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Flyers-Senators: Game 4 Preview
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All posts by Kevin DursoPublished10 Oct 2018
(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
It's hard to forget about the embarrassment from the Flyers in Tuesday's home opener, but they will have to turn the page quickly, heading back to the ice against the Ottawa Senators on the road on Wednesday night.
It provides the Flyers with a chance to quickly put the loss behind them, but against a Senators team that so many have predicted will be the worst in the league, don't expect it to be easy.
Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Ottawa Senators | GP | G | A | P |
| Wayne Simmonds | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Thomas Chabot | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Claude Giroux | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Ryan Dzingel | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jake Voracek | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Zack Smith | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Robert Hagg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Dylan DeMelo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Mikhail Vorobyev | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Chris Tierney | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 72 Thomas Chabot |
| Last 5 Games: 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, -5 | Last 5 Games: 2 G, 3 A, 5 P, +2 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 33 Calvin Pickard | 41 Craig Anderson |
| 0-0-0, -.– GAA, — SV% | 1-0-1, 3.47 GAA, .913 SV% |
After Brian Elliott took a beating in an 8-2 loss on Tuesday, Calvin Pickard gets into the net for the first time with the Flyers. It's his first NHL start since Dec. 29, 2017.
Craig Anderson gets the start for the Senators. Anderson's last start was a 37-save win over the Toronto Maple Leafs and he has great numbers against the Flyers with 12 wins in 22 starts and a 2.75 GAA.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: James van Riemsdyk, Michal Neuvirth, Corban Knight
Scratches: Dale Weise, Christian Folin
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 19 Nolan Patrick | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 40 Jordan Weal | 24 Mikhail Vorobyev | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 21 Scott Laughton | 15 Jori Lehtera | 12 Michael Raffl |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| Goalie | ||
| 33 Calvin Pickard |
Lineup Notes
With no morning skate, the Flyers will presumably go with the same lineup as Tuesday unless something changes during warmups.
Senators Projected Lineup
Injuries: Clarke MacArthur, Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Scratches: Paul Carey, Ben Harpur
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 18 Ryan Dzingel | 15 Zack Smith | 61 Mark Stone |
| 7 Brady Tkachuk | 95 Matt Duchene | 89 Mikkel Boedker |
| 59 Alex Formenton | 71 Chris Tierney | 9 Bobby Ryan |
| 56 Magnus Paajarvi | 36 Colin White | 10 Tom Pyatt |
| Defense | ||
| 72 Thomas Chabot | 2 Dylan DeMelo | |
| 58 Maxime Lajoie | 5 Cody Ceci | |
| 74 Mark Borowiecki | 6 Chris Wideman | |
| Goalie | ||
| 41 Craig Anderson |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (T-15th), Senators (T-21st)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-16th), Sharks (T-24th)
- Recent History vs. Senators
- Oct. 26, 2017 – Senators 5, Flyers 4 (at OTT)
- Feb. 3, 2018 – Senators 4, Flyers 3 F/SO (at PHI)
- Feb. 24, 2018 – Flyers 5, Senators 3 (at OTT)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Senators
- Jake Voracek – 25 GP, 9 G, 12 A, 21 P
- Sean Couturier – 21 GP, 8 G, 8 A, 16 P
- Wayne Simmonds – 23 GP, 9 G, 7 A, 16 P
- Calvin Pickard – 3 GP, 0-3-0, 3.45 GAA, .900 SV%
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
