By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
Once again, it wasn't pretty for the Flyers, but they came away with two points to pick up their third straight win on Saturday night in Arizona.
The Flyers quick weekend trip out West concludes on Sunday night with their first ever meeting with the Vegas Golden Knights, easily the NHL's surprise story of the season.
Game time is set for 8 p.m.
Team Leaders
Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Vegas Golden Knights | GP | G | A | P |
Jake Voracek | 55 | 11 | 53 | 64 | Jonathan Marchessault | 51 | 20 | 34 | 54 |
Claude Giroux | 55 | 17 | 45 | 62 | David Perron | 48 | 13 | 36 | 49 |
Sean Couturier | 55 | 27 | 27 | 54 | William Karlsson | 54 | 29 | 18 | 47 |
Shayne Gostisbehere | 51 | 10 | 32 | 42 | Reilly Smith | 54 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
Wayne Simmonds | 55 | 19 | 16 | 35 | Erik Haula | 50 | 21 | 19 | 40 |
Player to Watch | |
28 Claude Giroux | 19 Reilly Smith |
Last 5 Games: 3 G, 2 A, 5 P, +2 | Last 5 Games: 3 G, 4 A, 7 P, +3 |
Goalie Matchup | |
30 Michal Neuvirth | 29 Marc-Andre Fleury |
6-7-2, 2.61 GAA, .911 SV% | 16-5-2, 2.03 GAA, .934 SV% |
It's safe to say that Saturday's appearance for Michal Neuvirth was as unexpected as it gets. Neuvirth picked up the win without playing any actual minutes in the game, coming in relief in the shootout to help secure the victory.
Marc-Andre Fleury has been the comeback story of the season. Fleury has been on a roll lately, winning four of his last five starts, including his last start on Thursday against San Jose.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Brian Elliott
Scratches: Taylor Leier, Mark Alt
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
93 Jake Voracek | 19 Nolan Patrick | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
40 Jordan Weal | 21 Scott Laughton | 12 Michael Raffl |
15 Jori Lehtera | 51 Valtteri Filppula | 22 Dale Weise |
Defense | ||
9 Ivan Provorov | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | |
8 Robert Hagg | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
23 Brandon Manning | 3 Radko Gudas | |
Goalie | ||
30 Michal Neuvirth |
Lineup Notes
The Flyers will use the same lines as in Saturday's win in Arizona.
Golden Knights Projected Lineup
Injuries: Will Carrier, Tomas Nosek, Jon Merrill, Luca Sbisa, Clayton Stoner, Malcolm Subban
Scratches: Paul Thompson, Tobias Rieder, Luke Schenn
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
19 Reilly Smith | 71 William Karlsson | 81 Jonathan Marchessault |
57 David Perron | 56 Erik Haula | 18 James Neal |
40 Ryan Carpenter | 41 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 89 Alex Tuch |
13 Brendan Leipsic | 21 Cody Eakin | 24 Oscar Lindberg |
Defense | ||
3 Brayden McNabb | 88 Nate Schmidt | |
5 Derek Engelland | 27 Shea Theodore | |
6 Colin Miller | 77 Brad Hunt | |
Goalie | ||
29 Marc-Andre Fleury |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (7th, 2nd on road), Golden Knights (12th, 10th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (29th, 25th on road), Golden Knights (11th, 5th at home)
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic