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Flyers-Blues: Game 42 Preview
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All posts by Kevin DursoPublished07 Jan 2019
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers are still searching for their first win of 2019. Their loss to the Flames in overtime was the team's sixth straight, dating back to Dec. 27.
The Flyers opponent on Monday is another team that has had a disappointing season. The St. Louis Blues are tied with the Flyers at 36 points, but with two fewer games played this season, sit one position ahead of the Flyers in the league standings. Both teams are just one point out of the NHL's basement.
Game time is at 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | St. Louis Blues | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 41 | 13 | 33 | 46 | Ryan O'Reilly | 39 | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| Jake Voracek | 41 | 10 | 22 | 32 | David Perron | 38 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Sean Couturier | 39 | 15 | 14 | 29 | Vladimir Tarasenko | 38 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Travis Konecny | 41 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Brayden Schenn | 35 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 41 | 12 | 6 | 18 | Tyler Bozak | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 11 Travis Konecny | 90 Ryan O'Reilly |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, -2 | Last 5 Games: 3 G, 3 A, 6 P, +5 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 79 Carter Hart | 50 Jordan Binnington |
| 6 GP, 2-3-1, 2.80 GAA, .901 SV% | 2 GP, 0-0-0, 3.53 GAA, .840 SV% |
Carter Hart delivered a much better performance on Saturday, but still came out on the losing end in the end. Still, that was a good response to his first real poor game in his NHL career. He gets another chance in goal on Monday.
Jordan Binnington makes his first career start in the NHL. The 25-year-old has appeared in two games this season, posting a 3.53 GAA.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Michal Neuvirth, Andrew MacDonald, Brian Elliott, Anthony Stolarz, Corban Knight
Scratches: Jori Lehtera, Phil Varone
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 19 Nolan Patrick | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 40 Jordan Weal | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 21 Scott Laughton | 22 Dale Weise |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 6 Travis Sanheim | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 26 Christian Folin | |
| Goalie | ||
| 79 Carter Hart |
Lineup Notes
The Flyers are expected to use the same lines from Saturday's game for Monday's game after making several changes and getting Nolan Patrick back from injury.
Blues Projected Lineup
Injuries: Tyler Bozak
Scratches: Patrick Maroon, Jordan Schmaltz
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 20 Alex Steen | 90 Ryan O'Reilly | 57 David Perron |
| 17 Jaden Schwartz | 10 Brayden Schenn | 18 Robert Thomas |
| 12 Zach Sanford | 49 Ivan Barbashev | 91 Vladimir Tarasenko |
| 15 Robby Fabbri | 70 Oskar Sundqvist | |
| Defense | ||
| 4 Carl Gunnarsson | 27 Alex Pietrangelo | |
| 19 Jay Bouwmeester | 55 Colton Parayko | |
| 29 Vince Dunn | 41 Robert Bortuzzo | 6 Joel Edmundson |
| Goalie | ||
| 50 Jordan Binnington |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (29th, 24th at home), Blues (T-15th, 6th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-28th, 23rd at home), Blues (17th, 4th on road)
- Recent History vs. Blues
- Nov. 2, 2017 – Flyers 2, Blues 0 (at STL)
- Jan. 6, 2018 – Flyers 6, Blues 3 (at PHI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Blues
- Claude Giroux – 14 GP, 3 G, 8 A, 11 P
- Shayne Gostisbehere – 4 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 4 P
- Travis Konecny – 4 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 3 P
- Milestone Watch
- Wayne Simmonds needs one goal to reach 200 as a Flyer.
- Travis Konecny needs two points to reach 100 for his career.
- Claude Giroux needs four assists to reach 500 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
