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Flyers-Canucks: Game 3 Preview
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All posts by Kevin DursoPublished12 Oct 2019
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers are 2-0-0 for the first time since 2011-12 and now they get a chance to open the season on a three-game winning streak.
A three-game Western Canada trip begins on Saturday night as the Flyers face the Vancouver Canucks.
Game time is at 10 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Vancouver Canucks | GP | G | A | P |
| Travis Konecny | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | J.T. Miller | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ivan Provorov | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Brandon Sutter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Oskar Lindblom | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Tanner Pearson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kevin Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Quinn Hughes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sean Couturier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Alexander Edler | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 11 Travis Konecny | 40 Elias Pettersson |
| Last 5 Games: 3 G, 2 A, 5 P, +3 | Last 5 Games: 1 G, 0 A, 1 P, E |
| Projected Goalie Matchup | |
| 79 Carter Hart | 25 Jacob Markstrom |
| 2 GP, 2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .946 SV% | 3 GP, 1-2-0, 2.37 GAA, .922 SV% |
With 25 saves, including one remarkable one, Carter Hart picked up his first career shutout in Wednesday's game. There should be no stopping him for the time being. He'll get another start in Vancouver, a homecoming for the 21-year-old who played his junior hockey in nearby Everett.
Jacob Markstrom has seen the ice in all three of the Canucks games so far this season, getting his first win rather easily in his last start, an 8-2 win over the Kings. He will likely get another start again on Saturday.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Nolan Patrick, Andy Welinski
Scratches: Sam Morin
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 13 Kevin Hayes | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 21 Scott Laughton | 81 Carsen Twarynski |
| 82 Connor Bunnaman | 12 Michael Raffl | 18 Tyler Pitlick |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 61 Justin Braun | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 15 Matt Niskanen | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | |
| Goalie | ||
| 79 Carter Hart | 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
Once again, no changes are expected to the Flyers lineup as they go for a third straight win on Saturday night.
Canucks Projected Lineup
Injuries: Antoine Roussel, Tyler Motte
Scratches: Jesper Boqvist, Pavel Zacha, Mirco Mueller
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 9 J.T. Miller | 40 Elias Pettersson | 6 Brock Boeser |
| 70 Tanner Pearson | 53 Bo Horvat | 17 Josh Leivo |
| 79 Micheal Ferland | 88 Adam Gaudette | 20 Brandon Sutter |
| 59 Tim Schaller | 83 Jay Beagle | 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 (2nd), Canucks (26th)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-9th), Canucks (T-1st)
- Recent History vs. Canucks
- Dec. 15, 2018 – Canucks 5, Flyers 1 (at VAN)
- Feb. 4, 2019 – Flyers 2, Canucks 1 (at PHI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Canucks
- Claude Giroux – 16 GP, 4 G, 10 A, 14 P
- Kevin Hayes – 9 GP, 4 G, 3 A, 7 P
- Jake Voracek – 25 GP, 4 G, 14 A, 18 P
- Carter Hart – 1 GP, 1-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .976 SV%
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic/97.3 ESPN
