Flyers-Islanders: Game 75 Preview

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	New York Islanders	GP	G	A	P
Claude Giroux	74	20	59	79	Mathew Barzal	74	17	41	58
Sean Couturier	72	31	41	72	Josh Bailey	74	14	36	50
Jake Voracek	70	19	44	63	Anders Lee	74	27	20	47
Travis Konecny	74	22	24	46	Brock Nelson	74	22	25	47
James van Riemsdyk	58	26	18	44	Ryan Pulock	74	8	25	33

 

Player to Watch
11 Travis Konency	27 Anders Lee
Last 5 Games: 0 G, 2 A, 2 P, -5	Last 5 Games: 3 G, 0 A, 3 P, +1

 

Travis Konecny has gone six straight games without a goal dating back to the March 9 win over the Islanders and has just three assists in that time. While he has struggled to get on the scoresheet, he's put himself in a position to score goals, hitting the post in Thursday's win in Chicago. If he can break out of the slump, he could get on a roll to end the season.

 

Following the Islanders 5-2 loss to the Flyers on March 9, Anders Lee scored in four straight games, but has been shut down for the last two with no points. Lee is the Islanders leading goal scorer with 27 on the season.

 

Goalie Matchup
79 Carter Hart	40 Robin Lehner
26 GP, 15-10-1, 2.66 GAA, .922 SV%	40 GP, 20-12-5, 2.23 GAA, .926 SV%

Carter Hart stole the show in Chicago on Thursday, making 40 saves on 41 shots in the win. Hart has played very well since returning from injury last Thursday. In his last three games, Hart has allowed just four goals. 

Robin Lehner is back between the pipes for the Islanders. Lehner has appeared in four straight losses dating back to a March 3 loss to the Flyers where he allowed three goals on 13 shots. He left the game with injury on March 5 against the Senators, allowing five goals in a loss to the Bruins in his return on Tuesday and stopped all 12 shots he faced in relief on Thursday against the Canadiens in a 4-0 loss.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Injuries: Michal Neuvirth

Scratches: Phil Varone, Andrew MacDonald, Cam Talbot, Sam Morin

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
23 Oskar Lindblom	14 Sean Couturier	93 Jake Voracek
25 James van Riemsdyk	19 Nolan Patrick	28 Claude Giroux
38 Ryan Hartman	21 Scott Laughton	11 Travis Konecny
12 Michael Raffl	10 Corban Knight	27 Justin Bailey
Defense
9 Ivan Provorov	6 Travis Sanheim
53 Shayne Gostisbehere	61 Phil Myers
8 Robert Hagg	3 Radko Gudas
Goalie
79 Carter Hart

Lineup Notes

Justin Bailey remains in the lineup. Phil Varone was not on the ice for warmups, but it was not revealed if this was because of illness or a legitimate healthy scratch.

Islanders Projected Lineup

Injuries: Valtteri Filppula

Scratches: Michael Dal Colle, Ross Johnston, Tom Kuhnhackl, Thomas Hickey, Luca Sbisa, Dennis Seidenberg

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
27 Anders Lee	13 Mathew Barzal	7 Jordan Eberle
12 Josh Bailey	29 Brock Nelson	16 Andrew Ladd
18 Anthony Beauvillier	11 Tanner Fritz	47 Leo Komarov
17 Matt Martin	53 Casey Cizikas	15 Cal Clutterbuck
Defense
2 Nick Leddy	55 Johnny Boychuk
3 Adam Pelech	6 Ryan Pulock
25 Devon Toews	24 Scott Mayfield
Goalie
40 Robin Lehner

Game Notes

• Power Play: Flyers (T-23rd, 16th at home), Islanders (29th, 24th on road)
• Penalty Kill: Flyers (25th, 20th at home), Islanders (13th, 11th on road) 
• Recent History vs. Islanders
  • Oct. 27, 2018 – Islanders 6, Flyers 1 (at PHI)
  • March 3, 2019 – Flyers 4, Islanders 1 (at NYI)
  • March 9, 2019 – Flyers 5, Islanders 2 (at NYI)
• Flyers Leaders vs. Islanders 
  • Claude Giroux – 48 GP, 17 G, 35 A, 52 P
  • Nolan Patrick – 7 GP, 3 G, 3 A, 6 P
  • Jake Voracek – 38 GP, 5 G, 26 A, 31 P
  • Shayne Gostisbehere – 15 GP, 2 G, 10 A, 12 P

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