
Flyers-Rangers Preview: Battle on Broadway
When the Flyers faced the New York Rangers in the Black Friday game in late November, the 3-1 win felt like one of their more notable wins of the season. That was the fifth straight loss for the Rangers, who followed that up with a 4-10-0 record for the rest of 2024. The Flyers didn't fare much better, going 6-7-1 for the rest of 2024 following the Black Friday win.
January has seen both teams turn a corner. The Flyers are on a three-game winning streak and a six-game points streak entering Thursday's game, with a 5-3-2 record in the month. The Rangers have a 7-1-3 record in January and points in nine straight games entering Thursday.
Game time is 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | New York Rangers | GP | G | A | P |
Travis Konecny | 48 | 21 | 33 | 54 | Artemi Panarin | 45 | 20 | 29 | 49 |
Matvei Michkov | 46 | 14 | 20 | 34 | Adam Fox | 47 | 2 | 36 | 38 |
Owen Tippett | 48 | 13 | 16 | 29 | Vincent Trocheck | 47 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
Morgan Frost | 44 | 11 | 13 | 24 | Mika Zibanejad | 47 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
Sean Couturier | 46 | 8 | 16 | 24 | Alexis Lafreniere | 47 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
Joel Farabee has picked up four points in the last three games after sitting out the previous three games as a healthy scratch. Farabee is up to seven goals and 18 points on the season.
Artemi Panarin has four goals and 10 points in the last nine games. Panarin scored in Tuesday's win against Ottawa for his 20th goal of the season.
Sam Ersson gets the start for the Flyers. Ersson made 27 saves on 28 shots in Tuesday's win over the Red Wings, his fifth straight win and seventh in his last eight starts. In his last seven starts, Ersson has allowed 12 goals while posting 1.56 GAA and .935 save percentage.
Igor Shesterkin gets the start for the Rangers. Shesterkin made 20 saves in a shutout win over the Senators on Tuesday night. Shesterkin has won three straight starts and five of his last six. He enters Thursday's game with back-to-back shutouts.
Projected Lineups
Flyers Scratches: Nick Deslauriers (injury), Ryan Poehling (injury), Scott Laughton (personal), Erik Johnson (healthy)
Rangers Scratches: Zac Jones (healthy), Jimmy Vesey (healthy), Jonny Brodzinski (healthy)
Lineup Notes
- Flyers: Anthony Richard was called up on Wednesday and will be in the lineup. Olle Lycksell was sent down. Scott Laughton remains out due to a personal matter.
- Rangers: No changes are expected to the Rangers lineup.
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (16.4% - 29th), Rangers (20.2% - 20th)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (77.9% - 19th), Rangers (83.6% - 4th)
- Recent History vs. Rangers
- Nov. 29, 2024 - Flyers 3, Rangers 1 (at PHI)
- Team Leaders vs. Rangers
- Travis Konecny - 31 GP, 9 G, 13 A, 21 P
- Sean Couturier - 48 GP, 8 G, 24 A, 32 P
- Tyson Foerster - 5 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 3 P
- Sam Ersson - 3 GP, 1-1-1, 3.03 GAA, .882 SV%
- Milestone Watch
- Travis Sanheim plays in his 546th game as a Flyer, passing Kjell Samuelsson for ninth in franchise history in games played by a defenseman.
- Sean Couturier needs one goal to reach 200 for his career.
- Rasmus Ristolainen needs two points to reach 300 for his career.
Where to Watch
- TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
- Radio: Flyers Broadcast Network
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Kevin Durso is Flyers insider for 97.3 ESPN. Follow him on social media @Kevin_Durso.
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