Preview: Flyers @ New York Islanders
The Flyers are in Elmont, NY, on Wednesday evening to take on the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. Game time is 7:00 p.m. EDT. The game will be streamed on PhiladelphiaFlyers.com. The radio broadcast is on 97.5 The Fanatic with an online simulcast on
Flyers Radio 24/7.
Philadelphia opened the exhibition slate with a 6-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in Newark on Monday. The Islanders lost, 4-2, to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
For a five-point preview of Wednesday's game, see PhiladelphiaFlyers.com. Projected starting lineups are below.
Flyers
Scott Laughton - Noah Cates -Samu Tuomaala
Nic Deslauriers - Ryan Poehling - Garnet Hathaway
Zayde Wisdom - Rhet Gardner- Wade Allison
Brendan Furry - Tanner Laczynski - Cooper Marody
Victor Mete - Ronnie Attard
Adam Ginning - Emil Andrae
Adam Karashik - Louie Belpedio
Samuel Ersson (40 minutes, 2nd and 3rd periods)
Felix Sandström (20 minutes, 1st period)
PP1: Tuomaala, Cates, Poehling, Laughton, Andrae
PP2: Marody, Laczynski, Wisdom, Mete, Attard
Note: The Flyers' defense pairings rotated frequently during the morning skate reps. The in-game duos could vary.
Islanders
Simon Holmström -Bo Horvat - Mathew Barzal
Eetu Liukas - Karson Kuhlman - Oliver Wahlstrom
Ruslan Iskhakov - Casey Cizikas -Julien Gauthier
Dmytro Timashov - Brian Pinho - Matt Martin
Adam Pelech -Noah Dobson
Dennis Cholowski-Robin Salo
Travis Mitchell -Paul LaDue
Ilya Sorokin
Ken Appleby
Injury Updates and Notes
* Cam Atkinson (lower-body injury) remained off the ice on Wednesday.
* Cam York (undisclosed) was also a non-participant in Wedneday's non-game group practice sessions.
* Travis Konency (undisclosed) returned to the ice and practiced with one of the non-game groups. He was out on Sunday and Monday. He's ready to play as soon as the next exhibition game against Boston.
* The Flyers made five roster cuts on Monday: 2023 draft picks Oliver Bonk (OHL, London Knights), Denver Barkey (OHL, London Knights) and Carter Sotheran (WHL, Portland Winterhawks) were returned to their respective junior teams for the 2023-24 season. Camp invitees Jonathan Fauchon (QMJHL, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada) and Sam Sedley (OHL, Owen Sound Attack) were released from their camp tryouts.
* On Tuesday, the Flyers signed goalie Carson Bjarnason, their 2023 second-round Draft pick, to an entry-level contract. He will soon be assigned back to his junior team, the WHL's Brandon Wheat Kings.
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