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Flyers-Bruins: Game 17 Preview
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All posts by Kevin DursoPublished10 Nov 2019
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers have put together a solid week with three straight wins. Back to last weekend's back-to-back, the Flyers are on a five-game points streak with wins in four of the five games.
The tests don't get easier. The Flyers close this weekend's back-to-back on Sunday with a game against the Boston Bruins, a team on a two-game losing streak following a six-game winning streak. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Boston Bruins | GP | G | A | P |
| Travis Konecny | 16 | 7 | 10 | 17 | David Pastrnak | 16 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| Oskar Lindblom | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | Brad Marchand | 16 | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| Jake Voracek | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Patrice Bergeron | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Claude Giroux | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Torey Krug | 16 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Sean Couturier | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | David Krejci | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 14 Sean Couturier | 88 David Pastrnak |
| Last 5 Games: 3 G, 2 A, 5 P, +3 | Last 5 Games: 4 G, 3 A, 7 P, -3 |
| Projected Goalie Matchup | |
| 79 Carter Hart | 41 Jaroslav Halak |
| 10 GP, 5-3-1, 2.82 GAA, .889 SV% | 6 GP, 4-1-1, 2.83 GAA, .917 SV% |
Carter Hart is getting back to form. Since entering in relief in Pittsburgh, Hart has won each of his last three starts, including making 22 saves in Thursday's win over Montreal.
Jaroslav Halak has not received a ton of starts this season, but has been solid in most of his action. Halak has won three of his last four starts, including the last two against the Rangers and Penguins. Despite the results, Halak has allowed four goals in each of the last two starts.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Nolan Patrick, Scott Laughton
Scratches: Chris Stewart, Robert Hagg
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 28 Claude Giroux | 49 Joel Farabee |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 81 Carsen Twarynski | 13 Kevin Hayes | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 10 Andy Andreoff | 12 Michael Raffl | 18 Tyler Pitlick |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 15 Matt Niskanen | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 61 Justin Braun | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 5 Phil Myers | |
| Goalie | ||
| 79 Carter Hart | 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
Following Saturday's win in Toronto, any changes to the Flyers lineup will not be known until warmups. There are no changes expected to the lineup.
Bruins Projected Lineup
Injuries: John Moore, Kevan Miller, Karson Kuhlman, Brett Ritchie, David Backes, Jake DeBrusk
Scratches: Peter Cehlarik, Steven Kampfer
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 63 Brad Marchand | 37 Patrice Bergeron | 88 David Pastrnak |
| 43 Danton Heinen | 46 David Krejci | 13 Charlie Coyle |
| 20 Joakim Nordstrom | 52 Sean Kuraly | 14 Chris Wagner |
| 10 Anders Bjork | 26 Par Lindholm | 19 Zach Senyshyn |
| Defense | ||
| 48 Matt Grzelcyk | 73 Charlie McAvoy | |
| 47 Torey Krug | 25 Brandon Carlo | |
| 33 Zdeno Chara | 75 Connor Clifton | |
| Goalie | ||
| 41 Jaroslav Halak | 40 Tuukka Rask |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (7th), Bruins (1st)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (9th), Bruins (12th)
- Recent History vs. Bruins
- Oct. 25, 2018 – Bruins 3, Flyers 0 (at BOS)
- Jan. 15, 2019 – Flyers 4, Bruins 3 (at PHI)
- Jan. 31, 2019 – Flyers 3, Bruins 2 (F/OT) (at BOS)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Bruins
- Jake Voracek – 28 GP, 6 G, 19 A, 25 P
- Claude Giroux – 36 GP, 10 G, 19 A, 29 P
- James van Riemsdyk – 34 GP, 14 G, 11 A, 25 P
- Oskar Lindblom – 5 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 4 P
- Carter Hart – 2 GP, 2-0-0, 2.44 GAA, .925 SV%
- Milestone Watch
- Jake Voracek needs one goal to reach 200 for his career.
- Kevin Hayes needs four goals to reach 100 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 93.3 WMMR
