Flyers-Penguins: Game 11 Preview

The Flyers three-game winning streak was snapped by the Islanders on Sunday night in a game that was more lopsided than the score indicated. The 5-3 loss wasn't pretty, especially following a dramatic win the night before.

The Flyers have had their share of dramatic finishes against Tuesday night's opponent of late. Last season, the Flyers won their first two games against the Penguins in overtime, rallying from a 3-1 deficit to win the 2019 Stadium Series in Philadelphia in overtime, 4-3, and scoring a goal in the final minute of the third period to tie the game before winning in the final seconds of overtime, 2-1, in Pittsburgh just a couple weeks later.

The two teams meet for the first time in the 2019-20 season on Tuesday. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	Pittsburgh Penguins	GP	G	A	P
Travis Konecny	10	6	7	13	Sidney Crosby	12	4	10	14
Jake Voracek	10	4	5	9	Jake Guentzel	12	6	6	12
Oskar Lindblom	10	5	2	7	Kris Letang	12	4	6	10
Kevin Hayes	10	4	3	7	Patric Hornqvist	12	5	4	9
Claude Giroux	10	2	5	7	Brandon Tanev	12	3	3	6

Player to Watch
11 Travis Konecny	87 Sidney Crosby
Last 5 Games: 3 G, 3 A, 6 P, -4	Last 5 Games: 0 G, 2 A, 2 P, -1

Travis Konecny has points in nine of the Flyers 10 games so far this season. He's been all around the net, into the dirty areas and displaying the shot of a sniper in the early season. For the Flyers to have success in Pittsburgh, it will be about speed and quick decisions with the puck, both areas where Konecny can be an asset.

Sidney Crosby has been on a bit of a cold streak. He has gone five straight games without a goal with just two points in that time, following a start where he had 12 points in the first seven games. For a player of Crosby's level, it probably means he's due, and his career numbers against the Flyers are outstanding with 41 goals and 58 assists for 99 points in 67 career games.

Projected Goalie Matchup
37 Brian Elliott	30 Matt Murray
6 GP, 3-1-0, 2.28 GAA, .926 SV%	9 GP, 6-3-0, 2.33 GAA, .918 SV%

Brian Elliott got the win on Saturday despite allowing four goals on 26 shots. He entered in relief of Carter Hart on Sunday and stopped all 19 shots by the Islanders the rest of the way. He gets another start on Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

Matt Murray had his best start of the season on Saturday when he made 25 saves on his way to a shutout against Dallas. Murray has won five of his last six starts, allowing two goals or less in four of them. Murray has a career 4-2-2 record and 2.76 GAA in 11 games.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Injuries: Nolan Patrick, Scott Laughton

Scratches: Sam Morin

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
18 Tyler Pitlick	24 Mikhail Vorobyev	44 Chris Stewart
Defense
9 Ivan Provorov	15 Matt Niskanen
6 Travis Sanheim	61 Justin Braun
8 Robert Hagg	53 Shayne Gostisbehere
Goalie
37 Brian Elliott	79 Carter Hart

Lineup Notes

Robert Hagg returns for Sam Morin in the lineup for Tuesday as the only change to the lineup.

Penguins Projected Lineup

Injuries: Evgeni Malkin

Scratches: Sam Lafferty, Juuso Riikola, Chad Ruhwedel

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
59 Jake Guentzel	87 Sidney Crosby	12 Dominik Simon
18 Alex Galchenyuk	27 Nick Bjugstad	72 Patric Hornqvist
24 Dominik Kahun	19 Jared McCann	17 Bryan Rust
46 Zach Aston-Reese	53 Teddy Blueger	13 Brandon Tanev
Defense
8 Brian Dumoulin	58 Kris Letang
28 Marcus Pettersson	4 Justin Schultz
3 Jack Johnson	6 John Marino
Goalie
30 Matt Murray	35 Tristan Jarry

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (T-5th), Penguins (21st)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-9th), Penguins (12th)
Recent History vs. Penguins
- Dec. 1, 2018 - Flyers 4, Penguins 2 (at PIT)
- Feb. 11, 2019 - Penguins 4, Flyers 1 (at PHI)
- Feb. 23, 2019 - Flyers 4, Penguins 3 (F/OT) (at PHI)
- March 17, 2019 - Flyers 2, Penguins 1 (F/OT) (at PIT)
Flyers Leaders vs. Penguins
- Claude Giroux - 48 GP, 16 G, 34 A, 50 P
- Jake Voracek - 40 GP, 21 G, 20 A, 41 P
- Shayne Gostisbehere - 16 GP, 3 G, 11 A, 14 P
- Brian Elliott - 14 GP, 8-3-2, 2.88 GAA, .919 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.