Flyers-Penguins Preview: One More Week
The Flyers snapped a six-game losing streak in their last game on Thursday, breaking out with six goals in Montreal. The final week of the season has officially arrived, and the Flyers open things up by facing a team destined for the playoffs one more time.
The Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins face off on Sunday afternoon in the penultimate game from Wells Fargo Center this season.
Game time is 4 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Pittsburgh Penguins | GP | G | A | P |
| Cam Atkinson | 73 | 23 | 27 | 50 | Sidney Crosby | 66 | 30 | 53 | 83 |
| Travis Konecny | 75 | 15 | 35 | 50 | Jake Guentzel | 73 | 40 | 42 | 82 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 78 | 23 | 14 | 37 | Kris Letang | 75 | 9 | 58 | 67 |
| Joel Farabee | 59 | 17 | 17 | 34 | Bryan Rust | 57 | 24 | 34 | 58 |
| Travis Sanheim | 76 | 7 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Carter | 73 | 18 | 25 | 43 |
James van Riemsdyk is having one of his usual scoring surges of late. In the last two games, he has three goals and four points. In the month of April, he has scored six of his 23 goals on the season entering Sunday's game.
Jake Guentzel is on a hot streak of his own lately. He has seven goals in his last five games, after scoring just eight goals in the previous 19 games. That has him sitting on an even 40 goals for the season entering Sunday.
Martin Jones gets the start for the Flyers. Jones made 31 saves in his last game against Montreal, picking up the win.
Louis Domingue is expected to start for the Penguins. Domingue makes just his second appearance of the season filling in for the injured Tristan Jarry on the back-end of a back-to-back for the Penguins. Domingue made 40 saves against the Sharks back on Jan. 15 to pick up the win in his only other start.
Projected Lineups
Flyers Scratches: Nick Seeler (injury), Cam Atkinson (injury), Carter Hart (injury), Cam York (injury), Rasmus Ristolainen (injury), Patrick Brown (injury), Kevin Connauton (injury)
Penguins Scratches: Tristan Jarry (injury), Nathan Beaulieu (injury), Mark Friedman (healthy), Brian Boyle (healthy)
- Flyers: No changes are expected to the Flyers lineup. All of the injured players except for Nick Seeler are expected to be out for the remainder of the season, and Mike Yeo stated that even Seeler playing is a long shot.
- Penguins: No changes are expected for the Penguins.
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (32nd), Penguins (16th)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (27th), Penguins (2nd)
- Recent History vs. Penguins
- Feb. 15, 2022 - Penguins 5, Flyers 4 (F/OT) (at PIT)
- Jan. 6, 2022 - Penguins 6, Flyers 2 (at PHI)
- Nov. 4, 2021 - Penguins 3, Flyers 2 (F/OT) (at PIT)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Penguins
- Joel Farabee - 12 GP, 4 G, 8 A, 12 P
- Travis Konecny - 24 GP, 9 G, 11 A, 20 P
- James van Riemsdyk - 50 GP, 13 G, 17 A, 30 P
- Martin Jones - 11 GP, 5-5-0, 2.32 GAA, .918 SV%
Where to Watch
TV: TNT
Radio: Flyers Broadcast Network
Kevin Durso is Flyers insider for 97.3 ESPN and Flyers editor for SportsTalkPhilly.com. Follow him on Twitter @Kevin_Durso.