NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (10-19-2) at Philadelphia Flyers (10-15-7)

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COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Dec. 20, 2022 Game No. 32 (10-19-2, 22 pts.)
at Philadelphia Flyers (10-15-7, 27 pts.), Wells Fargo Center Road Game No. 12 (2-8-1, 5 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: DEC. 19, 2022 – CBJ 1 vs. DAL 2
CBJ Goal Scorers: Johnson (7)
DAL Goal Scorers: Johnston (8), EN – Robertson (24)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (32/33; 58:17); DAL – Oettinger (27/28; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 0/0 | Shots: CBJ: 28 / DAL: 34
3 Stars: 1. Oettinger, DAL; 2. Tarasov, CBJ; 3. Johnston, DAL
Noteworthy: CBJ lost their 4th-straight game… CBJ had their 4-game home points streak vs. DAL (3-0-1) snapped in the loss… DAL scored the 1st two goals, 55 seconds into the 2nd and the eventual GWG with an empty net goal with 1:07 remaining… CBJ were not whistled for a penalty for 19th time in franchise history… Johnson got CBJ on the board with 15 seconds left… Roslovic and Nyquist picked up assists on the goal… Dunne made his CBJ season debut… Gudbranson set career high in blocked shots (8) while Bjork added 6 and Berni had 5.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (25 games)
Boqvist (broken foot); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 26); 6 weeks (23 games)
Voracek (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (20 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on IR (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks (18 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 10); Expected to miss rest of regular season (18 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (17 games)
Korpisalo (lower body); Placed on IR (retro to Dec. 9); 1-2 weeks (5 games)
Jenner (thumb); Placed on IR (Dec. 19); approximately 4 weeks (1 game)
Sillinger (upper body); day-to-day (1 game)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); out indefinitely
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 186

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 20 Placed Chinakhov on Injured Reserve and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 19 Signed Richards to a one-year, two-way NHL/AHL contract for rest of 2022-23 season
Dec. 19 Placed Jenner on Injured Reserve and recalled Dunne from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 12 Recalled Tarasov from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 10 Placed Korpisalo on Injured Reserve and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 5 Recalled Marchenko from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 1 Activated Laine and Merzlikins off IR and assigned Tarasov to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 1 Signed 2022 2nd round pick Luca Del Bel Belluz and 2021 5th round pick James Malatesta to 3-year entry level contracts

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7:00pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 FM
AGAINST THE FLYERS
2022-23 Series: 2-0-0 (0-0-0 at PHI)
2021-22 Series: 2-1-0 (2-0-0 at PHI)
All-Time Series: 25-15-3-2 (10-11-1-0 at PHI)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 5-4-1 | 6-4-0
All-Time GF/GA: 128/130
All-Time SF/SA: 1,298/1,416
All-Time PP: 26-of-136
All-Time PK: 138-of-161

THE LAST GAME VS. PHI: NOV. 15, 2022 – CBJ 5 vs. PHI 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Kuraly (3), PP – Jenner (5), Jenner (6), Robinson (2), OT – Gavrikov (2) PHI Goal Scorers: Hayes (4), Cates (3), Seeler (2), PP – Konecny (7)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (15/17; 32:16), Korpisalo (18/20; 30:58); PHI – Hart (28/33; 63:14) CBJ PP: 1/1; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / PHI: 37
3 Stars: 1. Jenner, CBJ; 2. Gavrikov, CBJ; 3. Konecny, PHI
Noteworthy: CBJ picked up a point in 3rd-straight game (2-0-1)… CBJ scored the 1st goal for the 3rd consecutive contest… CBJ scored a goal in all 3 periods for the 3rd time this season… CBJ scored 2 goals in 13 seconds (Jenner- 3:22 into the 3rd period and Robinson at 3:35)… Jenner notched his 2nd multi-goal/3rd multi-point game of the campaign (2-0-2), notching his 150th career goal with CBJ…Gavrikov (1-1-2) scored his 2nd career OT winner/5th career GWG… Robinson tallied his 10th career multi-point outing with 1-1-2…Bjork notched his 1st career NHL assist.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Apr. 11 at PHI

