Flyers-Ducks: Game 55 Preview

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	Anaheim Ducks	GP	G	A	P
Claude Giroux	54	16	42	58	Ryan Getzlaf	49	11	23	34
Jake Voracek	54	13	33	46	Adam Henrique	55	9	18	27
Sean Couturier	52	22	23	45	Rickard Rakell	42	9	16	25
Travis Konecny	54	14	17	31	Brandon Montour	55	5	19	24
James van Riemsdyk	38	13	12	25	Nick Ritchie	40	7	16	23

 

Player to Watch
19 Nolan Patrick	15 Ryan Getzlaf
Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, -3	Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, -6

 

The points aren't always coming for Nolan Patrick, but he's come close to making some plays that would result in goals. Patrick's certainly found a new gear, and could be dangerous against the Ducks, a team he beat with a late third-period goal in October.

 

There haven't been many bright spots around the Ducks of late, and if they are going to climb out of this losing spell at all, they need some help from their captain. Ryan Getzlaf is the team leader in points and looks to lead the way for a floundering team.

 

Goalie Matchup
79 Carter Hart	36 John Gibson
16 GP, 10-5-1, 2.48 GAA, .925 SV%	46 GP, 17-19-8, 2.93 GAA, .914 SV%

Carter Hart gets back between the pipes on Saturday after having Thursday's game off. He enters with a personal seven-game winning streak. A win would make him just the second goalie in NHL history to string together eight straight wins before his 21st birthday.

John Gibson has received a bulk of the work for the Ducks this season. Early in the year, he was a catalyst, leading the way and getting thrown into the early discussion for the Vezina. Recently, he's been decent, but his numbers have taken a hit as a result of the team's struggles.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Injuries: Michal Neuvirth, Brian Elliott

Scratches: Phil Myers

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
25 James van Riemsdyk	28 Claude Giroux	11 Travis Konecny
23 Oskar Lindblom	14 Sean Couturier	93 Jake Voracek
21 Scott Laughton	19 Nolan Patrick	17 Wayne Simmonds
44 Phil Varone	24 Mikhail Vorobyev	12 Michael Raffl
Defense
9 Ivan Provorov	6 Travis Sanheim
53 Shayne Gostisbehere	47 Andrew MacDonald
8 Robert Hagg	3 Radko Gudas
Goalie
79 Carter Hart

Lineup Notes

Phil Myers was recalled before the game in the wake of a trade involving Dale Weise and Christian Folin, but was not on the ice for warmups. His debut will not happen Saturday. The lineup remains the same without him.

Ducks Projected Lineup

Injuries: Ondrej Kase, Kevin Bieksa, Ryan Miller, Patrick Eaves

Scratches: Adam Cracknell, Andy Welinski

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
67 Rickard Rakell	15 Ryan Getzlaf	10 Corey Perry
29 Devin Shore	17 Ryan Kesler	33 Jakob Silfverberg
37 Nick Ritchie	14 Adam Henrique	11 Daniel Sprong
23 Brian Gibbons	38 Derek Grant	24 Carter Rowney
Defense
4 Cam Fowler	42 Josh Manson
47 Hampus Lindholm	26 Brandon Montour
75 Jaycob Megna	44 Michael Del Zotto
Goalie
36 John Gibson

Game Notes

• Power Play: Flyers (23rd, 17th at home), Ducks (29th, 26th on road)
• Penalty Kill: Flyers (27th, 22nd at home), Ducks (17th, T-21st on road) 
• Recent History vs. Ducks
  • Oct. 7, 2017 – Flyers 3, Ducks 2 (F/OT) (at ANA)
  • Oct. 24, 2017 – Ducks 6, Flyers 2 (at PHI)
  • Oct. 30, 2018 – Flyers 3, Ducks 2 (at ANA)
• Flyers Leaders vs. Ducks
  • Claude Giroux – 16 GP, 2 G, 14 A, 16 P
  • Sean Couturier – 11 GP, 5 G, 5 A, 10 P
  • Jake Voracek – 23 GP, 6 G, 9 A, 15 P
  • James van Riemsdyk – 11 GP, 0 G, 8 A, 8 P
• Milestone Watch
  • Radko Gudas needs two points to reach 100 for his career.

Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic