(Photo by: Frank Franklin II-AP)
New York Rangers (20-22-6, 46 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (22-16-8, 52 pts)
Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena
Date: Saturday, January 17
Time: 1:00 pm EST
How To Watch:Â ESPN+, MSG Network, NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio:Â WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM, 97.5 The Fanatic, 93.3 WMMR
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
New York Rangers News & Notes:
The New York Rangers are winless in their previous five games after their 8-4 loss to the Senators on Tuesday night, with an official record of 0-4-1 in those games. Since December 24th, the Rangers have one victory. The Rangers are averaging 2.4 goals per game, while allowing six goals per game, over their last five games.
Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:
The Flyers have their own struggles lately, after a 6-3 loss to the Penguins Thursday night, which made five straight games without a win. They have a 0-4-1 record over the last five, scoring an average of just 1.8 goals per game and allowing an average of five goals per game. The Flyers lost 5-4 in a shootout in the first game they played against each other this season, back on December 20th.
New York Rangers Projected Lines:
Panarin – Trocheck – Lafreniere
Perreault – Zibanejad – Miller
Othmann – Laba – Cuylle
Raddysh – Carrick – Brodzinski
Gavrikov – Schneider
Robertson – Borgen
Vaakanainen – Morrow
Martin
Quick
Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines:
Grebenkin-Dvorak-Konecny
Zegras-Cates-Tippett
Michkov-Couturier-Barkey
Grundstrom-Abols-Hathaway
Sanheim-York
Drysdale-Andrae
Seeler-Juulsen
Kolosov
Ersson
Players To Watch:
New York Rangers
Vincent Trocheck had a goal on four shots during the Shootout victory over the Flyers in their last game back in December. Trocheck also had a goal in the shootout, helping push the Rangers over the top. He has two goals and one assist in his last five games.
Philadelphia Flyers
Defenseman Travis Sanheim had a goal and an assist in the shootout loss to the Rangers in December. He has been held pointless in his last five games and is a minus-three during that time.
Injury Report:
New York Rangers
C Adam Edstrom – IR
D Adam Fox – IR
G Igor Shesterkin – IR
LW Conor Sheary – IR
Philadelphia Flyers
RW Tyson Foerster – IR
RW Bobby Brink – DTD
D Rasmus Ristolainen – DTD
G Dan Vladar– DTD
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