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. PHI)
CBJ are 23-9-2 vs. PHI since the start of the 2013-14 season… CBJ have won 5 of the last 7 games at PHI dating back to 3/15/18, including both games at PHI in the 2021-22 series… CBJ have killed off 13-of-14 Flyers’ power play attempts in the past 5 games.… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 12 of the past 14 games dating back to 3/15/18… Most goals scored at PHI: 5 – 3x (MR: 3/15/18)… Most goals allowed at PHI: 9 (11/5/11).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. PHI)
Bean skated in his 100th career NHL game on 4/5/22 at PHI… Bjork notched his 1st career NHL assist on 11/15/22 vs. PHI… Gavrikov notched his 1st career NHL assist on 10/26/19 at PHI… Korpisalo earned 1st NHL win on 12/19/15 vs. PHI… Meyer tallied 1st career goal and assist on 4/5/22 at PHI.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. PHI
•Gaudreau – 6-14-20 in 15 career GP, including points in 12 of contests with four three-point efforts

•Gavrikov – 1-4-5 in 8 career GP, including points in two of his last three games (1-2-3) after picking up the OT winner and adding an assist in the November 15 contest

•Laine – 4-4-8 in 12 career GP, including goals in two of his last three games at Philadelphia (2-0-2)

•Robinson – 2-3-5 in 9 career GP with all of his points recorded in the last four meetings

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
HIT THE ROAD, (BLUE) JACK(ETS)
The Blue Jackets lost their fourth-straight game and fell to 7-10-2 in the last 19 games overall following a 2-1 loss to Dallas at Nationwide Arena on Monday. Columbus continues a road dominant stretch, heading out on the road for two more games (Tue. at Philadelphia and Fri. at Chicago) prior to the NHL Holiday Break. The club is in the middle of a stretch of six-of-eight contests away from Nationwide Arena from December 13-29. The team plays 15 games in the month of December with two sets of back-to-back games (Dec. 6 at PIT/Dec. 7 vs. BUF; Dec. 19 vs. DAL/Dec. 20 at PHI).

FROM THE BLUELINE
CBJ blueliners have collected 2-8-10 in the last 10 games and 13-34-47 in 31 games this season. Vladislav Gavrikov, who has 0-5-5 in his last 11 games, notched his second career overtime winner and fifth career game-winning goal on Nov. 15 vs. the Flyers, finishing with 1-1-2, while also skating in a career-high 28:40 TOI (previous 28:20 on Apr. 22, 2022 vs. OTT). He became the fifth different defenseman in NHL history to score each of his first two or more goals of a season in overtime and is also one off the franchise record for overtime goals by a defenseman in a single season (3; Seth Jones, 2016-17 & 2018-19). Erik Gudbranson, who has 0-2-2 in the last five contests, ranks second on the Blue Jackets in blocked shots (60) and fourth in hits (59) and has collected 1-7-8 and 19 penalty minutes in his first 30 contests with Columbus this season. He set a career-high and a CBJ season high in blocked shots with eight on Monday vs. Dallas.

ROOKIE REPORT
The club currently has 10 rookies on the roster with forwards Josh Dunne, Liam Foudy, Kent Johnson, Kirill Marchenko and Carson Meyer along with defensemen Tim Berni, Nick Blankenburg (injured), Marcus Bjork and Jake Christiansen as well as goaltender Daniil Tarasov. They have combined for 13-18-31 in 31 games in 2022-23. CBJ rank second-T among NHL team rookies in goals and fifth-T in points. Johnson ranks fourth-T among NHL rookies in goals, sixth-T in points and seventh points-per-game (.54; min. 15 GP) with 7- 8-15 in 28 games after notching CBJ’s lone goal on Monday. He has registered 4-5-9 in his last 17 outings. Bjork, who recorded an assist on Saturday, has posted 2-5-7 in his first 18 NHL games. He ranks second-T among NHL rookie defensemen in points-per-game (.39; min. 10 GP). The blueliner tallied points in his first two NHL games after scoring his first career goal in his NHL debut on Nov. 12 at NY Islanders and picking up his first career assist on Nov. 15 vs. Philadelphia. He is the first blueliner and seventh player overall in franchise history to score in his debut.

HERE’S JOHNNY!
Left wing Johnny Gaudreau collected his team-leading ninth multi-point effort of the season with two assists on Saturday. The forward has posted points in eight of his last 12 outings (3-12-15). He ranks fifth-T in the NHL in assists – two off the League lead – and ninth-T in points since November 10 with 5-19-24 in 19 contests. The six-time All-Star leads the club in assists and points and ranks second in goals with 10-23-33 in 31 games while recording points in 20 of his contests. The winger has done most of his damage at home with 9-16-25 in 20 outings. He played in his 325th consecutive game on Monday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (1,015) and Brent Burns (710). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, ranks third in the League in assists and points for the 2022 calendar year with 38-77-115 in 84 contests with the Flames and Blue Jackets.

LAINE IT UP
Winger Patrik Laine recorded his fifth multi-point effort of the season with one goal and one assist at Boston on Saturday. The forward, who has missed two separate stretches due to elbow and ankle injuries, ranks fourth-T in the NHL in goals in the month of December with 7-4-11 in 10 outings. A season after finishing at a point-per-game pace for the first time in his career at 26-30-56 in 56 contests, the 24-year-old has registered 9-6-15 in his first 18 contests of the 2022-23 campaign.

CAPTAIN BOONE JENNER
Boone Jenner, who scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season on Saturday, will undergo thumb surgery today and will miss approximately four weeks. He 3-5-8 in his last 10 contests and 10-8-18 in his past 20 contests since Nov. 4. He finished the month of November with 8-3-11 in 11 contests, which was the third-most goals in the month in franchise history (tied). The forward ranks fifth in the NHL in faceoff wins (355-of-635 faceoffs; 55.9 pct.). The 29-year-old, who was selected 37th overall at the 2011 NHL Draft, is the longest-tenured Blue Jacket in his 10th season with the club, including his second as the team’s captain. The forward skated in his 600th career game on Nov. 4 vs. Colorado, becoming just the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise. With his second goal on Nov.15 vs. Philadelphia, Jenner notched his 150th career goal with the Blue Jackets and became the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise, joining Rick Nash (289) and Cam Atkinson (213). He also ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time list in points (306).

RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ

  1. Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
  2. Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
  3. Boone Jenner 619 2013-current (10 seasons)
  4. Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
  5. David Savard 597 2011-21 (10 seasons)

THINGS ARE LOOKING ROSIE
Jack Roslovic picked up an assist on Monday. He has collected 2-7-9 in his last 10 games, including recording his third career four-point game in Dec. 11 vs. Los Angeles (2-2-4). He tallied 2-1-3 in the second period, matching the franchise record for most points in a period (47th time; MR: Sean Kuraly with 2-1-3 on 11/17/22 vs. MTL). The forward also recorded both a power play goal and shorthanded goal in the second frame, which is the ninth time in franchise history a player has scored a PPG/SHG in the same game (MR: Kristian Huselius, 11/19/09 at DAL) and fourth time it has been accomplished in a single period (MR: Rick Nash: second period on 1/27/09 vs. DET). He is also the first Blue Jacket since Artemi Panerin (3, 2018) with multiple four-point games in a calendar year (3-1-4 at Detroit on Apr. 9).

TOUGH TO REPLACE Z
Defenseman Zach Werenski recorded his first multi-point game of the season with 1-1-2 in a win over Philadelphia on Nov. 10 to extend his points-streak to three-straight games (1-3-4) before leaving the with an upper body injury. Unfortunately, that was the last CBJ will likely see the club’s top defenseman this regular season as it was announced Friday that he suffered a separated shoulder and torn labrum and likely to miss six months. He led the club’s blueliners in goals, assists and points at the time of the injury with 3-5-8 in 13 games. The two-time NHL All-Star blueliner set single-season career highs in assists, points and time on ice and posted the third-most assists (tied) and points by a defenseman in a single season in franchise history with 11-37-48 and 25:40 TOI in 68 games in 2021-22.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Thur., Dec. 22 Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena 2 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Fri., Dec. 23 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena 7 p.m. NBCSP+, 93.3 WMMR
Thur., Dec. 29 San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose 10:30 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Wade Allison IR-oblique muscle strain, hip pointer 11/13-present 18
Cam Atkinson upper body 9/25-present 32
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 32
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 32
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 6
Zack MacEwen illness 12/17-present 1
Max Willman upper body 12/15-present 2
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 185

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/17 – Re-assigned F Kieffer Bellows and F Olle Lycksell to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
12/17 – Placed F Lukas Sedlak on unconditional waivers; Recalled F Kieffer Bellows from Lehigh Valley (AHL); Placed
F Cam Atkinson on Injured Reserve; Activated D Tony DeAngelo from Non-Roster status
12/15 – Recalled F Olle Lycksell from Lehigh Valley (AHL) and placed D Tony DeAngelo on Non-Roster status due to personal reasons

FLYERS VS. BLUE JACKETS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS BLUE JACKETS
17-16-12 ALL-TIME RECORD 25-15-5
11-9-2 HOME 15-4-4
6-7-10 ROAD 10-11-1
1-3-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-1-0
5-3-2 LAST 10 MEETINGS 5-4-1
130 GOALS SCORED 128
14.3% POWER PLAY 19.1%
80.9% PENALTY KILL 85.7%
Hayes: 24 pts (9-15=24) in 26 GP
Konecny: 22 pts (8-14=22) in 20 GP
van Riemsdyk: 20 pts (11-9=20) in 26 GP

TEAM SCORING LEADERS Gaudreau: 20 pts (6-14=20) in 15 GP
Jenner: 18 pts (13-5=18) in 30 GP
Nyquist: 10 pts (2-8=10) in 25 GP
Hart: 1-4-1, 3.05 GAA, .892 SV% in 6 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced CBJ

TEAM GOALTENDERS Merzlikins: 2-2-1, 3.19 GAA, .903 SV% in 6 GP
Tarasov: Has not faced PHI

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
November 10 Nationwide Arena CBJ (5), PHI (2)
November 15 Nationwide Arena CBJ (5), PHI (4) OT
December 20 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m.
April 11 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m.

TEAM NOTES

QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia has earned points in four of its last seven games (2-3-2).
  • The Flyers set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in six of the last 10 games, posting a 2-3-1 record in those six contests.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 23 of its 32 games this season. The Flyers lead the NHL with eight wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers are 2-5-2 when scoring first.
  • Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • The Flyers lead the NHL with 964 hits and rank second with 587 blocked shots.

HOME SWEET HOME

  • Philadelphia plays its final home game for the 2022 calendar year Tuesday vs. CBJ.
  • The Flyers are 6-9-1 on home ice this season, including a 2-4-1 record against a Metropolitan Division opponent.
  • Philadelphia ranks T-2nd in the NHL in shorthanded goals (3) and T-4th in shorthanded assists (3) collected on home ice this season.
  • The Flyers have scored 40 of its 77 goals this season on home ice (.519) and out of those 40 home goals, 29 have been tallied at even strength.

‘TIS THE SEASON

  • Philadelphia plays three games this week heading into the NHL Holiday break. The Flyers are a combined 5-0-1 in the three games leading up to the NHL Holiday break since 2019-20, not including the 2020-21 season.
  • The Flyers play 14 contests during the month of December, tied for their second-most in a month this season.
  • Philadelphia will play six games at home and eight on the road, including the start to five road games in a row, Dec. 22-Jan. 2, that will be split up by the NHL Holiday Break, Dec. 24-26.
  • Philadelphia owns a 354-226-82-32 all-time record for games played in the month of December – its second-most wins in a single month.
  • The Flyers rank second in NHL history with a .592 winning percentage during the month of December (VGK – .723 in 65 all-time games) and rank seventh with 354 December wins.
  • The December schedule also features Philadelphia’s 21st all-time game held on New Year’s Eve, it’s 20th on the road, when the Flyers visit the Kings on Dec. 31. Philadelphia is 9-7-2-2 all-time in New Year’s Eve contests, 8-7-2-2 on the road.

JvR

  • James van Riemsdyk netted his fifth goal of the season Saturday night vs. NYR.
  • He owns six points (3-3=6) in the last four games.
  • The winger tied his career-high four points (1-3=4) for the third time on Dec. 11 at ARI.
  • He missed 20 games this season due to an upper-body injury, Oct. 27-Dec. 5.
  • The 33-year-old opened the season on a four-game point streak (2-3=5), Oct. 13-19.

LOCKED ON LAUGHTON

  • Scott Laughton scored his second shorthanded goal of the season Saturday which ranks T-3rd in the NHL. He ranks first in Flyers history in SHG since entering the League in 2012-13 with six, T-20th all-time.
  • The 28-year-old owns five points (3-2=5) in the last seven games.
  • He scored his second career power-play goal Dec. 15 in New Jersey. He netted his first career PPG this season on Oct. 27 vs. FLA.
  • He leads the team in faceoff wins (200), ranks third in hits (70), third in shots (66), T-3rd in PPG and fourth in goals (6) this season.
  • He recorded a career-high 19 faceoff wins, Oct. 27 vs. FLA.
  • The forward registered his second career shorthanded goal, Oct. 15 vs. VAN.

KONNECT FOUR

  • Travis Konecny owns three points (2-1=3) in the last four games.
  • He has seven points (5-2=7) in the last nine games, including two power-play points (1-1=2).
  • He owns 20 points (8-12=20) in his last 20 games, including four multi-point contests and a seven-game point streak (3-7=10), Nov. 2-15.
  • He leads the team in goals (12) and game-winning goals (3) and ranks second in assists (14), points (26), shots (86) and multi-point games (7) this season.
  • He tallied three goals in a season-high three-game goal streak, Dec. 1-5.
  • 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 (19), third in goals (122), fourth in scoring (297) and assists (175) and fifth in PPG (23) since entering the NHL in 2016-17.

SANNY ON A ROLL

  • Travis Sanheim tallied an assist Saturday vs. NYR for his second helper in as many games.
  • He owns seven points (2-5=7) in the last 10 games, including a season-high four-game point streak, Nov. 29-Dec. 5.
  • He netted his first career shorthanded goal Nov. 29 vs. NYI to become the 41st defenseman in Flyers history to record a SHG.
  • He registered a power-play assist Dec. 15 at NJD for his power-play point since March 1, 2020 at NYR.
  • The blueliner leads the team in assists (8), second in scoring (11) and T-4th in goals (3) since Nov. 19 and ranks T-5th among NHL defensemen in even-strength points (9) and ranks T-10th in goals in that span.
  • The 26-year-old signed an eight-year, $50 million contract extension ($6.25 AAV) on Oct. 13.

WHOLE LOT OF HART

  • Carter Hart stopped 29-of-33 shots Saturday to move to a 9-9-6 record on the season and to a 2-2-2 record in his last six starts.
  • The backstop has seen 30-plus shots in 15 of his 24 games this season – he is 8-2-5 in those contests.
  • He ranks second among NHL goaltenders in shots against (766) and saves (699) this season.
  • He tied his career-high 48 saves Thursday at NJD. He also stopped 48 shots and tied his career-high 51 shots faced vs. FLA on Oct. 27 to become the second goaltender in Flyers history to have two-or-more games with 48-plus saves (Bernie Parent, 1/22/70 at BOS, 51; 1/3/77 at MTL, 49).
  • Dec. 5th’s contest was Hart’s 70th career victory to become the 11th goaltender in Flyers history to reach 70-plus wins (NHL Stats).- 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)
  • The Canadian native recorded a career-high season-opening five-game win streak, Oct. 13-27.
  • 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).
  • Outside of Philadelphia, he only has one NHL team he has not earned a win against: St. Louis.

EMERGING YOUNG GUNS

  • The Flyers have 11 of its 25 players on the current roster that are 25-and-younger.
  • Philadelphia ranks eighth in the NHL in team rookie scoring percentage (10.1) and T-10th in team rookie points (21).
  • The rookies have netted a combined eight goals to rank seventh among NHL team rookie goal percentage (10.4) and ninth in rookie goals.
  • Noah Cates owns career highs in games played (32), assists (8), points (11), PPA (3) and shots (37).
  • Morgan Frost owns five points (2-3=5) in the last five games and set a career-high four points (1-3=4) Dec. 11 at ARI.
  • Cam York made his season debut on Dec. 9 at VGK, logged a season-high 24:08 TOI on Dec. 11 at ARI and netted his fourth career goal, first of the season on Dec. 13 at COL.

LUCKY NUMBER 13

  • Kevin Hayes owns five points (1-4=5) in his last seven games.
  • He owns 10 points (4-6=10) in his last 11 games.
  • He owns 19 points (8-11=19) in his last 21 games, including a season-high six-game point streak (Nov. 12-21).
  • The 30-year-old leads the team in assists (20), PPA (8), PPP (10) and points (29) and ranks second in goals (9) this season.
  • The forward collected three PPP (1-2=3) in a three-game PPP streak, Dec. 3-7 – matching his career high PPP streak, set Oct. 13-18 (3a) this season.
  • He collected back-to-back multi-point games (2-2=4), Nov. 26-29, for the sixth time in his career and leads the team with eight multi-point games 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.

IVAN THE GREAT

  • Ivan Provorov recorded his 200th career NHL point (assist) Nov. 26 at NYI to become the seventh defenseman in Flyers history to reach the 200-plus point milestone.
  • He ranks T-4th in team history for goals by a defenseman with Shayne Gostisbehere (60).
  • The blueliner ranks third on the team in assists (11) and fourth in shots (65) this season.
  • The 25-year-old leads the Flyers and ranks third in the NHL with 78 blocked shots.
  • The Russian native’s 10 blocked shots on Oct. 13 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).