This one isn't going to be easy for the Flyers when they travel to Winnipeg to take on the league-leading Jets.
It's hard to find a fault in Winnipeg's game. The Flyers can't let themselves get easily frustrated if things don't go their way. Staying out of the box is especially important against a team that is lethal on the man advantage. No matter what, Philadelphia will have their hands full no matter who is on the ice.
Philadelphia Flyers
The biggest key to a Flyers' victory comes from the play of their top two lines. Those group of players have been providing an offensive punch since returning from the 4 Nations break. It began with Sean Couturier, Matvei Michkov, and Owen Tippett. After that, the trio of Noah Cates, Bobby Brink, and Tyson Foerster supplied the spark. To beat a team that is generally good at everything, the Flyers need their top players to continue stepping up.
No one needs a better game than Ivan Fedotov. He has remained Sam Ersson's backup, but he is in serious need of a victory. Fedotov has not won a game since Nov. 29, a stretch of seven starts without a victory. With Connor Hellebuyck on the other side, it's not going to be easy to score goals. So Fedotov will need to be at his best against a team that is near the top of the league in scoring per game.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Owen Tippett - Sean Couturier - Matvei Michkov
Tyson Foerster - Noah Cates - Bobby Brink
Andrei Kuzmenko - Scott Laughton - Travis Konecny
Jakob Pelletier - Ryan Poehling - Nicolas Deslauriers
Cam York - Travis Sanheim
Nick Seeler - Jamie Drysdale
Egor Zamula - Rasmus Ristolainen
Ivan Fedotov
Winnipeg Jets
The Jets are an easy Stanley Cup favorite with their play this season. They are among the top of the league in almost ever stat you can look at. They have the league's best power play and allow the least goals per game. On top of that, they are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games. Almost one has been able to beat them lately. The only one to do so was Nashville and that was the first loss before nine straight victories.
Kyle Connor paces the Jets with 73 points, has six points in his last five games and 13 points in his last 10. Connor has always been a top producer on the Jets and has scored 30+ goals in all but one season, not including his rookie year. Mark Scheifele has the team lead with 33 goals and finds himself on the scoresheet more often than not.
Connor Hellebuyck continues to do it all for the Jets. He's appeared in 45 of their 60 games. He comes in well rested as he last played on Feb. 26. Hellebuyck has won his last eight straight starts. The numbers speak for themselves as he has a 2.02 GAA and a .926 SV%.
Jets Projected Roster
Kyle Connor - Mark Scheifele - Gabriel Vilardi
Nikolaj Ehlers - Vladislav Namestnikov - Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter - Adam Lowry - Mason Appleton
Alex Iafello - Rasmus Kupari - Morgan Barron
Josh Morrissey - Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg - Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley - Colin Miller
Connor Hellebuyck
When, Where, and How to Watch
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Canada Life Centre
Watch: NBCSP
Radio: 93.3 WMMR
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