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Flyers-Sabres: Game 63 Preview
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All posts by Kevin DursoPublished26 Feb 2019
(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Monday's trade deadline came and went without much change for the Flyers. The one roster move made was a significant one, with Wayne Simmonds heading to Nashville in a trade that returned forward Ryan Hartman and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2020.
The rest of the Flyers move forward with the remainder of the season, trying to continue the playoff push. They can leapfrog one team ahead of them in the standings on Tuesday night, as they face the Buffalo Sabres.
Game time is at 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Buffalo Sabres | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 62 | 18 | 45 | 63 | Jack Eichel | 59 | 21 | 47 | 62 |
| Sean Couturier | 60 | 25 | 33 | 58 | Sam Reinhart | 62 | 18 | 39 | 57 |
| Jake Voracek | 62 | 16 | 37 | 53 | Jeff Skinner | 62 | 36 | 20 | 56 |
| Travis Konecny | 62 | 18 | 19 | 37 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 62 | 5 | 33 | 38 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 46 | 16 | 14 | 30 | Rasmus Dahlin | 62 | 8 | 28 | 36 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 38 Ryan Hartman | 23 Sam Reinhart |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, E | Last 5 Games: 5 G, 2 A, 7 P, -3 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 37 Brian Elliott | 35 Linus Ullmark |
| 17 GP, 7-7-0, 2.54 GAA, .917 SV% | 28 GP, 13-8-4, 3.03 GAA, .909 SV% |
Brian Elliott made 40 saves in the win on Saturday in the Stadium Series, his first start since Nov. 15. That has earned him another start on Tuesday against Buffalo.
With regular starter Carter Hutton going against Toronto on Monday night, Linus Ullmark gets the start on Tuesday against the Flyers. Ullmark has lost his last three starts, allowed four goals or more in two of them.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Carter Hart, Michal Neuvirth, Sam Morin
Scratches: Phil Varone
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 19 Nolan Patrick | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 21 Scott Laughton | 38 Ryan Hartman |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 10 Corban Knight | |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 6 Travis Sanheim | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 47 Andrew MacDonald | 61 Phil Myers |
| Goalie | ||
| 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
After a series of roster moves on Monday, the Flyers will have Ryan Hartman in the lineup. The Flyers will use seven defensemen and 11 forwards in the lineup. The assumption is Phil Varone will be the forward out of the lineup, though nothing was officially announced.
Sabres Projected Lineup
Injuries: Casey Mittelstadt
Scratches: Casey Nelson, Matt Hunwick
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 53 Jeff Skinner | 9 Jack Eichel | 29 Jason Pominville |
| 43 Conor Sheary | 71 Evan Rodrigues | 23 Sam Reinhart |
| 72 Tage Thompson | 17 Vladimir Sobotka | 21 Kyle Okposo |
| 20 Scott Wilson | 22 Johan Larsson | 28 Zemgus Girgensons |
| Defense | ||
| 19 Jake McCabe | 55 Rasmus Ristolainen | |
| 26 Rasmus Dahlin | 4 Zach Bogosian | |
| 6 Marco Scandella | 62 Brandon Montour | |
| Goalie | ||
| 35 Linus Ullmark |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (T-21st, 15th at home), Sabres (18th, T-26th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (28th, 23rd at home), Sabres (5th, T-16th on road)
- Recent History vs. Sabres
- Nov. 21, 2018 – Sabres 5, Flyers 2 (at BUF)
- Dec. 8, 2018 – Flyers 6, Sabres 2 (at BUF)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Sabres
- Claude Giroux -35 GP, 7 G, 28 A, 35 P
- Jake Voracek – 28 GP, 3 G, 17 A, 20 P
- James van Riemsdyk – 34 GP, 14 G, 7 A, 21 P
- Brian Elliott – 16 GP, 12-2-2, 1.81 GAA, .939 SV%
- Milestone Watch
- Sean Couturier needs one assist to reach 200 for his career.
- Radko Gudas needs two points to reach 100 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
