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Flyers-Wild: Game 57 Preview
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All posts by Kevin DursoPublished12 Feb 2019
(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers playoff hopes took a hit with a loss to Pittsburgh on Monday at home, creating an eight-point deficit in the playoff race once again. The Flyers don't get any time to dwell on the loss.
They are right back in action on Tuesday night, taking on the Minnesota Wild, a team they defeated a month ago at the start of an eight-game winning streak.
Game time is at 8 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Minnesota Wild | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 56 | 16 | 43 | 59 | Zach Parise | 55 | 22 | 26 | 48 |
| Sean Couturier | 54 | 23 | 25 | 48 | Mikael Granlund | 56 | 13 | 32 | 45 |
| Jake Voracek | 56 | 14 | 34 | 48 | Ryan Suter | 56 | 6 | 31 | 37 |
| Travis Konecny | 56 | 15 | 18 | 33 | Eric Staal | 55 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 40 | 13 | 13 | 26 | Jared Spurgeon | 56 | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 16 Jason Zucker |
| Last 5 Games: 0 G, 3 A, 3 P, -1 | Last 5 Games: 1 G, 3 A, 4 P, +1 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 41 Anthony Stolarz | 40 Devan Dubnyk |
| 11 GP, 3-3-3, 3.26 GAA, .903 SV% | 46 GP, 21-19-4, 2.57 GAA, .913 SV% |
Anthony Stolarz was in goal for the end of the Flyers eight-game winning streak, a game the Flyers lost, 3-2, in a shootout. Stolarz was hardly the reason for the defeat, making 37 saves on 39 shots to get the game to the shootout.
Devan Dubnyk made starts in back-to-back games after winning against the Devils on Feb. 9 by making just 16 saves on 18 shots. He lost on Feb. 10 to the Islanders despite allowing two goals on 34 shots. Dubnyk started against the Flyers on Jan. 14 and was pulled after two periods, allowing five goals on 20 shots.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Michal Neuvirth, Brian Elliott
Scratches: Phil Myers, Justin Bailey
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 28 Claude Giroux | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 21 Scott Laughton | 19 Nolan Patrick | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 44 Phil Varone | 24 Mikhail Vorobyev | 12 Michael Raffl |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 6 Travis Sanheim | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 41 Anthony Stolarz |
Lineup Notes
With no morning skate following Monday's game, any lineup changes will be learned during warmups, though none are expected.
Wild Projected Lineup
Injuries: Mikko Koivu, Mathew Dumba, Pontus Aberg
Scratches: Matt Hendricks, Brad Hunt
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 11 Zach Parise | 64 Mikael Granlund | 3 Charlie Coyle |
| 18 Jordan Greenway | 12 Eric Staal | 16 Jason Zucker |
| 17 Marcus Foligno | 14 Joel Eriksson Ek | 19 Luke Kunin |
| 37 Kyle Rau | 49 Victor Rask | 21 Eric Fehr |
| Defense | ||
| 20 Ryan Suter | 46 Jared Spurgeon | |
| 25 Jonas Brodin | 2 Anthony Bitetto | |
| 36 Nick Seeler | 29 Greg Pateryn | |
| Goalie | ||
| 40 Devan Dubnyk |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (23rd, 31st on road), Wild (T-11th, 13th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (28th, T-26th on road), Wild (7th, 4th at home)
- Recent History vs. Wild
- Nov. 11, 2017 – Wild 1, Flyers 0 (at PHI)
- Nov. 14, 2017 – Wild 3, Flyers 0 (at MIN)
- Jan. 14, 2019 – Flyers 7, Wild 4 (at PHI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Wild
- Jake Voracek – 22 GP, 3 G, 15 A, 18 P
- Wayne Simmonds – 24 GP, 7 G, 10 A, 17 P
- Claude Giroux – 14 GP, 3 G, 5 A, 8 P
- Milestone Watch
- Radko Gudas needs two points to reach 100 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 93.3 WMMR
