Flyers-Rangers: Game 69 Preview

Kevin Durso

April 3 2022

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor

The final month of the season is underway, and the Flyers kicked things off in April with another loss, bringing their current losing streak to four games.

The team gets back on the ice on Sunday night, facing off against the New York Rangers.

Game time is 7 p.m.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	New York Rangers	GP	G	A	P
Cam Atkinson	68	23	27	50	Artemi Panarin	64	18	62	80
Travis Konecny	65	12	31	43	Mika Zibanejad	69	26	44	70
Joel Farabee	50	15	17	32	Adam Fox	66	10	56	66
James van Riemsdyk	68	17	13	30	Chris Kreider	69	46	19	65
Scott Laughton	54	11	17	28	Ryan Strome	62	15	30	45

Joel Farabee continues to get a look at center and has kept up his scoring of late, sitting at 15 goals and 32 points on the season in 50 games.

Chris Kreider continues to make strides to reaching the 50-goal mark. Kreider is currently at 46 goals and has four in the last five games.

Martin Jones gets the start for the Flyers. Jones allowed four goals on 37 shots in a loss to Minnesota on Tuesday in his last start.

Igor Shesterkin is expected to get the start for the Rangers. Shesterkin is having an excellent season, with 32 wins in 45 starts. Shesterkin took the loss to the Islanders in his last start, allowing three goals on 18 shots.

Projected Lineups

Flyers Scratches: Scott Laughton (injury), Nick Seeler (injury), Hayden Hodgson (healthy), Kevin Connauton (healthy)

Rangers Scratches: Kaapo Kakko (injury), Kevin Rooney (injury), Libor Hajek (healthy), Justin Braun (healthy), Jonny Brodzinski (healthy), Dryden Hunt (healthy), Greg McKegg (healthy)

Lineup Notes

Flyers: Nick Seeler suffered an injury in the third period of Saturday's game against Toronto. It is unlikely he plays, which would mean Keith Yandle comes back into the lineup. No other changes are expected.
Rangers: Ryan Strome is expected to return after missing three games with an injury. No other changes are expected.

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (32nd), Rangers (2nd)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (25th), Rangers (11th)
Recent History vs. Rangers
- Jan. 15, 2022 – Rangers 3, Flyers 2 (at PHI)
- Dec. 1, 2021 – Rangers 4, Flyers 1 (at NYR)
Flyers Leaders vs. Rangers
- Kevin Hayes – 13 GP, 5 G, 4 A, 9 P
- Travis Konecny – 23 GP, 5 G, 10 A, 15 P
- Patrick Brown – 3 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P
- Martin Jones – 7 GP, 3-3-1, 3.25 GAA, .890 SV%