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Rick Tocchet’s Philadelphia Flyers (7-5-1) are in “Smashville” on Thursday evening to take on Andrew Brunette’s Nashville Predators (5-6-4). The Flyers enter this game coming off their first road victory of the season: a 5-4 (1-0) win via shootout over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.
Thursday game in Nashville will wrap up the two-game interconference season series between the clubs. Last Thursday, the Flyers earned a 4-1 home victory against the Predators. Since then, the Flyers have gone 1-2-0. The Preds are 1-0-2 and coming off back-to-back overtime defeats by the Vancouver Canucks (home) and Minnesota Wild (away).
Philly will work to replicate the general process they executed on Monday in Montreal: get pucks and traffic to the net and don’t pass up open shots. The Flyers accumulated a 20-9 high danger chance edge across all game situations, 5.09 expected goals, and 42-20 shots on goal advantage. Meanwhile, the Flyers were outplayed in each of their three previous games including the home win against the Predators.The final score was deceptive.
Where to watch
Time and broadcast: 8:00 p.m. ET on NBCSP
Listen online: FlyersRadio 24/7
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In-game watch party (Maher Media): click here
Projected Flyers Lineup
The lineup below is based on Tuesday’s game. It is unconfirmed and subject to change. Look for an updated lineup prior to game time. Rodrigo Abols (undisclosed) was a late scratch from the game in Montreal. Nicolas Deslauriers substituted in his place.
Trevor Zegras – Christian Dvorak –Owen Tippett
Matvei Michkov – Sean Couturier – Bobby Brink
Nikita Grebenkin – Noah Cates – Travis Konecny
Rodrigo Abols – Jacob Gaucher – Garnet Hathaway
Cam York – Travis Sanheim
Nick Seeler – Jamie Drysdale
Emil Andrae – Noah Juulsen
Dan Vladar
[Aleksei Kolosov]
Scratches: Nicolas Deslauriers (healthy) or Rodrigo Abols (undisclosed), Egor Zamula (healthy), Adam Ginning (healthy)
Injured reserve: Tyson Foerster (foot/ankle)
Flyers Daily: Nashville Game Preview
Let’s Go Flyers