Game 26 Preview: Flyers vs. Coyotes

The Philadelphia Flyers (13-10-2) are in Tempe on Thursday to take on the Arizona Coyotes (13-9-2). Game time at Mullett Arena is 9:00 p.m. ET.

This is the first of two meetings this season between the teams. The Flyers and Coyotes will rematch at the Wells Fargo Center on February 12. Last season, the clubs split the series with one win apiece.

The Coyotes bring a five-game winning streak into this game. The Flyers are coming off a home-and-home sweep of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Tyson Foerster has scored goals in three straight games and has collected six points (4g, 2a) over his last four games. Goalie Carter Hart is coming off an excellent performance in Monday's overtime win against the Penguins, and Sean Couturier tallied the overtime winner on Monday after notching the only goal of the shootout on Saturday.

For Arizona, Clayton Keller has six points (1g, 5a) in his last five games. Michael Carcone brings a four-game goal streak (5g) into Thursday. Goalie Connor Ingram has been scorching hot in net during the Arizona winning streak, including two shutouts.

The Flyers will go with the same lineup on Thursday they featured in Monday's game with the exception of Egor Zamula going back in on defense and Marc Staal coming out. Lineups are posted below and will be updated later today if necessary.

FLYERS

71 Tyson Foerster - 14 Sean Couturier - 11 Travis Konecny
86 Joel Farabee - 21 Scott Laughton - 89 Cam Atkinson
74 Owen Tippett - 48 Morgan Frost - 10 Bobby Brink
44 Nic Deslauriers - 25 Ryan Poehling - 19 Garnet Hathaway

8 Cam York - 6 Travis Sanheim
24 Nick Seeler - 26 Sean Walker
5 Egor Zamula - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen

79 Carter Hart
[33 Samuel Ersson]

COYOTES

Clayton Keller - Logan Cooley - Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli - Nick Bjugstad - Lawson Crouse
Michael Carcone - Alexander Kerfoot - Jason Zucker
Milos Kelemen - Liam O'Brien - Juuso Välimäki

J.J. Moser - Sean Durzi
Josh Brown - Mathew Dumba
Troy Stecher - Michael Kesselring

Connor Ingram
Karel Vejmelka

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