 points (15g, 16a)
Noah Cates — 28 points (11g, 17a)
Sean Couturier — 27 points (5g, 22a)
Travis Sanheim — 26 points (6g, 20a)
Bobby Brink — 25 points (13g, 12a) in 52 games
Jamie Drysdale — 23 points (5g, 18a)
Cam York — 22 points (4g, 18a) in 51 games
Goaltender stats
Dan Vladar — 34 GP, 17-9-6, 2.46 GAA, .905 SV%
Samuel Ersson — 25 GP, 9-10-5, 3.44 GAA, .859 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.
- Rodrigo Abols (ankle) suffered an injury in the Jan. 17 game against the Rangers. He was placed on IR the next day.
Projected Flyers Lineup (subject to change)
The Flyers will not hold a morning skate due to the early start time on Saturday. Meanwhile, the team had an off day on Friday. The lineup below reflects Thursday’s game in New York, with the exception of Dan Vladar returning to the net.
Trevor Zegras — Christian Dvorak — Travis Konecny
Matvei Michkov — Noah Cates — Bobby Brink
Denver Barkey — Sean Couturier — Owen Tippett
Nikita Grebenkin — Carl Grundstrom — Garnet Hathaway
Travis Sanheim — Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York — Jamie Drydale
Nick Seeler — Emil Andrae
Dan Vladar
[Samuel Ersson]
Scratches: Noah Juulsen (healthy), Nicolas Deslauriers (healthy).
