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Flyers-Canucks: Game 6 Preview

Kevin Durso Sports Editor

Published28 Oct 2021

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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor

The Flyers are right back at it on Thursday night. Less than 24 hours removed from a big road win against the undefeated Edmonton Oilers, the Flyers will face-off again and go against the team that opened their schedule just a couple weeks earlier.

The Vancouver Canucks come in with a modest 3-3-1 record in the first seven games of their season, including the 5-4 shootout victory in Philadelphia on Oct. 15. The Flyers will be looking for a different result as they look to build on Wednesday's win.

Game time is at 10 p.m.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	Vancouver Canucks	GP	G	A	P
Cam Atkinson	5	6	1	7	Conor Garland	7	3	5	8
Sean Couturier	5	2	5	7	J.T. Miller	7	1	7	8
Claude Giroux	5	4	2	6	Bo Horvat	7	4	1	5
Joel Farabee	5	3	3	6	Quinn Hughes	6	1	4	5
Derick Brassard	5	1	5	6	Elias Pettersson	7	1	3	4

It's been a hot start to the season for Claude Giroux, who has four goals in his first five games. He opened the scoring for the Flyers in each of the last two games and looks to continue his hot streak in Vancouver.

When Vancouver visited Philadelphia a couple weeks ago, it was their second game of the season. Bo Horvat did not record a point for the second straight game and was a minus-2 that night. Since then, he has picked up five points in his last five games, including four goals, entering Thursday's game on a hot streak of his own.

Martin Jones gets the start for the Flyers in his hometown. It will be the second start of the season for Jones, who finished with 37 saves in a win over the Bruins last Wednesday.

Jaroslav Halak is also making his second start of the season. Halak allowed two goals on 20 shots in a loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Oct. 16.

Projected Lineups

Flyers Scratches: Ryan Ellis (injury), Patrick Brown (healthy)

Canucks Scratches: Tucker Poolman (injury), Jason Dickinson (injury), Justin Dowling (injury), Brandon Sutter (injury), Brady Keeper (injury), Tyler Motte (injury), Jack Rathbone (healthy)

Lineup Notes

Flyers: After playing on Wednesday night, the Flyers did not have a morning skate on Thursday. They could get Patrick Brown into the lineup for this game, but there is no certainty that will happen at the moment. It appears that Ryan Ellis will miss another game with an injury as well.
Canucks: Tucker Poolman may be a late scratch due to injury. He left the morning skate early and will be a game-time decision. The Canucks will also have Jason Dickinson out for a second straight game with an injury.

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (5th), Canucks (14th)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (20th), Canucks (23rd)
Recent History vs. Canucks
- Oct. 15, 2021 – Canucks 5, Flyers 4 (F/SO) (at PHI)
- Nov. 25, 2019 – Flyers 2, Canucks 1 (at PHI)
- Oct. 12, 2019 – Canucks 3, Flyers 2 (F/SO) (at VAN)
Flyers Leaders vs. Canucks
- Joel Farabee – 2 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P
- Claude Giroux – 19 GP, 5 G, 10 A, 15 P
- Rasmus Ristolainen – 14 GP, 2 G, 9 A, 11 P
- Sean Couturier – 15 GP, 4 G, 6 A, 10 P
- Cam Atkinson – 17 GP, 6 G, 5 A, 11 P
- Martin Jones – 13 GP, 9-3-1, 2.00 GAA, .936 SV%
Milestone Watch
- Rasmus Ristolainen needs one assist to reach 200 for his career.
- Travis Konecny needs three goals to reach 100 for his career.
- Claude Giroux needs six power-play points to pass Bobby Clarke for the Flyers all-time franchise lead.