The beat goes on for the Philadelphia Flyers (28-21-11), who have three straight wins as the trade deadline looms on Friday. One final game remains before then, as the Flyers welcome in the Utah Mammoth (32-25-4) at 7 PM.
How to WatchProjected Flyers Lines vs. MammothForwards
46 Trevor Zegras – 22 Christian Dvorak – 74 Owen Tippett
39 Matvei Michkov – 27 Noah Cates – 10 Bobby Brink
52 Denver Barkey – 14 Sean Couturier – 29 Nikita Grebenkin
44 Nicolas Deslauriers – 91 Carl Grundstrom – 19 Garnet Hathaway
Defense
6 Travis Sanheim – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
8 Cam York – 9 Jamie Drysdale
36 Emil Andrae – 47 Noah Juulsen
Goalies
80Â Dan Vladar
33Â Sam Ersson
Scratches:Â Adam Ginning
Injury & Roster UpdatesLineup Updates: Travis Konecny took morning skate but will be out for the second straight game. Nick Seeler did not participate in morning skate and is also out.Starting Goalie: Dan Vladar gets the start for the Flyers. Vladar made 29 saves on 31 shots in the shootout win over Toronto on Monday. He is 19-9-6 this season with a 2.40 GAA and .908 save percentage.InjuriesTravis Konecny: missed Monday’s game with an upper-body injury, day-to-dayNick Seeler: left Monday’s game with a lower-body injury, day-to-dayRodrigo Abols: fractured ankle, out at least two months from Jan. 21Tyson Foerster: surgery on right arm on Dec. 17, out five months.Opponent Snapshot: Utah MammothOpponent record: 32-25-4Special Teams RankingPower Play: 16.9% (26th)Penalty Kill: 77.7% (22nd)Who’s hot?: Clayton Keller has four multi-point games in his last six, including eight assists in that time. Dylan Guenther has three goals in four games since the return from the Olympic break.Who’s in net?: Vitek Vanecek gets the start for the Mammoth. Vanecek is making just his 15th appearance of the season. He has a 3-9-2 record with a 2.93 GAA and .884 save percentage.Injuries: The Mammoth have no players on injured reserve.Keys to the GameThe Deadline Looms: For now, the Flyers’ lineup still includes Rasmus Ristolainen, Bobby Brink, Owen Tippett, and Nic Deslauriers, all players linked to possible trade rumors. That doesn’t mean the lineup is set in stone as the final 24 hours before the deadline arrive.Battling Through Injuries: Travis Konecny is out for a second straight game and now Nick Seeler will miss tonight’s game after leaving Monday. The Flyers are once again being tasked with calling upon reinforcements just as the deadline approaches.Going for Four: The Flyers have not had a four-game winning streak all season. Their playoff hopes may still be on life support, but can they complete their longest winning streak of the season right at the deadline?By the NumbersThe Flyers have a 14-6-4 record against the Western Conference this season, including a 7-3-1 record against the Central Division.Both teams are on the positive side of goal differential in the third period. Utah has a +20 goal differential while the Flyers have a +11 goal differential in the third.The Flyers are 12-4-4 when scoring first. Utah has a 22-9-0 record when scoring the first goal.Quotable”Those last three games are huge for us. Put us right back in the thick of things. That’s what we want. We wanted to go on a run and nothing better than every game being so important.” – Cam York on the three-game winning streakX-FactorsNoah Cates: It looked like Cates was on his way to the game-winning goal in Toronto, but his late go-ahead tally was crucial nonetheless. Cates is on a four-game points streak since returning from the Olympic break.Clayton Keller: Who can forget how the last game between these two teams ended. Keller was right in the middle of it all, scoring the game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation, then winning it in overtime. Keller has just three goals since the two-goal game against the Flyers, but has started to heat up with points in five of his last six games.
Kevin Durso is Flyers insider for 97.3 ESPN. Follow him on social media @Kevin_Durso.
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