PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Winnipeg Jets
Canada Life Centre
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
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
Sat., Feb. 11 Nashville Predators Wells Fargo Center 12:30 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 50
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 50
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 50
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 24
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 265
FLYERS VS. JETS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS JETS
43-16-9 ALL-TIME RECORD 22-37-9
23-6-5 HOME 13-16-5
20-10-4 ROAD 9-21-4
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
4-5-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 6-4-0
234 GOALS SCORED 184
20.2% POWER PLAY 16.1%
83.9% PENALTY KILL 79.8%
van Riemsdyk: 21 pts (7-14=21) in 31 GP
Hayes: 8 pts (4-4=8) in 14 GP
Braun: 7 pts (0-7=7) in 22 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Wheeler: 33 pts (7-26=33) in 38 GP
Scheifele: 18 pts (5-13=18) in 15 GP
Gagner: 9 pts (1-8=9) in 18 GP
Hart: 3-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .950 SV% in 4 GP
Sandstrom: 0-2-0, 3.61 GAA, .873 SV% in 2 GP
TEAM GOALTENDERS Rittich: 5-0-0, 2.04 GAA, .931 SV% in 5 GP
Hellebuyck: 3-4-0, 2.58 GAA, .919 SV% in 7 GP
2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
January 22 Wells Fargo Center WPG (5), PHI (3)
January 28 Canada Life Centre 7 p.m.
TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia is 9-4-2 in their last 15 games, outscoring their opponents, 48-43, and outshooting their opponents, 474-448, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-7th in the NHL in wins in that span.
- The Flyers have earned points in 16 of its last 25 games (12-9-4), 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 50 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 nine of their last 13 games, ranking T-3rd 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 1,439 hits and ranks second with 870 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 6-2-2 in its last 10 games and 10-6-4 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
- The Flyers are 5-1-3 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 6-1-1 in its last eight road games, including a season-high five-game road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
- The Flyers are 10-9-7 on the road this season and is 7-4-3 in the last 14 road games.
- Philadelphia have scored three-plus goals in nine of its last 13 road games. The Flyers are 7-3-4 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play the middle game of a three-game homestand on Saturday night when they host the Philadelphia Flyers. Winnipeg started the homestand with a 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. The St. Louis Blues visit Canada Life Centre on Monday in the final game of the homestand, which leads into Winnipeg’s 11-day break for the NHL’s all-star weekend and player break.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat PHI
50 GP 50
31 W 20
18 L 21
1 OT 9
63 PTS 49
162 GF 138
131 GA 162
23.6% PP 16.2%
83.6% PK 76.9%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Jan. 28 PHI SN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 30 STL SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 11 CHI SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 14 SEA TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 16 At CBJ TSN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Jan. 19 At TOR 4-1 L 2L
Jan. 21 At OTT 5-1 W 1W
Jan. 22 At PHI 5-3 W 2W
Jan. 24 At NSH 2-1 L 1L
Jan. 26 BUF 3-2 L 2L
Broadcast Information
TV: Sportsnet
Play-By-Play: John Bartlett
Analyst: Garry Galley
Rinkside: Sean Reynolds
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Derek Taylor
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, Jan. 28
Morning Skate 9:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Philadelphia Flyers 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29
Day Off – No Media Availability
Monday, Jan. 30
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. St. Louis Blues 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
Buffalo Sabres 3
Winnipeg Jets 2
Jets Scorer: Schmidt (5), Dubois (22)
Sabres Scorers: Power (3), Thompson (34), Olofsson (23)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (33 sv, 3 ga)
Sabres Goaltender: Eric Comrie (19 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-3
Jets PK: 1-for-2
Recap: The Winnipeg Jets scored twice in the final 4:46 of the third period, but fell 3-2 to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Nate Schmidt scored on the power play, while Pierre-Luc Dubois brought the Jets to within a goal with 43 seconds left. Blake Wheeler assisted both of Winnipeg’s goals for the Jets lone two-point night. Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves in the loss.
The January Upon Us
The Jets are 8-5-0 in January for a .615 points percentage, which is tied for 10th in the NHL… The eight victories are tied with the 2018-19 season for the most wins the Jets have had in January… Kyle Connor (8G, 6A), Mark Scheifele (6G, 8A), and Nikolaj Ehlers (4G, 10A) lead the Jets in scoring in January with 14 points… After playing 16 games in 30 days in December, the Jets play 15 games in 29 days from Jan. 2-30, but opened the month with two games in the first seven days… Seven of the 15 games are at home… Winnipeg’s eight road games in January came in the form of a three-game road trip and five-game road trip… The Jets are 19-21-3 in January during the past four seasons.
Goal Dip
The Jets have scored four goals or more in 24 games this season (22-2-0), which is tied for fifth in the NHL… However, the Jets have been held
to two goals or less in five of their past seven games.
Goal-Games
Winnipeg has lost both games during their two-game losing skid by one goal, falling to 11-6-1 in one-goal games on the season… The Jets have scored two goals or less in nine of the 18 games (3-6-0)… The Jets have played in 25 games decided by three goals or more this season (14-11), which leads the NHL.
Facing the East
The Jets finish playing 10 of 13 games against Eastern Conference opponents on Saturday when they host Philadelphia… Winnipeg is 10-10-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Kyle Connor (11G, 9A) leads the Jets in scoring against the east with 20 points in 20 games, while Mark Scheifele also has 11 goals against the east in 20 games.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 17-7-0 at Canada Life Centre this season, but had their five-game home winning streak end on Thursday… Kyle Connor (14G, 19A) leads the team with 33 points in 24 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 15 goals at home leads the team and has him nine goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 14-6-0 with a 1.91 goals-against average, .937 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 246-156-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Jets vs. PHI Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Flyers play each other twice this season and the two meetings come in the span of a week…Winnipeg won the first meeting on Sunday, beating the Flyers 5-3 at Wells Fargo Center…The win was Winnipeg’s first in Philadelphia since Jan. 31/12.
Recent History
The Jets have won the past two games against the Flyers, but the teams have split the season series in the past five seasons in which they have played… The Jets are 13-for-45 (28.9%) on the power play in their past 10 games against the Flyers and have scored on the power play in eight of the 10 games.
In Winnipeg
Winnipeg has won five consecutive home games against the Flyers dating back to 2017, outscoring Philadelphia 23-8 in the process… The Jets are also 10-for-29 (34.5%) on the power play in the handful of games.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Flyers with 33 points (7G, 26A) in 38 games… Mark Scheifele is averaging better than a point per game against the Flyers with 18 points (5G, 13A) in 15 games… Two of Scheifele’s goals are game-winning goals.
Jets vs. PHI Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
03/21/2017 Phi W 3 2 33 6 1 12 26 3 0 18
11/16/2017 Phi SOW 3 2 33 7 1 12 32 5 1 25
03/10/2018 @Phi L 1 2 28 4 1 4 35 2 0 8
12/09/2018 Phi W 7 1 35 6 3 16 37 2 0 23
01/28/2019 @Phi L 1 3 32 3 1 4 31 2 0 6
12/15/2019 Phi W 7 3 24 5 3 4 32 1 1 21
02/22/2020 @Phi L 2 4 29 2 1 6 30 3 0 4
02/01/2022 @Phi L 1 3 33 2 0 8 36 4 0 4
04/27/2022 Phi W 4 0 27 5 2 8 35 4 0 10
01/22/2023 @Phi W 5 3 30 5 0 8 31 4 2 10
