The Philadelphia Flyers (8-13-3) lost a heartbreaker last night in the final 11 seconds to the San Jose Sharks. They will play their 2nd game of a 3 game roadtrip tonight in Anaheim.
Coach Craig Berube has once again scratched Vincent Lecavalier and Michael Del Zotto for tonight's game.
The Flyers played well enough to win last night, but couldn't get it done. Hopefully the puck bounces their way tonight.
Steve Mason starts again tonight in the 2nd half of a back-to-back.
The Ducks are coming off a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.
Anaheim is led up front by the duo of Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, who are deemed by some to be the Crosby-Malkin of the West. Young defenseman Sami Vatanen has also chipped in 20 points so far in this young season.
The newly acquired Ryan Kesler is playing well for the Ducks, after being rumored to potentially come to Philly last season.
Frederik Andersen will start in net for the Ducks.
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (5th overall, 17th on road), Ducks (20th overall, 15th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (30th overall, 30th on road), Ducks (7th overall, 8th at home)
- The Flyers lost a close game to the Ducks earlier this season, 4-3 in a shootout.
- Milestone Watch: R.J. Umberger needs one assist for 200 in his career.
Flyers scratches: Vincent Lecavalier, Carlo Colaiacovo, Michael Del Zotto
Flyers Projected Lineup
Line 1: Michael Raffl-Claude Giroux-Jake Voracek
Line 2: Brayden Schenn-Scott Laughton-Wayne Simmonds
Line 3: Zac Rinaldo-Sean Couturier-Matt Read
Line 4:R.J. Umbereger–Pierre-Edouard Bellemare-Chris VandeVelde
D-Pair 1: Nick Grossmann-Mark Streit
D-Pair 2: Braydon Coburn-Nick Schultz
D-Pair 3:Andrew MacDonald-Luke Schenn
Goalie: Steve Mason
Where to Watch:
TV: The Comcast Network
Listen : 93.3 WMMR
Ryan Gilbert is a contributing writer for Flyerdelphia and can be found on Twitter @RiskyBryzness
