Flyers Game 77: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Bruins
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The Philadelphia Flyers (38-26-12) play their next biggest game of the season on Sunday, hosting the Boston Bruins (43-26-8) at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Philly snapped a quick losing skid on Friday with a dominating 4-1 win over the New York Islanders. That pushes the Flyers to 7-3-0 over the last 10 and 3-2-0 over the last 5. Philly could end the day on Sunday in a playoff position.
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The Bruins come to Philadelphia with back-to-back losses, including on Saturday vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning. Before that, they had four straight wins over playoff teams, including the Stars, Sabers, and Wild. They’re 3-2-0 over the last five and 6-3-1 in their last 10.
Puck drop is at 3:30 p.m. EST at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Here is how the Flyers are expected to line up.
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Flyers lines & pairs vs. Bruins
Forwards
Tyson Foerster–Trevor Zegras–Owen Tippett
Travis Konecny–Christian Dvorak–Porter Martone
Alex Bump–Noah Cates–Matvei Michkov
Sean Couturier–Luke Glendening–Garnet Hathaway
Defensemen
Travis Sanheim–Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York–Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler–Emil Andrae
Goaltenders
Dan Vladar
Sam Ersson
Special Teams
PP1: Ristolainen, Dvorak, Zegras, Foerster, Konecny
PP2: Drysdale, Cates, Tippett, Martone, Michkov
PK1: Cates, Couturier, York, Sanheim
PK 2: Dvorak, Tippett, Seeler, Ristolainen
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Game Notes
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. With the 3:30 p.m. EST start, the Flyers won’t have a morning skate. Lineups will be a bit of a guess. If I had to guess, the Flyers don’t change a thing after a near-perfect game vs. the Islanders on Friday.
That includes the goalie. With the day off in between, I’d expect Dan Vladar to be in goal against the Bruins. It’s the next biggest game of the season for the Flyers as they push for the playoffs. He was excellent vs. the Islanders. The Flyers will need that again on Sunday.
Owen Tippett is now at 28 goals on the season. He’s tied his career-high and is one shy of breaking 30 for the first time. He is red hot right now. I’d look for him to keep it up on Sunday vs. the Bruins and inch closer to 30.
For the first time in the new calendar year, the Boston Bruins have lost two straight games in regulation. The Flyers have the chance to make it three straight. Jeremy Swayman was in goal for the Bruins’ 5:00 p.m. EST game on Saturday, so expect Joonas Korpisalo in goal on Sunday. In 28 games this season, Korpisalo has a 3.27 GAA and .889 SV%.
With the Flyers getting the best-case scenario on Saturday, they could be in the 3rd Metropolitan spot on Sunday with a win or overtime loss.
How to Watch Flyers vs. Bruins
TV: TNT, TruTV, HBO Max
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
Puck drop is at 3:30 p.m. EST at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
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