By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
The Flyers opened a five-game road trip with a lot of offense. Six unanswered goals set the tone for the trip, as the Flyers emerged from Buffalo with a 6-2 win.
The road trip continues on Sunday afternoon as the Flyers face the Winnipeg Jets.
Game time is at 3 p.m.
Team Leaders
Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Winnipeg Jets | GP | G | A | P |
Claude Giroux | 27 | 11 | 25 | 36 | Blake Wheeler | 28 | 4 | 32 | 36 |
Jake Voracek | 27 | 7 | 15 | 22 | Mark Scheifele | 28 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
Sean Couturier | 26 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Kyle Connor | 28 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
Travis Konecny | 27 | 9 | 10 | 19 | Patrik Laine | 28 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
Wayne Simmonds | 27 | 10 | 4 | 14 | Nikolaj Ehlers | 28 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Player to Watch | |
25 James van Riemsdyk | 29 Patrik Laine |
Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, -1 | Last 5 Games: 2 G, 0 A, 2 P, -3 |
Goalie Matchup | |
30 Michal Neuvirth | 37 Connor Hellebuyck |
1 GP, 0-1-0, 6.00 GAA, .727 SV% | 22 GP, 12-8-1, 2.88 GAA, .907 SV% |
Anthony Stolarz got the start in the last three games and could have earned another with his performance in Buffalo, but with a back-to-back, look for Michal Neuvirth to get the start in Sunday's game. This would be just his second start of the season.
The Jets will go with usual starter Connor Hellebuyck. Hellebuyck took the loss in his last start, a 1-0 defeat to the Blues, after winning three straight starts.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Brian Elliott, Sean Couturier, Corban Knight
Scratches: Phil Varone, Christian Folin
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
25 James van Riemsdyk | 28 Claude Giroux | 11 Travis Konecny |
93 Jake Voracek | 19 Nolan Patrick | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
12 Michael Raffl | 21 Scott Laughton | 22 Dale Weise |
23 Oskar Lindblom | 15 Jori Lehtera | 40 Jordan Weal |
Defense | ||
9 Ivan Provorov | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | |
8 Robert Hagg | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
6 Travis Sanheim | 3 Radko Gudas | |
Goalie | ||
30 Michal Neuvirth |
Lineup Notes
No changes to the lineup. Sean Couturier remains out with an injury.
Jets Projected Lineup
Injuries: Josh Morrissey, Andrew Copp, Joe Morrow
Scratches: Nic Petan, Cameron Schilling
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
27 Nikolaj Ehlers | 55 Mark Scheifele | 26 Blake Wheeler |
81 Kyle Connor | 18 Bryan Little | 29 Patrik Laine |
85 Mathieu Perreault | 17 Adam Lowry | 13 Brandon Tanev |
48 Brendan Lemieux | 28 Jack Roslovic | 82 Mason Appleton |
Defense | ||
83 Sami Niku | 8 Jacob Trouba | |
7 Ben Chiarot | 33 Dustin Byfuglien | |
5 Dmitry Kulikov | 57 Tyler Myers | |
Goalie | ||
37 Connor Hellebuyck |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (28th, 24th on road), Jets (3rd, 3rd at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (30th, 28th on road), Jets (10th, T-14th at home)
- Recent History vs. Jets
- Nov. 16, 2017 – Jets 3, Flyers 2 (F/SO) (at WPG)
- March 10, 2018 – Flyers 2, Jets 1 (at PHI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Jets
- Claude Giroux – 27 GP, 8 G, 19 A, 27 P
- Jake Voracek – 21 GP, 5 G, 13 A, 18 P
- James van Riemsdyk – 24 GP, 4 G, 13 A, 17 P
- Milestone Watch
- James van Riemsdyk needs one point to reach 400 in his career.
- Wayne Simmonds needs three goals to reach 200 as a Flyer.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic