PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Wade Allison IR-oblique muscle strain, hip pointer 11/13-present 2
Cam Atkinson upper body 9/25-present 16
Patrick Brown IR-back 9/21-present 16
Sean Couturier back 9/19-present 16
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 16
James van Riemsdyk IR-upper body 10/27-present 10
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 90
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/15 – Placed F Wade Allison on Injured Reserve due to an oblique muscle strain and hip pointer
11/14 – Recalled F Max Willman from Lehigh Valley (AHL) and loaned F Tanner Laczynski to the Phantoms; Loaned F
Patrick Brown to Lehigh Valley on conditioning assignment
FLYERS VS. BRUINS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS BRUINS
76-103-21-12 ALL-TIME RECORD 115-63-21-13
44-47-10-5 HOME 63-24-11-8
32-56-11-7 ROAD 52-39-10-5
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
3-6-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 7-2-1
609 GOALS SCORED 698
19.9% POWER PLAY 21.2%
78.8% PENALTY KILL 80.1%
Konecny: 13 pts (6-7=13) in 22 GP
Provorov: 12 pts (0-12=12) in 23 GP
Hayes: 12 pts (6-6=12) in 26 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Bergeron: 50 pts (23-27=50) in 61 GP
Marchand: 45 pts (17-28=45) in 45 GP
Krejci: 41 pts (9-32=41) in 47 GP
Hart: 4-5-2, 3.69 GAA, .883 SV% in 11 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced BOS
TEAM GOALTENDERS Ullmark: 4-1-1, 2.83 GAA, .919 SV% in 6 GP
Swayman: 1-2-0, 3.37 GAA, .888 SV% in 3 GP
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia plays a game at least every other day from Nov. 8-Dec. 17 for a total of 21 games in 40 days – tied for the most games played among other NHL teams in that span (STL).
- The Flyers have allowed the opposing team to score first in 12 of its 16 games this season and has scored first in three of its last seven games. The Flyers rank T-2nd in the NHL with five wins when trailing first in a game.
- Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Saturday vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
- The Flyers are 4-1-3 in one-goal games this season, ranking T-9th in the NHL in one-goal game wins.
KONNECT FOUR
- Travis Konecny tallied two points (1-1=2) Tuesday night to stretch his point streak to seven games (3-7=9). The seven-game point streak ties his career high set Feb. 1-22, 2022 (1-6=7) and is the seventh longest active point streak in the NHL.
- He owns 13 points (3-10=13) in the last 10 games, including four multi-point contests.
- He leads the team in goals (7), points (19), shots (55) and multi-point games (7) and ranks T-1st in assists (12) and game-winning goals (2) this season.
- The forward recorded his first career shorthanded assist/point vs. VAN (10/15).
- The 25-year-old netted two goals Oct. 13 vs. NJ for his 11th career multi-goal game. Per NHL Stats, he became the second player in Flyers history to have two-or-more multi-goal games in a season opener (Bill Barber, 3x, 10/9/80, 10/9/81 & 10/7/82).
- He ranks second in Flyers history in GWG (18), third in goals (117), fourth in scoring (290) and assists (173) and fifth in PPG (22) since entering the NHL in 2016-17.
LUCKY NUMBER 13
- Kevin Hayes recorded two points (1-1=2) Tuesday to extend his point streak to three games (2-2=4).
- He owns six points (3-3=6) in the last six games.
- The 30-year-old ranks T-1st on the team in assists (12) and PPA (5) and is second in points (16) and multi-point games (5) this season.
- He collected eight points (1-7=8) in a career-high five-game season-opening point streak, Oct. 13-22.
- He tallied his 200th career assist Oct. 19 at FLA.
- Set a career-high three-game PPP streak (3a) from Oct. 13-18.
RISING TALENT
- The Flyers have three rookies (two skaters and one goalie) on the active roster and rank T-1st in the NHL with seven rookies appearing in at least one NHL game this season (also, CBJ).
- This season, the rookies have collectively recorded 14 of the team’s 114 points for a 12.2 team rookie scoring percentage.
- Philadelphia ranks T-6th in the NHL in team rookie points and seventh in team rookie scoring percentage.
- The rookies have netted a combined six goals to rank T-2nd among NHL team rookie goals and third in team rookie goal percentage (14.6).
- Noah Cates leads team rookies with six points (3-3=6) this season. He ranks T-4th among NHL rookies in goals and is one of 14 rookies to record a game-winning goal.
- Goaltender Felix Sandstrom earned his first NHL win Nov. 8 vs. STL to become the third Swedish-born goalie in team history to record a victory (Pelle Lindbergh & Tommy Soderstrom).
TIP OF THE HAT
- Owen Tippett tallied an assist Tuesday, his second helper in as many games and his fourth point (1-3=4) in the last five contests.
- He owns seven points (3-4=7) in 11 games this season, tying his best in a Flyers sweater set in 21 games during the 2021-22 season.
- He ranks T-1st on the team in PPG (2), T-3rd in goals, sixth in points, seventh in shots (30) and eighth in shooting percentage (10.0) this season.
- The forward recorded his first multi-point game (1-1=2) of the season vs. STL (11/8).
- The 23-year-old has 14 points (7-7=14) in 32 career games with the Flyers in two seasons.
WHOLE LOT OF HART
- Carter Hart stopped 28-of-33 shots through overtime Tuesday night to move to a 6-2-3 record on the season.
- The backstop has seen 30-plus shots in nine of his 11 games this season – he is 6-0-3 in those contests.
- He ranks T-7th among NHL goaltenders in SV% (.929) and T-9th in wins.
- He opened the season on an eight-game point streak (6-0-2) to become the fourth goaltender in team history to have started a season on an eight-game plus point streak: Pete Peeters (22-0-5 in 1979-80), Bob Froese (9-0-1 in 1982-83) and Dominic Roussel (8-0-0 in 1993-94). (NHL Stats)
- He made a career-high 48 shots and tied his career high with 51 shots faced vs. FLA on Oct. 27.
- He recorded a career-high season-opening five-game win streak.
- Per NHL Stats, he became the seventh goaltender in Flyers history to win each of his first five games of a season and first since Ron Hextall (5-0-0 in 1995-96). The longest such stretch in franchise history is eight straight games, achieved by Dominic Roussel (1993-94) and Bob Froese (1982-83).
- The 24-year-old’s 48 saves tied for the eighth-most by a Flyers goaltender while his 51 shots faced T-10th. Per NHL Stats, his 48 saves mark the highest single game save total by a Flyers goaltenders since Steve Mason on March 22, 2016 (51 at CBJ).
- Outside of Philadelphia, he only has two NHL teams he has not earned a win against: Colorado and St. Louis.
WELCOME HOME
- Tony DeAngelo skated a career-high 31:00 TOI Tuesday to become the 14th defenseman in Flyers history to skate 31-plus minutes in a single game. He is the first blueliner to do so since Luke Schenn recorded 32:51 TOI on April 15, 2013 at MTL.
- He ranks third on the team in PPP (5), T-3rd in goals (3), fourth in points (9) and fifth in assists (6) this season.
- He recorded five points (1-4=5) in a four-game point streak, Oct. 13-19.
- Per NHL Stats, he became the fifth defenseman in Flyers history to start a season on a point streak of at least four games: Behn Wilson (7 games in 1981-82), Chris Pronger (5 games in 2011-12), Gary Galley (four games in 1993-94) and Mark Howe (four games in 1988-89 & 1984-85).
- The blueliner scored his first goal in a Flyers sweater, on the power play, Oct. 15 vs. VAN.
- The Sewell, NJ native, made his Flyers debut on Oct. 13, registering two assists, a plus-3 rating and three blocked shots in a team-high 23:46 TOI.
IVAN THE GREAT
- Ivan Provorov recorded two points (1-1=2) Nov. 10 at CBJ for his second multi-point game of the season.
- His goal at CBJ tied him for fourth place in team history for goals by a defenseman with Shayne Gostisbehere (60). The two points tied him for seventh place for points by a Flyers defenseman with Joe Watson (198).
- He owns three points (1-2=3) in the last five games.
- The blueliner ranks T-3rd on the team in assists (7), fourth in shots (37) and T-5th in hits (28) this season.
- The 25-year-old leads the Flyers and ranks fourth in the NHL with 45 blocked shots.
- He tallied two assists, a plus-4 rating and 10 blocked shots in Philadelphia’s season opener on Oct. 13 vs. NJ.
- The Russian native’s 10 blocked shots tied the franchise record for most in a game for the third time: Andrew MacDonald (3/11/16); Provorov (11/2/17 & 10/13/22).
BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Flyers tonight in the 1st of 3 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 2 games at TD Garden this season.
- They are 14-2-0 this season and are 9-0-0 on home ice so far … They are 7-2-0 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Bruins are playing game 5 tonight of a current stretch of 5 of 6 games at home … They opened with a 3-1 wins each vs. St. Louis on 11/7, vs. Calgary on 11/10, and in Buffalo on 11/12, and 5-2 win vs. Vancouver on 11/13 … They will conclude the home stretch vs. Philadelphia on 11/17 and Chicago on 11/19.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins have won their last 4 games and 11 of their last 12 games, with a 7-game win streak from 10/20-11/3, a 2-1 loss in Toronto on 11/5 and 3-1 wins each vs. St. Louis on 11/7, vs Calgary on 11/10 and in Buffalo on 11/12 and 5-2 vs. Vancouver.
- Their start of 28 points on a 14-2-0 record ties the best record through 16 games in club history, first set with a same 14-2-0 mark in 1929-30 … Their 9-game home win streak is their longest in team history from the start of a season.
- Boston 3 vs Calgary 1 … After yielding the 1st goal, Connor Clifton, Charlie McAvoy (both their 1st of the season) and David Pastrnak (ENG) earned the 8th straight home win … Linus Ullmark became the league’s 1st 10-game winner … SOG: Bo 28, Cgy 32 … PP: 0/5 … PK: 0/6
- Boston 3 at Buffalo 1 … The Bruins scored three times in the final 21:09 of the game on two goals by Patrice Bergeron and the GWG by Jakub Zboril, his 1st in the NHL … Brad Marchand had 2 assists … Keith Kinkaid earned his 1st win as a Bruin … SOG: Bos 30, Buf 31… PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 5 vs Vancouver 2 … Hampus Lindholm had 3A, Connor Clifton (GA) and David Pastrnak (2A) had 2-pt games, and Pavel Zacha (GW), Patrice Bergeron (PP), Brad Marchand (PP) and Tomas Nosek (EN) had single tallies … Linus Ullmark earned the win in goal … SOG: Bos 33, Van 31… PP: 2/6 … PK: 2/6
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 23)
- Derek Forbort – Broken finger (IR)
BOSTON vs PHILADELPHIA, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Flyers are meeting for the 213th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 115-63-21-13 record and 702- 613 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 63-24-11-8 lifetime vs. Philadelphia in Boston with the a 375-286 scoring edge in those 106 contests.
- The Bruins are 13-0-4 in their last 17 home games vs. the Flyers with their last regulation loss in Boston a 2-1 setback on 10/6/2011
NUMBERS
1: Boston’s rank in both goals for per game (4.00) and fewest goals against per game (2.19).
3: Straight deciding goals Taylor Hall from 10/20-25/2022 – deciding shootout goal vs. Anaheim on 10/20, OT goal vs. Minnesota on 10/22 and GWG vs. Dallas on 10/25.
3: Player on the current roster new to the Bruins organization this season – A.J. Greer (free agent), Anton Stralman (free agent), Pavel Zacha (trade).
4: Points by David Pastrnak (1-3=4 totals) on 10/12/2022 in Washington in the 2022-23 season opener … That is the most points in a Boston opener since Brad Marchand (2-3=5) and Pastrnak (2-2=4) in 10/13/2016.
8: Straight wins by Linus Ullmark from 10/12-11/3/2022 … It was a new career-best win streak and it also tied the longest win streak by a Boston goaltender from the start of a season (Tim Thomas, also 8-0-0 in 2010-11).
9: Straight home wins to open this season … That is the longest such home streak in club history and is Boston’s longest home win streak overall since 12 in 2018-19.
9: Players on the Bruins current roster who played college hockey – Connor Clifton, Charlie Coyle, Derek Forbort, Trent Frederic, AJ Greer, Matt Grzelcyk, Charlie McAvoy, Craig Smith and Jeremy Swayman.
10: Former first round draft picks on the current roster – Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Derek Forbert, Trent Frederic, Taylor Hall, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha and Jakub Zboril
19: Consecutive wins by Boston over Arizona after their 6-3 win on 10/15/2022 … That are the most wins by one opponent in club history.
28: Points by Boston (14-2-0) through their 1st 16 games … That ties the best start in their history, first set with a matching 14-2-0 record in 1929-30.
91.7%: Boston’s league-leading penalty-kill with 5 goals allowed on 60 times short … That includes 34 of their last 35 straight kills over ten-plus games.
385-25-20: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a 2-goal lead in a game … That extends to 251-2-6 over that span when they have led by 3 goals
546: Consecutive Bruins games (regular season & playoffs) currently sold out at TD Garden … Their last non-sellout game was on 12/2/2009 when a Wednesday game vs. TB drew 16,553
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster, including 1 on injured reserve … 10 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 9 were signed as free agents.
- The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 1-0-0 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 3-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 2-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 8 of a 13-game November schedule tonight (7 hm/6 rd, 6-1-0) … They will play 14 games in December (8 hm/6 rd), 14 in January (5 hm/9 rd), 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 7: Jakub Lauko returned to Providence/AHL.
Nov. 9: Mike Reilly placed on waivers for assignment to Providence/AHL (assigned Nov. 10).
Nov. 16: Keith Kinkaid returned to Providence/AHL.
