PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild
Xcel Energy Center
TV: ESPN+/Hulu | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Sat., Jan. 28 Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Mon., Feb. 6 New York Islanders Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Thur., Feb. 9 Edmonton Oilers Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
CURRENT INJURIES’
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 49
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 49
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 49
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 23
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 261
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/20 – Recalled G Felix Sandstrom from his conditioning assignement with Lehigh Valley (AHL) and re-assigned G Sam Ersson to the Phantoms
FLYERS VS. WILD: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS WILD
16-10-2 ALL-TIME RECORD 11-15-2
10-4-1 HOME 6-5-2
6-6-1 ROAD 5-10-0
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
5-5-0 LAST 10 MEETINGS 5-5-0
80 GOALS SCORED 61
21.1% POWER PLAY 12.9%
87.1% PENALTY KILL 78.9%
van Riemsdyk: 9 pts (8-1=9) in 16 GP
DeAngelo: 8 pts (1-7=8) in 9 GP
Laughton: 5 pts (1-4=5) in 10 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Zuccarello: 17 pts (4-13=17) in 29 GP
Goligoski: 16 pts (5-11=16) in 31 GP
Foligno: 6 pts (2-4=6) in 21 GP
Hart: 1-2-0, 4.08 GAA, .884 SV% in 3 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced MIN
TEAM GOALTENDERS Fleury: 31-19-2, 2.87 GAA, .901 SV%, 3 SO in 58 GP
Gustavsson: Has not faced PHI
TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia is 9-4-1 in their last 14 games, outscoring their opponents, 46-40, and outshooting their opponents, 444- 425, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-3rd in the NHL in wins in that span.
- The Flyers have earned points in 15 of its last 24 games (12-9-3), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
- Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 30 of its 49 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-3rd in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers have scored first in eight of their last 12 games, ranking T-2nd in the NHL in wins (6) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
- 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 1,420 hits and ranks second with 849 blocked shots
VS. THE WEST
- The Flyers play a Western Conference opponent in six of its seven contests from Jan. 17-28 and eight times during the month of January.
- Philadelphia is 6-2-1 in its last nine games and 10-6-3 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
- The Flyers are 5-1-2 against the West on the road and 5-5-1 against the West on home ice this season.
- Philadelphia swept the California road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 2, for the first time in franchise history.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
- Philadelphia is 6-1-0 in its last seven road games, including a season-high five-game road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
- The Flyers are 10-9-6 on the road this season and is 7-4-2 in the last 13 road games.
- Philadelphia have scored three-plus goals in eight of its last 12 road games. The Flyers are 7-3-3 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.
MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
All-Time Wild Record:11-15-2 (6-5-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 5-10-0 at Philadelphia)
2021-22: Minnesota swept the season series 2-0-0 against Philadelphia…Minnesota earned a 5-4 victory in its first meeting at Wells Fargo Center (3/3) and won 4-1 at Xcel Energy Center (3/29)…LW Kevin Fiala (1-2=3) and C Frederick Gaudreau (1-2=3) led the Wild with three points each…C Ryan Hartman (2-0=2) and C Joel Eriksson Ek (0-2=2) had two points each…G Cam Talbot had 26 saves in the first meeting…G Marc-Andre Fleury recorded 32 saves in the second contest…C Scott Laughton led the Flyers with two points (1-1=2)…C Patrick Brown, C Morgan Frost, RW Travis Konecny and LW James van Riemsdyk all scored goals against the Wild…G Carter Hart recorded 33 saves in the first meeting…G Martin Jones made 33 saves in the second contest.
WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello leads the Wild with 17 points (4-13=17) in 29 matches against the Flyers…D Alex Goligoski owns 16 points (5-11=16) in 31 contests…D Jared Spurgeon has recorded eight points (1-7=8) in 15 games.
WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 31-19-2 with a 2.87 GAA, a .901 SV% and three shutouts in 58 career games against Philadelphia…G Filip Gustavsson has not appeared in a game against Philadelphia.
FLYERS LEADERS: van Riemsdyk leads the Flyers with nine points (8-1=9) in 16 matches against the Wild…D Tony DeAngelo has eight points (1-7=8) in nine matchups…RW Cam Atkinson has eight points (6-2=8) in 16 games…D Ryan Ellis owns eight points (3-5=8) in 32 contests.
FLYERS GOALIES: Hart is 1-2-0 with a 4.08 GAA and a .883 SV% in three starts against the Wild…G Felix Sandstrom has not faced Minnesota.
FAST FACTS: The Wild is 5-2-0 in its last seven contests against the Flyers, and have won the last three meetings between the two teams…Minnesota’s five goals on March 3, 2022, set a new team-high against Philadelphia…Minnesota has posted back-to-back shutouts twice against Philadelphia (last, 11/11-11/14/17)…First time was Feb. 10-12, 2003, which also marked the first back-to-back shutouts in team history…The Wild has shutout the Flyers five times in the 28 all-time meetings – tied for its most shutouts against an Eastern Conference team…Philadelphia has shutout Minnesota once (3/15/01).
HOME SWEET HOME
• The Wild recorded an seven-game home win streak from Nov. 27 – Dec. 18, tied for second-longest home win streak in the NHL this season.
• Minnesota is tied for 10th in the NHL with 13 home victories this season and ranked 11th with a .614 point percentage at home.
• The Wild is 10-3-0 in its last 13 home games, scoring 3.38 goals per game (GPG) while recording a 2.23 goals against average (GAA) and .919 save percentage (SV%).
• Since Nov. 23, Minnesota ranks tied for third in home GAA, sixth in home SV% and tied for ninth in the NHL in home GPG.
ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 30.3 percent (20 of 66) of power-play opportunities at home this season, third-best in the NHL.
• Minnesota recorded a power-play goal in a season-high six consecutive games from Nov. 23 – Dec. 4, going eight-for-19 (42.1 pct.) during that span. The streak tied for the fifth-longest in franchise history.
PENALTY KILLERS
• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is 10th in the NHL with a 80.6 penalty-kill percentage (100 for 124).
• Minnesota is seventh in the NHL with a 81.9 penalty-kill percentage (72 of 88) on the road this season.
SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota is second in the NHL with eight shorthanded goals this season.
• The total is tied for the highest in franchise history through a season’s first 46 games (eight SHG in 2001-02 and 2006-07 seasons).
• Minnesota has not eclipsed eight shorthanded goals in season since recording nine during the 2008-09 campaign.
