Match-up - Philadelphia Flyers (28-25-13) @ New Jersey Devils (27-28-10) Road/Home records - 9-17-7 -------------- 16-10-8 TV - TCN-PH, MSG+ Puck drop - 5:00 p.m. ET Season series - 2-1 Devils Last 10 - Flyers: 4-3-3 ------- Devils: 6-3-1 Projected starting goalies - Steve Mason vs Keith Kinkaid
Projected lines for the Flyers via DailyFaceoff.com:
Michael Raffl - Claude Giroux - Wayne Simmonds Matt Read - Sean Couturier - Jakub Voracek Ryan White - Brayden Schenn - R.J. Umberger Chris VandeVelde - Pierre-à‰douard Bellemare - Zac Rinaldo
Nick Schultz - Mark Streit Michael Del Zotto - Luke Schenn Carlo Colaiacovo - Andrew MacDonald
Projected lines for the Devils:
Adam Henrique - Scott Gomez - Steve Bernier Mike Cammalleri - Travis Zajac - Jordin Tootoo Dainius Zubrus - Patrik Elias - Stephen Gionta Tuomo Ruutu - Jacob Josefson - Pete Harrold
Andy Greene - Adam Larsson Jon Merrill - Damon Severson Mark Fraser - Eric Gelinas
What to watch:
1) The Flyers are playing for more than the Devils, but they played yesterday afternoon in an OT game. If the Devils can get out to an early lead it'll be tough for a Flyers team to come from behind with so little in the tank.
2) Claude Giroux has cooled off a little bit of late having recorded six points in his last 10 games. That won't last forever, obviously, and he's one of the more dynamic players in the league, so New Jersey will need to stick to him like glue. If he gets time/space with the puck, he's going to make plays.
3) Philadelphia is a mediocre 5 v 5 team with an elite PP that's in part kept them in the playoff race. If the Devils don't stay disciplined it's going to be a long night.
4) New Jersey is one of the worst offensive teams in the league, and they recently moved Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky, taking away even more offensive punch. The Devils are going to need their young blue liners to contribute offensively.
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