Flyers @ Senators, Game 2: Notes, lineups, and how to watch

COLUMBUS, OHIO - OCTOBER 12: Carter Hart #79 of the Philadelphia Flyers deflects a shot during the second period against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on October 12, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OHIO - OCTOBER 12: Carter Hart #79 of the Philadelphia Flyers deflects a shot during the second period against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on October 12, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images)

After a successful first regular season outing against the Columbus Blue Jackets (0-1-0), the Philadelphia Flyers (1-0-0) travel up to Canada to take on the Ottawa Senators (0-1-0) at Canadian Tire Centre at 1 p.m.

The game will be the second of the season for both teams, though the Flyers were the ones who emerged victorious in their first game. Previously, the Sens dropped a tough decision to the Carolina Hurricanes (1-0-0) by a score of 5-3.

Flyers notes

  • Carter Hart will start again against Ottawa
  • Tyson Foerster and Emil Andrae will play
  • Yegor Zamula and Bobby Brink will sit
  • Marc Staal remains in the lineup
  • The Flyers’ line of Brink, Joel Farabee, and Sean Couturier played the second-most minutes at even strength against Columbus
  • Zamula had the lowest xGF percentage of any Philly defenseman against the Blue Jackets

Flyers lineup

Joel Farabee – Sean Couturier – Tyson Foerster

Owen Tippett – Morgan Frost – Cam Atkinson

Scott Laughton – Noah Cates – Travis Konecny

Nicolas Deslauriers – Ryan Poehling – Garnet Hathaway

Cam York – Travis Sanheim

Marc Staal – Sean Walker

Nick Seeler – Emil Andrae

Carter Hart

Senators notes

  • Ottawa plays in their home opener
  • This will be the Senators’ first game since Daniel Alfredsson re-joined the team as a coach
  • Center Josh Norris will not play against Philadelphia
  • Forward Zack MacEwen has been cleared to skate

Senators lineup

Brady Tkachuk – Tim Stutzle – Claude Giroux

Mathieu Joseph – Ridly Greig – Vladimir Tarasenko

Dominik Kubalik – Rourke Chartier – Drake Batherson

Parker Kelly – Mark Kastelic – Zack MacEwen

Jakob Chychrun – Thomas Chabot

Jake Sanderson – Artem Zub

Erik Brannstrom – Travis Hamonic

Joonas Korpisalo, Anton Forsberg

How to watch Flyers @ Senators

To watch the Senators, fans can tune into TSN5, RDS, TSN 1200, and Unique 94.5 in English and in French. The Flyers will be televised on NBC Sports Philadelphia, and they can be heard on 93.3 WMMR or Flyers Radio 24/7. Additionally, the game can be streamed on both ESPN+ and FuboTV.