Flyers-Rangers: Preseason Game 4 Preview

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(Photo: Kate Frese)

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 

The Flyers are back on the ice for the fourth straight day. For the first time in the preseason, they will face a team other than the Islanders.

The New York Rangers await as the Flyers hit the road for the third time in the preseason so far, facing the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Game time is set for 7 p.m.

The Flyers are have Claude Giroux and Jordan Weal back in the lineup as veterans. Radko Gudas makes his preseason debut on the blue line. Brian Elliott will also get the start in goal.
 
Additionally, there is the usual healthy dose of prospects in the lineup for a preseason road game. Carsen Twarynski plays again after playing in Tuesday's game. Mikhail Vorobyev, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, German Rubtsov and Phil Myers are all back in the lineup.
 
Carter Hart is also serving as backup goalie and is expected to play a portion of the game.
 
These were the line combinations used at the morning skate:
 
Left Wing Center Right Wing
28 Claude Giroux 46 Mikhail Vorobyev 22 Dale Weise
54 Oskar Lindblom 38 Corban Knight 21 Scott Laughton
81 Carsen Twarynski 40 Jordan Weal 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
42 Cole Bardreau 63 German Rubtsov 36 Colin McDonald
Defense    
8 Robert Hagg 61 Philippe Myers  
43 T.J. Brennan 3 Radko Gudas  
70 Yegor Zamula 26 Christian Folin  
Goalie    
37 Brian Elliott 79 Carter Hart   
 
At a skating session in Voorhees, Wayne Simmonds returned to the ice after a scheduled maintenance day on Tuesday. Sean Couturier sat out practice on a scheduled maintenance day. Andrew MacDonald participated in practice.
 
The Rangers will carry a solid number of veterans such as Mika Zibanejad, Vladislav Namestnikov, Pavel Buchnevich, Brady Skjei and Henrik Lundqvist
 
In goal, Lundqvist is expected to split duties with Dustin Tokarski, who spent last season with the Phantoms.
 
The Rangers roster for Wednesday's game is as follows:
 
Forwards: Peter Holland, Ryan Spooner, Jimmy Vesey, Gabriel Fontaine, Matt Beleskey, Brett Howden, Filip Chytil, Ryan Gropp, Pavel Buchnevich, Vladislav Namestnikov, Mika Zibanejad, Vinni Lettieri 
 
Defensemen: Brendan Smith, Libor Hajek, John Gilmour, Brady Skjei, Tony DeAngelo, Joey Keane 
 
Goalies: Henrik Lundqvist, Dustin Tokarski 

Where to Watch
Stream: Flyers Website

Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

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