Flyers-Jets: Game 33 Preview

The Flyers have played their last two games with a shorthanded lineup, down three regulars in Wednesday's game in Colorado and playing more than half of Saturday's game without five regulars in Minnesota. The devastating news regarding Oskar Lindblom's health hasn't helped matters either.

Following a 4-1 loss to Minnesota, the team's first set of back-to-back regulation losses since Oct. 27 and 29, the Flyers have to get right back on the ice on Sunday to finish up a three-game road trip. They take on the Winnipeg Jets.

Game time is at 5 p.m.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	Winnipeg Jets	GP	G	A	P
Travis Konecny	30	11	17	28	Mark Scheifele	32	14	18	32
Sean Couturier	32	8	15	23	Patrik Laine	30	9	21	30
Jake Voracek	32	6	16	22	Kyle Connor	32	13	16	29
Claude Giroux	32	10	12	22	Nikolaj Ehlers	32	13	11	24
Ivan Provorov	32	7	12	19	Blake Wheeler	32	8	15	23

Player to Watch
28 Claude Giroux	55 Mark Scheifele
Last 5 Games: 2 G, 1 A, 3 P, +1	Last 5 Games: 5 G, 3 A, 8 P, +6

The Flyers may have been shorthanded, but Alain Vigneault offered a valid point that late in the game, the Flyers had an opportunity down by two with their best players on the ice to make it a game again. The Flyers really need their veteran leaders to step up in this time, and that starts with captain Claude Giroux.

Mark Scheifele is currently on a five-game points streak with five goals and eight points in that time. Scheifele has 13 points in 11 career games against the Flyers, including three goals.

Projected Goalie Matchup
37 Brian Elliott	37 Connor Hellebuyck
15 GP, 7-3-2, 2.66 GAA, .915 SV%	26 GP,15-8-2, 2.31 GAA, .931 SV%

Brian Elliott will get the start for the Flyers in the second half of a back-to-back. Elliott suffered a loss in his last start to Arizona last Thursday. He had won his previous three starts, all on the road.

Connor Hellebuyck has been one of the league's best goalies this season. His 2.31 GAA ranks 10th in the NHL and his .931 save percentage ranks sixth in the league. Hellebuyck took the loss in his last start, allowing four goals on 33 shots to the Red Wings on Thursday.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Injuries: Scott Laughton, Tyler Pitlick, Oskar Lindblom, Travis Konecny, Michael Raffl, Nolan Patrick

Scratches: Phil Myers

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
28 Claude Giroux	14 Sean Couturier	49 Joel Farabee
81 Carsen Twarynski	13 Kevin Hayes	93 Jake Voracek
25 James van Riemsdyk	48 Morgan Frost	62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
72 David Kase	24 Mikhail Vorobyev	44 Chris Stewart
Defense
9 Ivan Provorov	15 Matt Niskanen
6 Travis Sanheim	61 Justin Braun
53 Shayne Gostisbehere	8 Robert Hagg
Goalie
79 Carter Hart	37 Brian Elliott

Lineup Notes

With forwards Scott Laughton and Tyler Pitlick joining a growing injured list, the Flyers had to scramble to make two call-ups for Sunday's game. The team has not officially announced call-ups, but there are reports that Carsen Twarynski and Nicolas Aube-Kubel will join the team and play in place of the two injured forwards. There has been no update on the status of the injuries just yet.

Jets Projected Lineup

Injuries: Mark Letestu, Bryan Little, Dmitry Kulikov

Scratches: Carl Dahlstrom, Joona Luoto

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
81 Kyle Connor	55 Mark Scheifele	29 Patrik Laine
27 Nikolaj Ehlers	26 Blake Wheeler	85 Mathieu Perreault
9 Andrew Copp	17 Adam Lowry	28 Jack Roslovic
57 Gabriel Bourque	21 Nick Shore	38 Logan Shaw
Defense
44 Josh Morrissey	3 Tucker Poolman
5 Luca Sbisa	4 Neal Pionk
88 Nathan Beaulieu	2 Anthony Bitetto
Goalie
37 Connor Hellebuyck	30 Laurent Brossoit

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (T-17th), Jets (25th)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (3rd), Jets (27th)
Recent History vs. Jets
- Dec. 9, 2018 - Jets 7, Flyers 1 (at WPG)
- Jan. 28, 2019 - Flyers 3, Jets 1 (at PHI)
Flyers Leaders vs. Jets
- Claude Giroux - 29 GP, 8 G, 19 A, 27 P
- Jake Voracek - 23 GP, 6 G, 13 A, 19 P
- James van Riemsdyk - 26 GP, 5 G, 13 A, 18 P
- Brian Elliott - 18 GP, 10-2-5, 2.37 GAA, .916 SV%

Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Radio: 93.3 WMMR