Flyers-Maple Leafs: Game 13 Preview

A hard-fought, tight-checking game resulted in a win for the Flyers in New Jersey in a shootout, getting things back on track, even slightly, as the Flyers snapped a two-game losing streak.

The month of November is going to be a constant test. The Flyers play 16 games in the month, starting with Friday's win, and that includes four sets of back-to-backs. The first of the four back-to-backs concludes on Saturday night on home ice as the Flyers take on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Game time is at 7 p.m.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	Toronto Maple Leafs	GP	G	A	P
Travis Konecny	12	6	8	14	Auston Matthews	14	11	5	16
Oskar Lindblom	12	7	3	10	Mitch Marner	14	3	13	16
Jake Voracek	12	4	5	9	Morgan Rielly	14	3	11	14
Sean Couturier	12	3	5	8	Ilya Mikheyev	14	4	6	10
Kevin Hayes	12	4	3	7	Andreas Johnsson	14	4	5	9

Player to Watch
23 Oskar Lindblom	34 Auston Matthews
Last 5 Games: 3 G, 1 A, 4 P, -1	Last 5 Games: 4 G, 3 A, 7 P, +2

If you want to find consistent production on the Flyers so far this season, you turn to the line of Sean Couturier, Oskar Lindblom and Travis Konecny. Lindblom has been leading the way with seven goals, including goals in three of the last five games.

Auston Matthews has continued to be a huge goal-scoring threat. In Toronto's last game on Tuesday, he had three points including a pair of goals against Washington, bringing his season totals to 11 goals and 16 points. Matthews has three goals and six points in seven career games against the Flyers.

Projected Goalie Matchup
37 Brian Elliott	31 Frederik Andersen
7 GP, 3-2-0, 3.10 GAA, .904 SV%	10 GP, 6-2-2, 3.03 GAA, .901 SV%

Brian Elliott was in for six of the seven goals allowed against the Penguins on Tuesday before being pulled after the second period. Elliott had been playing very well up to that point with wins in three straight starts. He will get the start in the back-end of this back-to-back.

Frederik Andersen has been the Leafs go-to in goal this season, though he has struggled at times. Aside from a win over San Jose where he allowed one goal on just 17 shots faced, Andersen has allowed three goals or more in three of his last four starts, including two overtime losses.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Injuries: Nolan Patrick, Scott Laughton

Scratches: Tyler Pitlick, Robert Hagg

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
25 James van Riemsdyk	28 Claude Giroux	93 Jake Voracek
23 Oskar Lindblom	14 Sean Couturier	11 Travis Konecny
12 Michael Raffl	13 Kevin Hayes	49 Joel Farabee
81 Carsen Twarynski	50 German Rubtsov	44 Chris Stewart
Defense
9 Ivan Provorov	15 Matt Niskanen
53 Shayne Gostisbehere	61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim	5 Phil Myers
Goalie
37 Brian Elliott	79 Carter Hart

Lineup Notes

Any changes to the Flyers lineup will not be known until closer to game time, possibly even at the pre-game warmup. No changes are expected.

Maple Leafs Projected Lineup

Injuries: John Tavares, Zach Hyman, Jake Muzzin

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
18 Andreas Johnsson	34 Auston Matthews	88 William Nylander
65 Ilya Mikheyev	15 Alexander Kerfoot	16 Mitch Marner
42 Trevor Moore	19 Jason Spezza	24 Kasperi Kapanen
41 Dmytro Timashov	26 Nick Shore	33 Frederik Gauthier
Defense
44 Morgan Rielly	83 Cody Ceci
52 Martin Marincin	94 Tyson Barrie
23 Travis Dermott	3 Justin Holl
Goalie
31 Frederik Andersen	30 Michael Hutchinson

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (13th), Maple Leafs (17th)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-13th), Maple Leafs (T-22nd)
Recent History vs. Maple Leafs
- Nov. 24, 2018 - Maple Leafs 6, Flyers 0 (at TOR)
- March 15, 2019 - Maple Leafs 7, Flyers 6 (at TOR)
- March 27, 2019 - Flyers 5, Maple Leafs 4 (F/SO) (at PHI)
Flyers Leaders vs. Maple Leafs
- Claude Giroux - 34 GP, 11 G, 22 A, 33 P
- Travis Konecny - 9 GP, 3 G, 4 A, 7 P
- Shayne Gostisbehere - 12 GP, 4 G, 5 A, 9 P
- Jake Voracek - 26 GP, 6 G, 12 A, 18 P
- Brian Elliott - 18 GP, 8-7-1, 2.91 GAA, .904 SV%
Milestone Watch
- Jake Voracek needs one goal to reach 200 for his career.
- Kevin Hayes needs four goals to reach 100 for his career.