PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins
TD Garden
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Tue., Jan. 17 Anaheim Ducks Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR
Thur., Jan. 19 Chicago Blackhawks Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR
Sat., Jan. 21 Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena 7 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 43
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 43
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 43
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 17
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 237
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/5 – Recalled F Kieffer Bellows from Lehigh Valley (AHL); Loaned G Felix Sandstrom to the Phantoms on a conditioning assignment
1/4 – Activated G Carter Hart from Injured Reserve
FLYERS VS. BRUINS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS BRUINS
76-104-33 ALL-TIME RECORD 116-63-34
44-47-15 HOME 64-24-19
32-57-18 ROAD 52-39-15
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
3-6-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 7-2-1
610 GOALS SCORED 702
25.1% POWER PLAY 28.9%
71.1% PENALTY KILL 74.9%
van Riemsdyk: 37 pts (18-19=37) in 47 GP
Konecny: 13 pts (6-7=13) in 23 GP
Hayes: 13 pts (6-7=13) in 27 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Bergeron: 50 pts (23-27=50) in 62 GP
Marchand: 45 pts (17-28=45) in 46 GP
Krejci: 43 pts (11-32=43) in 48 GP
Hart: 4-6-2, 3.72 GAA, .883 SV% in 12 GP
Ersson: Has not faced BOS
TEAM GOALTENDERS Ullmark: 5-1-1, 2.57 GAA, .923 SV% in 7 GP
Swayman: 1-2-0, 3.37 GAA, .888 SV% in 3 GP
2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
November 17 TD Garden BOS (4), PHI (1)
January 16 TD Garden 1 p.m.
April 9 Wells Fargo Center 6 p.m.
TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia is 7-1-0 in their last eight games, outscoring their opponents, 32-18, and outshooting their opponents, 251-241, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-2nd in the NHL in wins and T-6th in goals in that span.
- The Flyers have earned points in 12 of its last 18 games (10-6-2), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
- Philadelphia has outscored its opponents, 45-31, in the last 11 overall games and are 8-3-0 since Dec. 20. Philadelphia ranks T-2nd in the NHL in wins and T-3rd in goals in that span.
- The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 13 of their last 18 games, posting a 9-3-1 record when scoring three-plus goals since Dec. 5.
- Philadelphia scored a season-high six goals Jan. 5 vs. ARI, the team’s first six-plus goal game since April 21, 2022 at MTL. Five of the six goals were netted during the second period to mark the 66th time in franchise history the Flyers have scored five-or-more goals in a single period, last, Dec. 3, 2019 vs. TOR (5 in the 3rd).
- The Flyers netted three goals in the third period Dec. 11 vs. WSH – the team’s sixth time this season they have recorded three-plus goals in a single period, done four times in the last nine games: Jan. 11 vs. WSH (3g in 3rd), Jan. 9 at BUF (3g in 1st), Jan. 5 vs. ARI (5g in 2nd) & Dec. 23 at CAR (3g in 3rd).
- Philadelphia has outscored its opponents 21-13 in the third period in the last 15 games. The Flyers’ 21 third period goals rank T-5th in the NHL since Dec. 11.
- The Flyers have allowed the opposing team to score first in 28 of its 43 games this season. Philadelphia ranks third in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game.
- The Flyers have scored first in three straight games and in four of their last six contests. They rank T-2nd in the NHL in wins (4) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
- Philadelphia set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in 12 of the last 21 games, posting a 7-4-1 record in those 12 contests.
- The Flyers 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.
- Philadelphia leads the NHL with 1,267 hits and ranks third with 747 blocked shots.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
- Philadelphia is on a season-high five-game road trip, its longest road winning streak since winning five straight, Jan. 19-Feb. 17, 2019.
- The Flyers look to go six straight on the road for the first time since winning seven consecutive road games, Feb. 6-26, 2018.
- Philadelphia is 9-8-6 on the road this season and is 6-3-2 in the last 11 road games.
- The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in eight of its last 10 road games. Philadelphia is 7-3-3 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.
BACK-TO-BACKS
- Monday’s and Tuesday’s games mark the Flyers’ eighth back-to-back set of 15 this season.
- The set marks the second of four road-to-home back-to-backs this season:
- Oct. 22 at NSH (3-1 W); Oct. 23 vs. SJ (3-0 L)
- Jan. 16 at BOS; Jan. 17 vs. ANA
- Jan. 21 at DET; Jan. 22 vs. WPG
- April 8 at NYI; April 9 vs. BOS
- The Flyers are 2-4-1 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 1-6-0 in the second.
BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TODAY’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Flyers today in the 2nd of 3 games between these teams this season and 2nd of 2 games at TD Garden.
- They are the NHL’s only 30-win team this season at 33-5-4 overall and are 20-1-3 on home ice … They are 18-3-2 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Bruins play today their 6th of 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 4-0-1 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins conclude today their 3-game home stand vs Philadelphia (1-1-0) … They will next face a 2-game trip to NY Islanders on 1/18 and NY Rangers on 1/19.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins had their 14-game point streak stopped at 11-0-3 with a 3-0 loss vs Seattle on 1/12 but rebounded with a 4-3 win vs Toronto on 1/14 … They are 16-2-4 in their last 22 games.
- The Bruins are 20-1-3 in their last 24 home games, including a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
- They are 6-0-1 in their last 7 road games .
- Boston 7 at Anaheim 1 … The Bruins swept their California trip, led by David Pastrnak (3-1=4 totals), David Krejci (1-2=3), Charlie Coyle (1-1=2) and Pavel Zacha and Matt Grzelcyk (2A each) … Hampus Lindholm and Brad Marchand added single tallies … Jeremy Swayman extended his point streak to 4-0-2 … SOG: Bos 42, Ana 29 … PP: 1/2 … PK: 0/2
- Boston 0 vs Seattle 3 … The Bruins suffered both their 1st home regulation loss and 1st shutout against of the season with a 3-0 setback … Linus Ullmark snapped his 14-0-1 point streak … SOG: Bos 27, Sea 31 … PP: 0/1 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 4 vs Toronto 3 … The Bruins got goals from Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, A.J. Greer and Matt Grzelcyk (GWG at 18:44 of 3rd period) … Linus Ullmark earned the win in goal … SOG: Bos 34, Tor 21 … PP: 0/2 … PK: 1/2
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 44)
- Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR
BOSTON vs PHILADELPHIA, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Flyers are meeting for the 214th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 116-63-21-13 record and 706-614 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 64-24-11-8 lifetime vs. Philadelphia in Boston with the a 379-287 scoring edge in those 107 contests.
- The Bruins are 14-0-4 in their last 18 home games vs. the Flyers with their last regulation loss in Boston a 2-1 setback on 10/6/2011
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 22 players on their roster … 10 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 8 were signed as free agents.
- The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 4-0-1 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 5-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 5-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 7 of their 14-game January schedule tonight (5 hm/9 rd, 5-1-0) … They will play 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, 11- 2-0 in November, and 9-1-4 in December.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 5: Chris Wagner recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Chris Wagner returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 13: Joona Koppanen returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 14: Pavel Zacha signed to a four-year contract extension
