Flyers-Blues: Game 47 Preview

After a thrilling comeback win over the Bruins capped off a 2-1-0 stretch at home, it's back on the road for the Flyers, where they will be put to the test once again.

The Flyers faced both the Capitals and Bruins on home ice, and at the time, each was at least in a tie for the most points in the NHL. Their only remaining road game before the All-Star break and bye week is also against a team tied for the most points in the standings. The defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues await in a Wednesday night matchup.

Game time is 8 p.m.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	St. Louis Blues	GP	G	A	P
Travis Konecny	43	14	25	39	David Perron	47	20	26	46
Sean Couturier	46	13	26	39	Brayden Schenn	47	17	23	40
Jake Voracek	46	8	28	36	Ryan O'Reilly	47	8	32	40
Claude Giroux	46	13	18	31	Jaden Schwartz	47	16	23	39
Kevin Hayes	46	14	12	26	Alex Pietrangelo	47	12	26	38

Player to Watch
14 Sean Couturier	10 Brayden Schenn
Last 5 Games: 1 G, 5 A, 6 P, +3	Last 5 Games: 0 G, 6 A, 6 P, -1

Sean Couturier scored on Monday to snap a four-game goalless drought and posted a three-point game to move into a tie for the team lead in points. With six points over his last five games, Couturier has stepped up in a big way lately and will need to again on the road against the West's best team.

Brayden Schenn has piled up plenty of points over the last few games, but all of them have been assists. He has not scored since a two-goal game on Dec. 23, a nine-game goalless drought, while posting nine assists in that time. The former Flyer sure seems due, and that doesn't bode well for the Flyers.

Projected Goalie Matchup
37 Brian Elliott	50 Jordan Binnington
21 GP, 9-5-3, 3.16 GAA, .896 SV%	33 GP, 22-7-4, 2.47 GAA, .917 SV%

Brian Elliott gets the start on Wednesday night against his former team. Elliott suffered the loss in his last start in Carolina on Jan. 7, making 28 saves on 33 shots.

Jordan Binnington picked up where he left off a year ago. He's obviously come such a long way since his first NHL win and shutout in Philadelphia on Jan. 7 last year. Aside from a disastrous night against Colorado, where he allowed seven goals on 41 shots, Binnington has wins in nine of his last 10 starts.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Injuries: Carter Hart (lower right abdominal, 2-to-3 weeks), Shayne Gostisbehere (knee, 3 weeks), Justin Braun (groin, out until All-Star break), Nolan Patrick (migrane disorder, out indefinitely), Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma, out for season)

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
28 Claude Giroux	13 Kevin Hayes	11 Travis Konecny
12 Michael Raffl	14 Sean Couturier	93 Jake Voracek
25 James van Riemsdyk	21 Scott Laughton	62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
18 Tyler Pitlick	82 Connor Bunnaman	44 Chris Stewart
Defense
9 Ivan Provorov	15 Matt Niskanen
6 Travis Sanheim	5 Phil Myers
8 Robert Hagg	59 Mark Friedman
Goalie
79 Carter Hart	49 Alex Lyon

Lineup Notes

With the news of Carter Hart's injury, Alex Lyon has been called up to fill in as the backup. To make room for Lyon on the roster, the Flyers sent down Joel Farabee for Wednesday's game and placed Chris Stewart on waivers. Stewart will play on Wednesday before Farabee likely rejoins the team on Thursday.

Blues Projected Lineup

Injuries: Vladimir Tarasenko, Sammy Blais, Colton Parayko

Scratches: Troy Brouwer, Jordan Kyrou, Carl Gunnarsson

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
17 Jaden Schwartz	10 Brayden Schenn	70 Oskar Sundqvist
12 Zach Sanford	90 Ryan O'Reilly	57 David Perron
20 Alex Steen	18 Robert Thomas	21 Tyler Bozak
28 Mackenzie MacEachern	61 Jacob de la Rose	49 Ivan Barbashev
Defense
29 Vince Dunn	27 Alex Pietrangelo
19 Jay Bouwmeester	72 Justin Faulk
77 Niko Mikkola	41 Robert Bortuzzo
Goalie
50 Jordan Binnington	34 Jake Allen

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (21st), Blues (4th)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (11th), Blues (13th)
Recent History vs. Blues
- Jan. 7, 2019 - Blues 3, Flyers 0 (at PHI)
- April 4, 2019 - Blues 7, Flyers 3 (at STL)
Flyers Leaders vs. Blues
- Claude Giroux - 16 GP, 4 G, 8 A, 12 P
- Jake Voracek - 31 GP, 6 G, 11 A, 17 P
- James van Riemsdyk - 15 GP, 4 G, 2 A, 6 P
- Brian Elliott - 7 GP, 5-2-0, 2.90 GAA, .898 SV%

Where to Watch
TV: NBCSN
Radio: 93.3 WMMR

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