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Flyers-Senators: Game 4 Preview

Kevin Durso Sports Editor

Published10 Oct 2018

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(Photo: Kate Frese)

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor

It's hard to forget about the embarrassment from the Flyers in Tuesday's home opener, but they will have to turn the page quickly, heading back to the ice against the Ottawa Senators on the road on Wednesday night.

It provides the Flyers with a chance to quickly put the loss behind them, but against a Senators team that so many have predicted will be the worst in the league, don't expect it to be easy.

Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	Ottawa Senators	GP	G	A	P
Wayne Simmonds	3	3	1	4	Thomas Chabot	3	2	3	5
Claude Giroux	3	0	4	4	Ryan Dzingel	3	2	2	4
Jake Voracek	3	0	3	3	Zack Smith	3	1	3	4
Robert Hagg	3	1	1	2	Dylan DeMelo	3	1	2	3
Mikhail Vorobyev	3	1	1	2	Chris Tierney	3	1	2	3

Player to Watch
9 Ivan Provorov	72 Thomas Chabot
Last 5 Games: 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, -5	Last 5 Games: 2 G, 3 A, 5 P, +2

There wasn't really a bright spot from Tuesday's game, but Ivan Provorov in particular struggled more than usual. He's a minus-5 so far this season and has been prone to a number of mistakes. The fourth game of the season provides a clean slate for a fresh start.

Thomas Chabot isn't going to instantly replace everything that Erik Karlsson was, but he's doing a pretty good job trying so far. The skilled defenseman has been solid so far this season and leads the team with five points in three games.

Goalie Matchup
33 Calvin Pickard	41 Craig Anderson
0-0-0, -.– GAA, — SV%	1-0-1, 3.47 GAA, .913 SV%

After Brian Elliott took a beating in an 8-2 loss on Tuesday, Calvin Pickard gets into the net for the first time with the Flyers. It's his first NHL start since Dec. 29, 2017.

Craig Anderson gets the start for the Senators. Anderson's last start was a 37-save win over the Toronto Maple Leafs and he has great numbers against the Flyers with 12 wins in 22 starts and a 2.75 GAA.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Injuries: James van Riemsdyk, Michal Neuvirth, Corban Knight

Scratches: Dale Weise, Christian Folin

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
28 Claude Giroux	14 Sean Couturier	93 Jake Voracek
23 Oskar Lindblom	19 Nolan Patrick	11 Travis Konecny
40 Jordan Weal	24 Mikhail Vorobyev	17 Wayne Simmonds
21 Scott Laughton	15 Jori Lehtera	12 Michael Raffl
Defense
9 Ivan Provorov	53 Shayne Gostisbehere
6 Travis Sanheim	3 Radko Gudas
8 Robert Hagg	47 Andrew MacDonald
Goalie
33 Calvin Pickard

Lineup Notes

With no morning skate, the Flyers will presumably go with the same lineup as Tuesday unless something changes during warmups.

Senators Projected Lineup

Injuries: Clarke MacArthur, Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Scratches: Paul Carey, Ben Harpur

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
18 Ryan Dzingel	15 Zack Smith	61 Mark Stone
7 Brady Tkachuk	95 Matt Duchene	89 Mikkel Boedker
59 Alex Formenton	71 Chris Tierney	9 Bobby Ryan
56 Magnus Paajarvi	36 Colin White	10 Tom Pyatt
Defense
72 Thomas Chabot	2 Dylan DeMelo
58 Maxime Lajoie	5 Cody Ceci
74 Mark Borowiecki	6 Chris Wideman
Goalie
41 Craig Anderson

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (T-15th), Senators (T-21st)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-16th), Sharks (T-24th)
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)
Flyers Leaders vs. Senators
- Jake Voracek – 25 GP, 9 G, 12 A, 21 P
- Sean Couturier – 21 GP, 8 G, 8 A, 16 P
- Wayne Simmonds – 23 GP, 9 G, 7 A, 16 P
- Calvin Pickard – 3 GP, 0-3-0, 3.45 GAA, .900 SV%