PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins
PPG Paints Arena
TV: NBCSP+ | Radio: 93.3 WMMR
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 75
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 75
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 75
Carter Hart lower body 3/28-present 3
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 392
FLYERS VS. PENGUINS HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS PENGUINS
163-100-43 ALL-TIME RECORD 113-153-40
103-37-12 HOME 72-57-25
60-63-31 ROAD 41-96-15
1-3-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-1-0
3-5-2 LAST 10 MEETINGS 7-2-1
1,087 GOALS SCORED 944
24.0% POWER PLAY 23.5%
76.5% PENALTY KILL 76.0%
van Riemsdyk: 30 pts (13-17=30) in 52 GP
Konecny: 21 pts (10-11=21) in 25 GP
Hayes: 17 pts (8-9=17) in 32 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Crosby: 122 pts (53-69=122) in 82 GP
Malkin: 83 pts (29-54=83) in 69 GP
Letang: 49 pts (10-39=49) in 62 GP
Sandstrom: 0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV% in 1 GP
Ersson: Has not faced PIT
TEAM GOALTENDERS Jarry: 10-4-1, 2.87 GAA, .903 SV% in 16 GP
DeSmith: 2-2-0, 2.92 GAA, .903 SV% in 5 GP
2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
November 25 Wells Fargo Center PIT (4), PHI (1)
March 11 PPG Paints Arena PIT (5), PHI (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
4/1 – Recalled G Samuel Ersson from Lehigh Valley (AHL) on emergency conditions; Activated F Travis Konecny from Injured Reserve
3/31 – Loaned G Samuel Ersson to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
TEAM NOTES
QUICK STATS
- Philadelphia saw its season-high seven-game point streak, 5-0-2, come to an end Saturday – their longest point streak since Dec. 10-30, 2021, also seven games.
- Philadelphia scored two power-play goals March 30 at OTT – their fifth game of the season with multiple PPG. The Flyers have scored five PPG in their last eight games, ranking seventh in the NHL in PP% (29.4) since March 17.
- The Philadelphia notched two season-high four-game win streaks this season: March 21-28 & Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
- The Flyers have six players with 40-plus points this season, the first campaign of five-plus players with 40-plus points since 2019-20 (6).
- Philadelphia tied its season-high six goals March 21 vs. FLA, including three second period goals in a span of 2:01.
Per NHL Stats, the last time Philadelphia scored as many goals in 121 seconds or fewer was Feb. 8, 2020 at WSH (105 seconds). - The Flyers rank third in the NHL with 1,302 blocked shots and fourth with 2,065 hits.
- Philadelphia has reached 2,000-plus hits in a season for the sixth time in franchise history and for the first since 2016-17. The franchise record is 2,511 hits set in 2014-15.
- The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
- 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’ 1,302 blocked shots this season are the fourth-most in franchise history. The franchise record is 1,317 set during the 2010-11 campaign.
- Philadelphia registered 30 blocked shots Feb. 12 at CGY for its fifth game of the season with 30-plus blocked shots
– the most 30-plus blocked shot games in a Flyers season since 2005-06. The Flyers tallied a season-high 32 blocked shots Oct. 27 vs. FLA.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
4/1 – Recalled G Samuel Ersson from Lehigh Valley (AHL) on emergency conditions; Activated F Travis Konecny from Injured Reserve
3/31 – Loaned G Samuel Ersson to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
- The Flyers begin a four-game road trip Sunday – tied for the longest road trip of the season.
- Philadelphia will play five of its final seven regular season games on the road, March 30-April 13.
- The Flyers are 8-8-2 in their last 18 road games, including a season-high five-game road win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
- The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 12 of their last 23 road games. Philadelphia is 9-3-5 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.
BACK-TO-BACKS
- Saturday’s and Sunday’s games mark the Flyers’ 14th back-to-back set of 15 this season.
- This set marks the final home-to-road back-to-backs this season:
- Nov. 25 vs. PIT (4-1 L); Nov. 26 at NYI (6-5 L)
- Jan. 8 vs. TOR (6-2 L); Jan. 9 at BUF (4-0 W)
- Feb. 24 vs. MTL (5-2 L); Feb. 25 at NJ (7-0 L)
- April 1 vs. BUF (6-3 L); April 2 at PIT
- The Flyers are 5-7-2 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 2-10-1 in the second.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Apr. 1: Boston 4, Pittsburgh 3 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Rust (2), Guentzel
Multiple Points: Rust (2G-1A)
Goalie: Jarry (31 saves, 35 shots)
Key Stats: Bryan Rust had a team-high three points (2G-1A) but Pittsburgh fell at home.
PP: 0-6
PK: 1-3
Mar. 30: Pittsburgh 2, Nashville 0 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Zucker, Guentzel (PP)
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (28 saves, 28 shots)
Key Stats: Jake Guentzel’s team-leading 34th goal helped Pittsburgh bring home the win.
PP: 1-4
PK: 3-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 12 12
D Dmitry Kulikov Lower-Body 10 10
D Jan Rutta Undisclosed 8 23
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 7 9
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 195
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Mar. 31 D Thimo Nickl acquired from Anaheim in exchange for F Judd Caulfield.
Mar. 28 D Taylor Fedun re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 F Filip Hallander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from WBS (AHL).
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Flyers: 113-153-40
In Pittsburgh: 72-57-25
In Philadelphia: 41-96-15
OT Record vs. Flyers: 16-14-16
Shootout Record vs. Flames: 5-1
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 2-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. FLYERS:
Mario Lemieux: 71 GP, 124 PTS (51G-73A)
Sidney Crosby: 82 GP, 122 PTS (53G-69A)
Evgeni Malkin: 69 GP, 83 PTS (29G-54A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins conclude their three-game homestand as they take on the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- A win tonight would allow Pittsburgh to sweep the season series with Philadelphia for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign (4-0-0).
- The Penguins are 8-3-1 in their last 12 games played against the Flyers.
- Pittsburgh has points in eight of its last nine home games versus Philadelphia (7-1-1) dating back to Oct. 29, 2019.
