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Flyers-Canucks: Game 24 Preview
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All posts by Kevin DursoPublished25 Nov 2019
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Saturday's game was a missed opportunity for the Flyers to jump on a struggling team. While the Flyers have earned points in 10 of 12 games so far in a busy month of November, they have lost five of the last six games.
Four games remain in this grueling November schedule for the Flyers, which closes out at the end of the week. It starts on Monday night with a visit from the Vancouver Canucks.
Game time is at 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Vancouver Canucks | GP | G | A | P |
| Travis Konecny | 23 | 8 | 15 | 23 | Elias Pettersson | 24 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| Claude Giroux | 23 | 7 | 10 | 17 | J.T. Miller | 24 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Oskar Lindblom | 23 | 9 | 7 | 16 | Brock Boeser | 24 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Sean Couturier | 23 | 6 | 10 | 16 | Quinn Hughes | 23 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Ivan Provorov | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | Bo Horvat | 24 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 14 Sean Couturier | 40 Elias Pettersson |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 2 A, 3 P, E | Last 5 Games: 2 G, 4 A, 6 P, -1 |
| Projected Goalie Matchup | |
| 79 Carter Hart | 35 Thatcher Demko |
| 15 GP, 6-5-3, 2.65 GAA, .898 SV% | 8 GP, 5-2-1, 2.50 GAA, .916 SV% |
It's been a rough go for Carter Hart of late. While he was solid in Saturday's game, making 25 saves on 27 shots, he suffered his fourth straight loss. He gets another chance in net on Monday night.
Thatcher Demko makes his first start since Nov. 16, when he allowed five goals on 23 shots in an overtime loss to Colorado, his most this season. In each of his other seven starts, Demko allowed three goals or less.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Nolan Patrick
Scratches: Chris Stewart, Shayne Gostisbehere
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 48 Morgan Frost | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 49 Joel Farabee | 13 Kevin Hayes | 21 Scott Laughton |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 12 Michael Raffl | 18 Tyler Pitlick |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 15 Matt Niskanen | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 61 Justin Braun | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 5 Phil Myers | |
| Goalie | ||
| 79 Carter Hart | 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
Shayne Gostisbehere remains a healthy scratch for the second straight game and the rest of the Flyers lineup will remain the same for Monday's game.
Canucks Projected Lineup
Injuries: Jay Beagle, Brandon Sutter, Micheal Ferland, Tyler Motte, Antoine Roussel, Ashton Sautner
Scratches: Oscar Fantenberg
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 70 Tanner Pearson | 40 Elias Pettersson | 6 Brock Boeser |
| 9 J.T. Miller | 53 Bo Horvat | 71 Zack MacEwen |
| 59 Tim Schaller | 88 Adam Gaudette | 17 Josh Leivo |
| 21 Loui Eriksson | 44 Tyler Graovac | 18 Jake Virtanen |
| Defense | ||
| 23 Alexander Edler | 57 Tyler Myers | |
| 43 Quinn Hughes | 8 Chris Tanev | |
| 4 Jordie Benn | 51 Troy Stecher | |
| Goalie | ||
| 25 Jacob Markstrom | 35 Thatcher Demko |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (T-13th), Canucks (4th)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (6th), Canucks (9th)
- Recent History vs. Canucks
- Dec. 15, 2018 – Canucks 5, Flyers 2 (at VAN)
- Feb. 4, 2019 – Flyers 2, Canucks 1 (at PHI)
- Oct. 12, 2019 – Canucks 3, Flyers 2 (F/SO) (at VAN)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Canucks
- Claude Giroux – 17 GP, 4 G, 10 A, 14 P
- Kevin Hayes – 10 GP, 4 G, 3 A, 7 P
- Jake Voracek – 26 GP, 4 G, 14 A, 18 P
- Travis Konecny – 6 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 4 P
- Carter Hart – 2 GP, 1-0-1, 1.44 GAA, .954 SV%
- Milestone Watch
- Kevin Hayes needs two goals to reach 100 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Radio: 93.3 WMMR
