By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
The final game of a season-opening three-game road trip commences on Tuesday night for the Flyers as they face the Chicago Blackhawks.
After an opening weekend where the Flyers earned three points with a win and overtime loss, the Flyers have one more test on the road before a welcome home in front of the Flyers faithful on Thursday night.
The opening face-off is set for 8:30 p.m.
Flyers Leaders | GP | G | A | P | Blackhawks Leaders | GP | G | A | P |
Travis Konecny | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Richard Panik | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Brandon Manning | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Duncan Keith | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Sean Couturier | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Marian Hossa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Mark Streit | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Niklas Hjalmarsson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nick Cousins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Brent Seabrook | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Player to Watch | |
11 Travis Konecny | 88 Patrick Kane |
Last 5 Games: 0 G, 3 A, 3 P, +2 | Last 5 Games: 0 G, 2 A, 2 P, -1 |
Goalie Matchup | |
30 Michal Neuvirth | 50 Corey Crawford |
1-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .920 SV% | 0-2-0, 3.10 GAA, .898 SV% |
Michal Neuvirth is back in goal for his second start of the season. Neuvirth was excellent in the season opener in Los Angeles, making 23 saves in a win against the Kings on Friday.
Crawford is also off to a rough start with losses to St. Louis and Nashville to open the season. He made 29 saves in the season debut last Wednesday and 24 against Nashville on Friday.
Scratches: Nick Cousins, Radko Gudas, Brayden Schenn, Scott Laughton, Michael Del Zotto
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
12 Michael Raffl | 28 Claude Giroux | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
11 Travis Konecny | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
24 Matt Read | 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 22 Dale Weise |
76 Chris VandeVelde | 27 Boyd Gordon | 13 Roman Lyubimov |
Defense | ||
53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
9 Ivan Provorov | 32 Mark Streit | |
23 Brandon Manning | 55 Nick Schultz | |
Goalie | ||
30 Michal Neuvirth |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (T-24th, T-15th on road), Blackhawks (T-9th, 3rd at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-9th,T-9th on road), Blackhawks (29th, 22nd at home)
- Recent History vs. Blackhawks
- Oct. 14, 2015 - The Flyers picked up a 3-0 victory at home. Sam Gagner, Claude Giroux and Matt Read all scored in the win while Michal Neuvirth made 30 saves for the shutout.
- March 16, 2016 - The Flyers defeated the Blackhawks, 3-2, in Chicago. Marian Hossa scored shorthanded before the Flyers tied the game on a deflection by Ryan White. Jonathan Toews made it 2-1 Chicago in the second before Brayden Schenn added a goal to even the score. With just over 10 minutes to play in the game, Radko Gudas scored to give the Flyers the lead and they held off the Blackhawks for the win.
- A Look Back in Flyers History - Instead of reliving the obvious standout moment from 2010, we're going with one of more jubilation. Down 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Final, an overtime goal by Claude Giroux lifted the Flyers to a Game 3 win and back into the series.
- Flyers leaders vs. Blackhawks
- Claude Giroux – 10 games, 3 goals, 10 assists, 13 points
- Mark Streit - 12 games, 2 goals, 7 assists, 9 points
- Matt Read - 7 games, 1 goal, 4 assists, 45 points
- Michal Neuvirth - 4 games, 2-2-0, 2.50 GAA, .912 Sv%
- Milestone Watch
- Chris VandeVelde will play in his 200th NHL game tonight.
Where to Watch
TV: CSN/NBCSN
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic