GAME DAY | Philadelphia Flyers vs New Jersey Devils Preview, TV, Start Time, Statistical Match-up, Projected Lines, Starting Goalies, Keys to Victory, Flyers Tickets
Game Preview | |
Rinse & RepeatTuesday night’s game against the Devils was a big deal. Claude Giroux became the longest-tenured captain in Flyers history. Jakub Voracek earned his 400th assist as a Flyer. Shayne Gostisbehere made his season debut. And Philadelphia handed New Jersey a loss, bouncing back effectively after last weekend’s awful games against Boston. The question now is: can they do it again? Last game (January 26, 2021): PHI 5 NJD 3 F For a complete game recap: Flyers – Devils: Ghost Sighting Players to Watch
Keys to Victory
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Statistical Matchup | ||
Prudential Center, Newark NJ | January 26, 7:00 PM ET | TV: NBCSP, MSG+ | ||
2020-21 statistics |
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DEVILS | FLYERS | |
7 (19th) | Points (rank) | 9 (9th) |
3-2-1 | Record | 4-2-1 |
2-1-1 | Home/Away | 1-1-1 |
3-2-1 | Last 10 | 4-2-1 |
2.33 | GF/G | 3.57 |
2.50 | GA/G | 3.43 |
14.3 | PP% | 29.2 |
65.2 | PK% | 65.2 |
50.10 | CF% | 43.36 |
Pre-game Quotes | ||
Joel Farabee on Claude Giroux:
Alain Vigneault on Philippe Myers
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Projected Forwards, Defense and Goaltenders (subject to change) | ||
Forwards | ||
Sharangovich – Hughes – Palmieri Wood – Zajac – Kuokkanen Gusev – Zacha – Bratt Johnsson – McLeod – Bastian |
van Riemsdyk – Hayes – Voracek Giroux – Patrick – Konecny Lindblom – Laughton – Farabee Raffl – Bunnaman – Aube-Kubel |
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Defensemen | ||
Murray – Subban Kulikov – Severson Smith – Tennyson |
Provorov – Gostisbehere Sanheim – Braun Hagg – Prosser |
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Out of the lineup | ||
Scratched: Carrick, Butcher, Vatanen Blackwood Injured: Hischier |
Scratched: Gustafsson, Friedman, Morin Injured: Couturier, Myers, Frost |
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Goalies (2020-21 statistics) | ||
Scott Wedgewood | Carter Hart | |
Record: 1-2-0-1 GAA: – 2.70 Sv%: – .914 SO: 1 Alternate: Eric Comrie |
Record: 2-2-1-0 GAA: – 4.18 Sv%: – .880 SO: 1 Alternate: Brian Elliott |
Game Expectations |
The Devils will come out energized tonight, as Jesper Bratt makes his season debut for the club and Lindy Ruff will coach his 1,500th NHL game. On the Flyers side of the ice, Nate Prosser will make his season debut, as Vigneault tries to find the right depth combination on his blue line while Myers is still sidelined. The Devils will test Hart, and I would wager that P.K. Subban will stir up some trouble near the crease.
Bottom LineHart needs to have a strong night in net, Philadelphia needs to control the puck more, and if they can’t stay out of the box, the power play units need to keep stepping up. If they can do that, contain Bratt, and put pucks on Scott Wedgewood, the Flyers have a good chance of handing New Jersey their first back-to-back loss this season. |
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By Amy Johnson, Lead Correspondent
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