Game 53 Preview: Flyers vs. Oilers

Interim head coach Mike Yeo's Philadelphia Flyers (16-26-10) will host Jay Woodcroft's Edmonton Oilers (29-21-3) on Tuesday evening. Game time at the Wells Fargo Center is 7:00 p.m. ET. (NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic).

This is the second and final game of the season series between the teams, and the lone meeting in Philadelphia. On Oct. 27, the Flyers skated to a 6-3 victory at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

The Flyers enter this game coming off a 2-1 win over the visiting Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon. First period goals by Giroux (11 seconds into the game) and Atkinson staked the Flyers to a 2-0 lead. It was Giroux's 17th goal of the season, and the team-leading 18th for Atkinson. Hart and company made the lead stand up.

The Oilers come into this game having lost a 2-1 decision to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon. A Derek Ryan tally in the second period narrowed a 2-0 gap to a single goal. Both teams had a would-be goal disallowed after being challenged for an offside entry. The Hurricanes staged a textbook closeout to keep the dangerous Oilers' attack at bay late in the game. Connor McDavid briefly left the game -- but subsequently returned -- after taking a stick to the mouth in the first period.

The Flyers are expected to dress the same lineup as Saturday's game. Max Willman and Kevin Connauton will be healthy scratches. The Oilers are hoping to have Duncan Keith make his return from IR (concussion) for this game.

For an in-depth look at Tuesday's matchup, see Five Things on PhiladelphiaFlyers.com

PROJECTED LINEUPS (subject to change)

FLYERS

86 Joel Farabee - 28 Claude Giroux - 89 Cam Atkinson
23 Oskar Lindblom - 21 Scott Laughton - 11 Travis Konecny
25 James van Riemsdyk - 19 Derick Brassard- 20 Gerry Mayhew
76 Isaav Ractliffe - 38 Patrick Brown - 18 Zack MacEwen

9 Ivan Provorov - 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim - 70 Rasmus Ristolainen
3 Keith Yandle - 24 Nick Seeler

79 Cart Hart
[35 Martin Jones]

PP1: Giroux, JVR, Farabee, Atkinson, Yandle
PP2: Brassard, Ratcliffe, Konecny, Mayhew, Provorov

OILERS

37 Warren Foegele - 97 Connor McDavid - 18 Zach Hyman
91 Evander Kane - 29 Leon Draisaitl - 56 Kailer Yamamoto
24 Brad Malone - 71 Ryan McLeod - 10 Derek Ryan
16 Tyler Benson - 14 Devin Shore - 80 Markus Niemeläinen

25 Darnell Nurse - 22 Tyson Barrie
2 Duncan Keith - 5 Cody Ceci
84 William Lagesson - 75 Evan Bouchard

19 Mikko Koskinen
41 Mike Smith

PP1: McDavid, Draisaitl, Kane, Hyman, Barrie
PP2: Foegele, McLeod, Benson, Nurse, Bouchard

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