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Flyers-Senators: Game 24 Preview

Kevin Durso Sports Editor

Published27 Nov 2018

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(Photo: Kate Frese)

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor

Tuesday's game at Wells Fargo Center will certainly have a different vibe. The waves of Ron Hextall's dismissal by the Flyers are still fresh. There's also the feeling that more changes could be coming after this game.

The Flyers have to somehow focus on that first and foremost. They will face the Ottawa Senators, another team that has gone through a share of changes over the last year.

Game time is at 7 p.m.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	Ottawa Senators	GP	G	A	P
Claude Giroux	23	8	20	28	Matt Duchene	24	10	20	30
Sean Couturier	23	10	8	18	Thomas Chabot	24	6	21	27
Jake Voracek	23	5	12	17	Mark Stone	24	11	15	26
Travis Konecny	23	6	8	14	Chris Tierney	24	3	15	18
Wayne Simmonds	23	9	4	13	Ryan Dzingel	22	10	7	17

Player to Watch
28 Claude Giroux	72 Thomas Chabot
Last 5 Games: 1 G, 5 A, 6 P, -4	Last 5 Games: 1 G, 4 A, 5 P, E

As Claude Giroux goes, so go the Flyers. In a time when tensions are sure to be high, especially after the GM was dismissed on Monday, Giroux can lead the way for his team on a night when they need to put their best foot forward.

Thomas Chabot has been a bright spot for the Senators, emerging as the team's top defenseman after trading away Erik Karlsson. Chabot's point-per-game pace has been impressive to say the least.

Goalie Matchup
41 Anthony Stolarz	33 Mike McKenna
1 GP, 0-0-0, 2.50 GAA, .943 SV%	4 GP, 0-1-0, 5.37 GAA, .862 SV%

After entering in relief on Saturday, Anthony Stolarz made 33 saves on 35 shots, doing an admirable job in the final 47 minutes of a 6-0 loss. Stolarz gets rewarded with a start on Tuesday against Ottawa as a result.

Mike McKenna gets a rare start here. Craig Anderson took the loss on Monday and has handled the bulk of the work throughout the season for Ottawa.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Injuries: Brian Elliott, Michal Neuvirth, Corban Knight

Scratches: Jori Lehtera, Tyrell Goulbourne, Christian Folin

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
28 Claude Giroux	14 Sean Couturier	11 Travis Konecny
22 Dale Weise	19 Nolan Patrick	93 Jake Voracek
25 James van Riemsdyk	40 Jordan Weal	17 Wayne Simmonds
23 Oskar Lindblom	21 Scott Laughton	12 Michael Raffl
Defense
9 Ivan Provorov	8 Robert Hagg
53 Shayne Gostisbehere	47 Andrew MacDonald
6 Travis Sanheim	3 Radko Gudas
Goalie
41 Anthony Stolarz

Lineup Notes

The Flyers sent Alex Lyon down to Lehigh Valley on Monday, leaving Anthony Stolarz and Cal Pickard on the roster as goalies. Michael Raffl was also activated from injured reserve and figures to return to the lineup on the fourth line. Tyrell Goulbourne will likely come out of the lineup as a result. Andrew MacDonald also comes back into the lineup for Christian Folin.

Senators Projected Lineup

Injuries: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Marian Gaborik

Scratches: Max McCormick, Mark Borowiecki

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
10 Tom Pyatt	95 Matt Duchene	79 Drake Batherson
7 Brady Tkachuk	36 Colin White	61 Mark Stone
18 Ryan Dzingel	15 Zack Smith	9 Bobby Ryan
89 Mikkel Boedker	71 Chris Tierney	56 Magnus Paajarvi
Defense
72 Thomas Chabot	2 Dylan DeMelo
58 Maxime Lajoie	83 Christian Jaros
67 Ben Harpur	5 Cody Ceci
Goalie
33 Mike McKenna

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (25th, 25th at home), Senators (9th, T-22nd on road)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (31st, 31st at home), Senators (30th, 31st on road)
Recent History vs. Senators
- Oct. 26, 2017 – Senators 5, Flyers 4 (at OTT)
- Feb. 3, 2018 – Senators 4, Flyers 3 (F/SO) (at PHI)
- Feb. 24, 2018 – Flyers 5, Senators 3 (at OTT)
- Oct. 10, 2018 – Flyers 7, Senators 4 (at OTT)
Flyers Leaders vs. Senators
- Jake Voracek – 26 GP, 11 G, 15 A, 26 P
- James van Riemsdyk – 33 GP, 14 G, 14 A, 28 P
- Shayne Gostisbehere – 10 GP, 1 G, 7 A, 8 P
- Claude Giroux – 34 GP, 8 G, 16 A, 24 P
Milestone Watch
- James van Riemsdyk needs three points to reach 400 in his career.