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Flyers-Oilers: Game 5 Preview
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All posts by Kevin DursoPublished16 Oct 2019
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
To this point, the Flyers schedule has been relatively spaced apart with several days between games. But a common theme to their complete 2019-20 schedule is the amount of back-to-backs they will play.
Their first of 17 this season concludes on Wednesday night, as the Flyers return to the ice following Tuesday's 3-1 loss in Calgary to close out a three-game Western Canada road trip against the Edmonton Oilers.
Game time is at 9:30 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Edmonton Oilers | GP | G | A | P |
| Travis Konecny | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Connor McDavid | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Ivan Provorov | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Leon Draisaitl | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Oskar Lindblom | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | James Neal | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Matt Niskanen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Oscar Klefbom | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Sean Couturier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Darnell Nurse | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 18 James Neal |
| Last 5 Games: 0 G, 1 A, 1 P, E | Last 5 Games: 8 G, 0 A, 8 P, -1 |
| Projected Goalie Matchup | |
| 79 Carter Hart | 19 Mikko Koskinen |
| 3 GP, 2-0-1, 1.62 GAA, .938 SV% | 2 GP, 2-0-0, 2.40 GAA, .914 SV% |
It's a homecoming for Carter Hart, a Sherwood Park, Alberta native from just outside Edmonton. Hart has started his sophomore season strong with a 2-0-1 record, a 1.62 GAA and .938 save percentage.
Mikko Koskinen makes his third start of the season and first since Oct. 10, when he allowed three goals and made 28 saves in a win over the Devils.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Nolan Patrick
Scratches: Sam Morin, Connor Bunnaman
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 13 Kevin Hayes | 25 James van Riemsdyk |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 18 Tyler Pitlick | 21 Scott Laughton | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 44 Chris Stewart | 12 Michael Raffl | 81 Carsen Twarynski |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 61 Justin Braun | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 15 Matt Niskanen | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | |
| Goalie | ||
| 79 Carter Hart | 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
The Flyers did not have a morning skate after playing on Tuesday night. There is always a chance that Connor Bunnaman or Sam Morin could slot into the lineup, but that will not be known until closer to game time.
Oilers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Adam Larsson, Joakim Nygard
Scratches: Gaetan Haas, Brandon Manning
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 29 Leon Draisaitl | 97 Connor McDavid | 44 Zack Kassian |
| 39 Alex Chiasson | 93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 18 James Neal |
| 16 Jujhar Khaira | 23 Riley Sheahan | 52 Patrick Russell |
| 92 Tomas Jurco | 60 Markus Granlund | 15 Josh Archibald |
| Defense | ||
| 25 Darnell Nurse | 74 Ethan Bear | |
| 77 Oscar Klefbom | 36 Joel Persson | |
| 4 Kris Russell | 83 Matt Benning | |
| Goalie | ||
| 19 Mikko Koskinen | 41 Mike Smith |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (7th), Oilers (2nd)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (5th), Oilers (1st)
- Recent History vs. Oilers
- Dec. 14, 2018 – Oilers 4, Flyers 1 (at EDM)
- Feb. 2, 2019 – Flyers 5, Oilers 4 (F/OT) (at PHI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Oilers
- Claude Giroux – 15 GP, 7 G, 12 A, 19 P
- Jake Voracek – 24 GP, 4 G, 20 A, 24 P
- James van Riemsdyk – 14 GP, 5 G, 6 A, 11 P
- Carter Hart – 1 GP, 1-0-0, 3.87 GAA, .909 SV%
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic/97.3 ESPN
