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Flyers-Rangers: Game 50 Preview

Kevin Durso Sports Editor

Published29 Jan 2019

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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor

The Flyers returned from the bye on Monday and picked up where they left off with a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. It's just the beginning of a very busy week for the Flyers, as they prepare to play their second of four games on Tuesday night.

The Flyers hit the road and face the New York Rangers, who make their return from the All-Star break.

Game time is at 7:30 p.m.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	New York Rangers	GP	G	A	P
Claude Giroux	49	14	38	52	Mika Zibanejad	48	17	27	44
Sean Couturier	47	19	20	39	Chris Kreider	48	22	15	37
Jake Voracek	49	11	28	39	Kevin Hayes	39	10	23	33
Travis Konecny	49	13	15	28	Mats Zuccarello	35	8	16	24
Wayne Simmonds	49	15	8	23	Jimmy Vesey	47	11	13	24

Player to Watch
25 James van Riemsdyk	20 Chris Kreider
Last 5 Games: 6 G, 1 A, 7 P, +1	Last 5 Games: 2 G, 3 A, 5 P, +3

With another goal on Monday night, James van Riemsdyk now has seven goals in the last six games, continuing his excellent stretch over the last few games.

Chris Kreider has been solid for the Rangers all season, leading the team with 22 goals. He has two goals and five points in the last five games and scored when the Flyers last faced the Rangers on Dec. 23.

Goalie Matchup
41 Anthony Stolarz	40 Alexandar Georgiev
9 GP, 2-3-2, 3.90 GAA, .880 SV%	16 GP, 6-8-0, 3.43 GAA, .895 SV%

Anthony Stolarz gets his first start since Dec. 15 when he exited with an injury in a loss to Vancouver. Stolarz has lost his last four starts dating back to Dec. 8.

Alexandar Georgiev last played on Jan. 12 and 13, getting back-to-back starts. After making 24 saves on 25 shots in a win over the Islanders on Jan. 12, he allowed seven goals to Columbus in a loss on Jan. 13.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Injuries: Shayne Gostisbehere, Michal Neuvirth, Brian Elliott, Corban Knight

Scratches: Jori Lehtera

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
25 James van Riemsdyk	28 Claude Giroux	11 Travis Konecny
23 Oskar Lindblom	14 Sean Couturier	93 Jake Voracek
21 Scott Laughton	19 Nolan Patrick	17 Wayne Simmonds
44 Phil Varone	44 Phil Varone	12 Michael Raffl
Defense
9 Ivan Provorov	6 Travis Sanheim
26 Christian Folin	47 Andrew MacDonald
8 Robert Hagg	3 Radko Gudas
Goalie
41 Anthony Stolarz

Lineup Notes

Shayne Gostisbehere was a late scratch with a lower-body injury on Monday. He will also miss Tuesday's game, so expect the same lineup as Monday night.

Rangers Projected Lineup

Injuries: Neal Pionk, Fredrik Claesson, Mats Zuccarello

Scratches: Marek Mazanec

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
20 Chris Kreider	93 Mika Zibanejad	21 Brett Howden
26 Jimmy Vesey	13 Kevin Hayes	90 Vladislav Namestnikov
72 Filip Chytil	16 Ryan Strome	17 Jesper Fast
8 Cody McLeod	24 Boo Nieves	89 Pavel Buchnevich
Defense
18 Marc Staal	77 Tony DeAngelo
76 Brady Skjei	54 Adam McQuaid
42 Brendan Smith	22 Kevin Shattenkirk
Goalie
40 Alexandar Georgiev

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (T-29th, 31st on road), Rangers (T-13th, 13th at home)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (28th, 26th on road), Rangers (26th, 19th at home)
Recent History vs. Rangers
- Nov. 23, 2018 – Flyers 4, Rangers 0 (at PHI)
- Dec. 23, 2018 – Flyers 3, Rangers 2 (F/SO) (at NYR)
Flyers Leaders vs. Rangers
- Claude Giroux – 51 GP, 10 G, 38 A, 48 P
- Travis Konecny – 10 GP, 4 G, 4 A, 8 P
- Jake Voracek – 37 GP, 13 G, 15 A, 28 P
- Anthony Stolarz – 1 GP, 0-1-0, 4.18 GAA, .833 SV%
Milestone Watch
- Radko Gudas needs two points to reach 100 for his career.