Flyers-Blues Preview: Marching In

The road trip could not have started better for the Flyers. After erasing a two-goal deficit at home against Montreal on Wednesday, they repeated that feat on Friday in an overtime win in Minnesota. Then, the turned a scheduled loss with the odds stacked against them against the NHL's best into a shutout win in Winnipeg.

As the road trip comes to an end, the Flyers go into Monday night with a 13-6-4 record on the road this season. They face the St. Louis Blues, who have certainly enjoyed the comforts of home more than the road, with a 13-7-1 record on home ice.

Game time is 8 p.m.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	St. Louis Blues	GP	G	A	P
Travis Konecny	43	21	18	39	Robert Thomas	41	16	28	44
Joel Farabee	43	14	19	33	Pavel Buchnevich	39	13	19	32
Sean Couturier	40	10	19	29	Jordan Kyrou	41	12	19	31
Owen Tippett	43	15	11	26	Kevin Hayes	41	10	10	20
Travis Sanheim	42	4	21	25	Brayden Schenn	41	9	10	19

Cam Atkinson snapped a 26-game goalless drought in a big way on Saturday. His two goals were the only offense in the 2-0 shutout win over the Jets. If his celebration on the first goal was any indication, perhaps the monkey is off Atkinson's back and a goal-scoring streak is on the horizon.

Jordan Kyrou had a big game against the Rangers on Thursday, recording a hat trick. Despite that, the recent games have been a struggle for Kyrou. Since returning from the holiday break, Kyrou has been held without a goal in every other game and has just three assists in eight games.

Carter Hart gets the start for the Flyers. Hart made 26 saves on 29 shots in an overtime win over Minnesota in his last start on Friday.

Joel Hofer gets the start for the Blues. Hofer made 26 saves on 30 shots in his last start against Florida on Jan. 9. This will be just his second start of 2024.

Projected Lineups

Flyers Scratches: Sean Couturier (injury), Jamie Drysdale (illness), Marc Staal (healthy)

Blues Scratches: Marco Scandella (healthy)

Lineup Notes

Flyers: Noah Cates makes his return to the lineup for the first time since Nov. 25, when he suffered a broken foot. Marc Staal will come out of the lineup as a result. Both Sean Couturier and Jamie Drysdale remain unavailable for Monday's game.
Blues: There is some shuffling within the lines, but the Blues lineup will feature the same personnel as last game.

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (12.4% - 32nd), Blues (13.3% - 30th)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (86.8% - 1st), Blues (78.0% - 22nd)
Recent History vs. Blues
- Apr. 4, 2023 - Blues 4, Flyers 2 (at STL)
- Nov. 8, 2022 - Flyers 5, Blues 1 (at PHI)
Flyers Leaders vs. Jets
- Cam Atkinson: 22 GP, 5 G, 13 A, 18 P
- Travis Konecny: 11 GP, 4 G, 5 A, 9 P
- Sean Couturier: 14 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 7 P
- Carter Hart: 2 GP, 0-1-0, 2.68 GAA, .924 SV%
- Sam Ersson: 1 GP, 0-1-0, 3.06 GAA, .903 SV%
Milestone Watch
- Sean Couturier needs one assist to reach 300 for his career.