The Flyers head into Madison Square Garden on Thursday with a chance to reset after a tough stretch, opening a five-game road trip against a Rangers team that has stumbled a bit after its hot start.
Philadelphia is 4-9-4, while New York sits at 8-7-1. The Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak in their last outing by beating the St.
Louis Blues, but they’ve still dropped off sharply from where they began the season, winning only two of their last eight. The Flyers haven’t exactly surged either, though they’ve matched the Rangers with the same number of wins over the last 10 games and have one more point.
For the Flyers, the last game against the Minnesota Wild offered something to work with even in defeat. They battled well, but couldn’t cash in on their chances, and that’s been the story too often. Thursday gives them another shot to turn effort into results.
Here’s how the Flyers are lining up:
Forwards
Defensemen
Travis Sanheim - Jamie Drysdale
Cam York - Oliver Bonk
Nick Seeler - Simon Benoit
Goalies
Joseph Woll
Dan Vladar
Special Teams
PP1: Drysdale, Zegras, Barkey, Martone, Michkov
PP2: Bonk, Dvorak, Foerster, Tippett, Konecny
The Flyers’ Tuesday loss to the Wild may have been one of their best efforts of the season. They’re beyond the point of celebrating moral victories, but there was still plenty in that game to build on. The challenge now is putting it all together for 60 minutes.
In goal, Joseph Woll looks set to get the start. Dan Vladar has taken the last two starts and has played well, but Woll has struggled in his recent outings and appears due for a chance to rebound against the Rangers.
New York’s goaltending situation is still unsettled with Joonas Korpisalo out. That leaves Dylan Garand or James Reimer in line for the start, and after Garand got the last two, Reimer would seem to be the likely choice. Either way, the Flyers need to make the most of it.
Thursday also closes out a four-game homestand for the Rangers, who will head west after this one, just like the Flyers. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM ET.
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