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Flyers-Devils: Game 54 Preview

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Published13 Feb 2016

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The Flyers and Devils renew their rivalry in Philadelphia on Saturday.
 
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Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese
 
The Philadelphia Flyers (24-20-9) open a very important three games in four days stretch with a showdown against the New Jersey Devils (27-21-7) on Saturday afternoon. Game time is 1:00.
 
This is third of four meetings between the clubs and the final one Philadelphia. The teams will play again on Tuesday in Newark. The Devils defeated the Flyers 4-1 on October 29th in Philadelphia. The Flyers returned the favor on December 4th handing the Devils a 4-3 overtime loss in Newark. 
 
The teams are seperated by just four points in the standings with the Flyers holding two games in hand. 
 

 
Flyers Leaders GP G A P Devils Leaders GP G A P
Claude Giroux 53 16 29 45 Lee Stempniak 55 15 25 40
Jake Voracek 53 8 35  43 Michael Cammilleri 42 14 24 38
Wayne Simmonds 53 20 16 36 Adam Henrique 53 18 18 36
Brayden Schenn 51 15 15 30 Kyle Palmieri 55 20 15 35
Shayne Gostisbehere 35 9 20 29 Travis Zajac 47 8 18 26
 
Player to Watch
53 Shayne Gostisbehere 14 Adam Henrique
last 5 games, 1G, 5A, 6Pts, -1 last 5 games, 2G, 3A, 5Pts, +1
 
Shayne Gostisbehere could easily be the player to watch almost every night. The rookie blueliner has been a jolt of life since being called up. With a point today, Gostisbehere can set an all time Flyers rookie record for consecutive games with a point. He tied former Legion of Doom winger Mikael Renberg's franchise record on Thursday against Buffalo.

 

Adam Henrique is developing into a nice point producer for the Devils. The former third round pick is second on the team with 18 goals and his 36 points are good for third. Henrique, along with Michael Cammilleri and Lee Stempniak will need to continue to lead the team offensively if New Jersey is going to make the playoffs.

Goalie Matchup
30 Michal Neuvirth 35 Cory Schneider
11-6-2, 2.1 G4AA, .933 SV% 24-16-6, 2.01 GAA, .930 SV%

Michal Neuvirth looks to make his return to the net after missing the last six games with an injury. Neuvirth last played on January 29th picking up a 4-3 overtime victory in Washington. Steve Mason will likely play tomorrow in New York against the Rangers

Cory Schneider has been fantastic for the Devils this season. He is second in goals against average and fourth in save percentage. 

Flyers Projected Lineup

Scratches: Matt Read, Scott Laughton, Evegeny Medvedev, Sean Couturier

Left Wing Center Right Wing
93 Jake Voracek 28 Claude Giroux 17 Wayne Simmonds
12 Micheal Raffl 52 Nick Cousins 10 Brayden Schenn
76 Chris VandeVelde 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 25 Ryan White
20 R.J. Umberger 19 Jordan Weal 89 Sam Gagner
Defense    
15 Michael Del Zotto 53 Shayne Gostisbehere  
32 Mark Streit 55 Nick Schultz  
23 Brandon Manning 3 Radko Gudas  
Goalie    
30 Michal Neuvirth    

The Flyers will use the same lineup as they did on Thursday except in goal where Neuvirth will start in place of Steve Mason.

Game Notes

  • Power Play: Flyers (23rd, 26th at home), Devils (8th,12th on road) 
  • Penalty Kill: Flyers (23rd, 23rd at home), Devils (8th, 9th on road)
  • The Flyers are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games overall. 
  • Nick Cousins scored his first NHL goal on Thursday against Buffalo and has points in two of the four games he has played in since his recall.

Where to Watch
TV: CSN
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

Bill Minchin is a contributing writer for Flyerdelphia. Follow Bill on Twitter @wtfd103074.