The Philadelphia Flyers (15-8-3) get set to host the San Jose Sharks (14-13-3) on Tuesday in a showdown of some of the league’s brightest young players.
Philadelphia will look for a bounce-back win after a close loss to the Colorado Avalanche in its previous game. The Flyers are 3-2-0 in their last five games, and 6-4-0 over their previous five. Three of the four losses in that span came against the Avalanche, Stars, and Lightning; three of the best teams in the league.
The Stars are 2-3-0 on their last five games, with a 4-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes as their latest game. They are 5-5-0 over their last 10 games, without winning back-to-back games.
Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m. EST at Xinity Mobile Arena. Here is how the Flyers are expected to line up.
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Flyers lines & pairs vs. Sharks
Forwards
Trevor Zegras–Christian Dvorak–Travis Konecny
Matvei Michkov–Sean Couturier–Owen Tippett
Nikita Grebenkin–Noah Cates–Bobby Brink
Carl Grundstrom–Rodrigo Abols–Garnet Hathaway
Defensemen
Nick Seeler–Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae-Jamie Drysdale
Ty Murchison-Noah Juulsen
Goaltenders
Dan Vladar
Sam Ersson
Special Teams
PP1: Sanheim, Zegras, Michkov, Konecny, Tippett
PP2: Andrae, Drysdale, Couturier, Cates, Brink
PK1: Couturier, Dvorak, Seeler, Sanheim
PK 2: Cates, Hathaway, Juulsen, Murchison
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Things to watch
The Flyers’ forward group makes a swap on the fourth line with Carl Grundstrom drawing in for his second game with the Flyers. After one of his worst games of the season, Egor Zamula is coming out of the lineup with rookie Ty Murchison filling in his spot.
That said, Murchison is will make his NHL debut on Tuesday vs. the Sharks. A rookie lap at Xfinity Mobile Arena. It is always special when you get to watch those.
As for the game, the biggest thing I will be keeping an eye on is how the Flyers respond. After a rough loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team answered with a dominating win against the Buffalo Sabres the next game. The Flyers lost their last game 3-2 to the Colorado Avalanche. Now, the focus will shift to how they respond to that loss on Tuesday.
For the Sharks, all eyes will be on Macklin Celebrini, one of the brightest young stars in the game. In their last five games, Celebrini has six assists, while their other young star, Will Smith, has four goals. The young duo is lighting it up in their sophomore seasons, leading the Sharks. In 30 games, Celebrini has 15 goals and 43 points, while Smith has 12 goals and 28 points. The future is bright in San Jose.
How will they play Tuesday night vs. the Flyers?
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How to watch Flyers vs. Sharks
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN+ (Stream)
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
The puck drops at 7:00 p.m. EST at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
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