Flyers-Maple Leafs: Game 16 Preview

A marathon shootout is perhaps the only reason the Flyers are not currently on a four-game winning streak. It took 11 rounds of a shootout to get a decision between these two teams just a week ago.

The Flyers are now coming off two wins this week and have points in their last four games, as they travel north of the border to face 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	15	7	9	16	Auston Matthews	17	13	6	19
Oskar Lindblom	15	7	5	12	Mitch Marner	17	4	14	18
Jake Voracek	15	4	8	12	Morgan Rielly	17	3	13	16
Claude Giroux	15	4	8	12	Ilya Mikheyev	17	4	7	11
Sean Couturier	15	5	6	11	William Nylander	13	4	7	11

Player to Watch
28 Claude Giroux	91 John Tavares
Last 5 Games: 2 G, 3 A, 5 P, +2	Last 5 Games: 3 G, 2 A, 5 P, +2

The points are starting to come with more consistency for Claude Giroux. He has five points during a three-game points streak, including a goal and an assist in last Saturday's shootout loss to Toronto.

John Tavares is back from a fractured finger that kept him out for a little over two weeks. He was not in the lineup last Saturday when Toronto traveled to Philadelphia, but made his return just days later. In his last game, he scored the game-winning goal in overtime and had an assist on Toronto's other goal in a 2-1 win over Vegas.

Projected Goalie Matchup
37 Brian Elliott	31 Frederik Andersen
8 GP, 3-2-1, 3.05 GAA, .901 SV%	13 GP, 9-2-2, 2.69 GAA, .914 SV%

Brian Elliott gets the start in the first game of a weekend back-to-back. Elliott's last game was last Saturday's shootout loss to Toronto, where he made 23 saves on 26 shots in regulation and overtime.

Frederik Andersen was a big reason why Toronto escaped with a win last Saturday in Philadelphia, making 37 saves on 40 shots and allowing just one goal in the 11-round shootout. Since then, Andersen has won each of his last two starts, allowing just one goal to both the Kings and Golden Knights. During his three-game streak, Andersen has stopped 98 of 103 shots.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Injuries: Nolan Patrick, Scott Laughton

Scratches: Chris Stewart, Robert Hagg

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
25 James van Riemsdyk	28 Claude Giroux	49 Joel Farabee
23 Oskar Lindblom	14 Sean Couturier	11 Travis Konecny
81 Carsen Twarynski	13 Kevin Hayes	93 Jake Voracek
10 Andy Andreoff	12 Michael Raffl	18 Tyler Pitlick
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

Andy Andreoff enters the lineup after being recalled from the Phantoms on Friday. He will play on the fourth line. No other changes are expected to the lineup.

Maple Leafs Projected Lineup

Injuries: Zach Hyman

Scratches: Jason Spezza, Martin Marincin

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
18 Andreas Johnsson	34 Auston Matthews	88 William Nylander
42 Trevor Moore	91 John Tavares	16 Mitch Marner
65 Ilya Mikheyev	15 Alexander Kerfoot	24 Kasperi Kapanen
41 Dmytro Timashov	26 Nick Shore	33 Frederik Gauthier
Defense
44 Morgan Rielly	83 Cody Ceci
8 Jake Muzzin	94 Tyson Barrie
23 Travis Dermott	3 Justin Holl
Goalie
31 Frederik Andersen	30 Michael Hutchinson

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (T-9th), Maple Leafs (21st)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (12th), Maple Leafs (T-24th)
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)
- Nov. 2, 2019 - Maple Leafs 4, Flyers 3 (F/SO) (at PHI)
Flyers Leaders vs. Maple Leafs
- Claude Giroux - 35 GP, 12 G, 23 A, 35 P
- Jake Voracek - 27 GP, 6 G, 14 A, 20 P
- Travis Konecny - 10 GP, 3 G, 4 A, 7 P
- Brian Elliott - 19 GP, 8-7-2, 2.91 GAA, .903 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.