Game 12 Preview: Flyers @ Hurricanes
In the front end of a back-to-back and middle game of a three-in-four set, Alain Vigneault's Philadelphia Flyers (6-3-2) are in Raleigh on Friday night to Rod Brind'Amour's Carolina Hurricanes (10-1-0). Game time at PNC Arena is 7:00 p.m. ET (NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic).
The Flyers enter this game coming off a 3-0 home shutout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Philly generated plenty of shots in terms of quantity (36) but the quality of the team's scoring chances was so-so. The Hurricanes earned a 2-1 overtime road win against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday evening.
For an in-depth preview, see Five Things on the Flyers official site.
PROJECTED LINEUPS
FLYERS
28 Claude Giroux - 14 Sean Couturier - 11 Travis Konecny 23 Oskar Lindblom - 19 Derick Brassard - 89 Cam Atkinson 86 Joel Farabee - 21 Scott Laughton - 25 James van Riemsdyk 38 Patrick Brown - 44 Nate Thompson - 17 Zack MacEwen
9 Ivan Provorov - 61 Justin Braun 6 Travis Sanheim - 70 Rasmus Ristolainen 3 Keith Yandle - 24 Nate Seeler
79 Carter Hart [35 Martin Jones]
HURRICANES 37 Andrei Svechnikov - 20 Sebastian Aho - 86 Teuvo Teravainen 82 Jesperi Kotkaniemi - 16 Vincent Trocheck - 88 Martin Necas 78 Steven Lorentz - 11 Jordan Staal - 71 Jesper Fast 48 Jordan Martinook - 18 Derek Stepan - 24 Seth Jarvis
74 Jaccob Slavin - 25 Ethan Bear 76 Brady Skjei - 77 Tony DeAngelo 7 Brendan Smith - 28 Ian Cole
31 Frederik Andersen [34 Alex Lyon]
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Phantoms Gameday Preview @ Providence Bruins
Ian Laperriere's Lehigh Valley Phantoms (3-6-2) wrap up a four-game road trip on Friday when they play Ryan Mougene's Providence Bruins (4-4-2). Game time at the Dunkin' Donuts Center is 7:00 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on AHLTV.
The Phantoms have won back-to-back games for the first time this season and will look for their fourth win in the last five games. On Wednesday, the Phantoms trailed 1-0 at the first intermission but rode two shorthanded tallies, a power play goal and an even-strength goal in the second period to an eventual 4-1 victory.
After this game, the Phantoms come back home to play the Atlantic Division leading Springfield Thunderbirds (8-1-2) at the PPL Center on Saturday evening.