Flyers-Canucks Preview: Jones Makes Hometown Begin

The Flyers are proper again at it on Thursday evening. Lower than 24 hours faraway from an enormous highway win towards the undefeated Edmonton Oilers, the Flyers will face-off once more and go towards the crew that opened their schedule only a couple weeks earlier.

The Vancouver Canucks are available in with a modest 3-3-1 document within the first seven video games of their season, together with the 5-4 shootout victory in Philadelphia on Oct. 15. The Flyers will probably be searching for a unique consequence as they appear to construct on Wednesday’s win.

Recreation time is at 10 p.m.

Workforce Leaders

It has been a scorching begin to the season for Claude Giroux, who has 4 objectives in his first 5 video games. He opened the scoring for the Flyers in every of the final two video games and appears to proceed his scorching streak in Vancouver.

When Vancouver visited Philadelphia a pair weeks in the past, it was their second sport of the season. Bo Horvat didn’t document a degree for the second straight sport and was a minus-2 that evening. Since then, he has picked up 5 factors in his final 5 video games, together with 4 objectives, getting into Thursday’s sport on a scorching streak of his personal.

Canucks Scratches: Tucker Poolman (damage), Jason Dickinson (damage), Justin Dowling (damage), Brandon Sutter (damage), Brady Keeper (damage), Tyler Motte (damage), Jack Rathbone (wholesome)

Lineup Notes

• Flyers: After taking part in on Wednesday evening, the Flyers didn’t have a morning skate on Thursday. They might get Patrick Brown into the lineup for this sport, however there isn’t a certainty that may occur in the intervening time. It seems that Ryan Ellis will miss one other sport with an damage as effectively.
• Canucks: Tucker Poolman could also be a late scratch as a consequence of damage. He left the morning skate early and will probably be a game-time choice. The Canucks will even have Jason Dickinson out for a second straight sport with an damage.

Recreation Notes

• Energy Play: Flyers (fifth), Canucks (14th)
• Penalty Kill: Flyers (twentieth), Canucks (twenty third)
• Latest Historical past vs. Canucks
  • Oct. 15, 2021 – Canucks 5, Flyers 4 (F/SO) (at PHI)
  • Nov. 25, 2019 – Flyers 2, Canucks 1 (at PHI)
  • Oct. 12, 2019 – Canucks 3, Flyers 2 (F/SO) (at VAN)
• Flyers Leaders vs. Canucks
  • Joel Farabee – 2 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P
  • Claude Giroux – 19 GP, 5 G, 10 A, 15 P
  • Rasmus Ristolainen – 14 GP, 2 G, 9 A, 11 P
  • Sean Couturier – 15 GP, 4 G, 6 A, 10 P
  • Cam Atkinson – 17 GP, 6 G, 5 A, 11 P
  • Martin Jones – 13 GP, 9-3-1, 2.00 GAA, .936 SV%
• Milestone Watch
  • Rasmus Ristolainen wants one help to succeed in 200 for his profession.
  • Travis Konecny wants three objectives to succeed in 100 for his profession.
  • Claude Giroux wants six power-play factors to cross Bobby Clarke for the Flyers all-time franchise lead.

The place to Watch
TV: NBC Sports activities Philadelphia+
Radio: Flyers Broadcast Community

Kevin Durso is Flyers insider for 97.3 ESPN and Flyers editor for SportsTalkPhilly.com. Observe him on Twitter @Kevin_Durso.

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