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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
For a small group of Flyers players, Sunday will be a time to put away the drills and take the ice for an actual game.
The preseason gets underway on Sunday afternoon with a matchup against the New York Islanders. The opening face-off is set for 1 p.m.
Flyers Projected Lineup
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 54 Oskar Lindblom | 64 Nolan Patrick | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 63 German Rubtsov | 24 Matt Read |
| 74 Mike Vecchione | 21 Scott Laughton | 15 Jori Lehtera |
| 42 Cole Bardreau | 46 Mikhail Vorobyev | 89 Ivan Kosorenkov |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 57 Travis Sanheim | |
| 48 Robert Hagg | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | |
| 50 Sam Morin | 61 Philippe Myers | |
| Goalie | ||
| 49 Alex Lyon | 32 Leland Irving |
The Islanders are throwing more veterans into their lineup. Team captain John Tavares and new offseason addition Jordan Eberle headline the group. The Islanders roster for the game is below.
- Forwards: Jordan Eberle, Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal, Andrew Ladd, Arnaud Durandeau, Jason Chimera, Anders Lee, Scott Eansor, John Stevens, Ross Johnston, Tanner Fritz, Michael Dal Colle, John Tavares
- Defensemen: Nick Leddy, Dennis Seidenberg, Ryan Pulock, Thomas Hickey, Kyle Burroughs, Mitchell Vande Sompel
- Goalies: Christopher Gibson, Kristers Gudlevskis
The Flyers will next take the ice for a preseason game on Wednesday in a split-squad matchup with the Islanders. One game will take place in Allentown at PPL Center and another in Brooklyn.
The players not participating in Sunday's game against the Islanders are skating in a morning session at Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees.
Where to Watch
Online: Islanders.com
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
