Flyers-Stars: Game 33 Preview

Flyers Leaders	GP	G	A	P	Stars Leaders	GP	G	A	P
Jake Voracek	32	11	22	33	Tyler Seguin	32	10	21	31
Claude Giroux	32	9	21	30	Jamie Benn	32	9	18	27
Wayne Simmonds	32	16	13	29	Patrick Eaves	31	11	8	19
Brayden Schenn	29	9	12	21	Antoine Roussel	32	5	11	16
Mark Streit	31	5	11	16	Jason Spezza	25	5	10	15

 

Player to Watch
10 Brayden Schenn	14 Jamie Benn
Last 5 Games: 5 G, 0 A, 5 P, +1	Last 5 Games: 2 G, 4 A, 6 P, -2

 

One of the biggest reasons why the Flyers have won 10 in a row is the play of Brayden Schenn, who carries a three-game goal-scoring streak into this afternoon's game. He's potted five goals in his last three games, including his second-career hat trick last week against the Stars. In eight games against the Stars, Schenn has four goals and six points.

 

Though he was held off the scoresheet against the Flyers last week, Jamie Benn has still been a big contributor for the Stars lately. The Stars' captain recorded three points in the Stars' 6-2 win over Anaheim on Tuesday, and is always a force alongside Tyler Seguin.

 

Goalie Matchup
35 Steve Mason	31 Antti Niemi
13-8-3, 2.79 GAA, .905 SV%	6-4-3, 2.98 GAA, .909 SV%

Though he looked a little rough after the final buzzer of the Flyers-Colorado matchup on Wednesday, Steve Mason returns between the pipes for the Flyers. He stopped 21 of 23 shots against the Stars last week.

Antti Niemi figures to make his third-straight start for the Stars. He stopped 28 of 29 shots in his last outing on Thursday.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Scratches: Boyd Gordon, Nick Schultz, Sean Couturier, Michal Neuvirth, Matt Read, Mark Streit

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
12 Michael Raffl	28 Claude Giroux	93 Jake Voracek
11 Travis Konecny	10 Brayden Schenn	17 Wayne Simmonds
76 Chris VandeVelde	78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	13 Roman Lyubimov
58 Taylor Leier	25 Nick Cousins	22 Dale Weise
Defense
3 Radko Gudas	15 Michael Del Zotto
47 Andrew MacDonald	9 Ivan Provorov
53 Shayne Gostisbehere	23 Brandon Manning
Goalie
35 Steve Mason

Game Notes

• Power Play: Flyers (2nd, 6th on road), Stars (18th, 23rd at home)
• Penalty Kill: Flyers (14th, 15th on road), Stars (27th, 4th at home) 
• Recent History vs. Stars
  • Nov. 10, 2015 - The Flyers welcomed the Stars to Wells Fargo Center, and capped off a three-game homestand with a 4-2 win. Brayden Schenn netted three power-play goals for the second hat trick of his career, while Jakub Voracek netted the Flyers' fourth goal. Steve Mason recorded 21 saves, and the Flyers won their eighth-consecutive game.

Where to Watch
TV: CSN
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic