Flyers-Sabres: Game 76 Preview

Kevin Durso

April 17 2022

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor

The Flyers jumped out to an early lead on the Sabres on Saturday night only to let it slip away and drop another game. The two teams meet for the final time this season, as they close out the home-and-home in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon.

Game time is 5 p.m.

Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers	GP	G	A	P	Buffalo Sabres	GP	G	A	P
Cam Atkinson	73	23	27	50	Tage Thompson	73	34	27	61
Travis Konecny	72	14	32	46	Jeff Skinner	75	31	25	56
Joel Farabee	56	17	17	34	Rasmus Dahlin	75	11	37	48
James van Riemsdyk	75	20	13	33	Kyle Okposo	71	20	23	43
Travis Sanheim	73	7	23	30	Victor Olofsson	67	18	24	42

Joel Farabee snapped a four-game pointless drought with a goal on Saturday night. In his last 10 games, Farabee has just three goals and four points.

Rasmus Dahlin scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's win for his second multi-point game in the last three games. Dahlin has just one assist in the month of April outside of the two multi-point games.

Felix Sandstrom is expected to get the start in goal. Sandstrom faced the Rangers on Wednesday and allowed three goals on 33 shots in the 4-0 loss.

Dustin Tokarski is expected to start for the Sabres. Tokarski last played on April 8 against the Panthers, allowing four goals on 43 shots in a loss. Tokarski's last win came on March 28, where he made 16 saves and allowed five goals to Chicago.

Projected Lineups

Flyers Scratches: Nick Seeler (injury), Cam Atkinson (injury), Carter Hart (injury), Cam York (injury), Rasmus Ristolainen (injury), Patrick Brown (injury)

Sabres Scratches: Drake Caggiula (injury), Malcolm Subban (injury), Cody Eakin (injury), Colin Miller (healthy), John Hayden (healthy), Mark Pysyk (healthy), Will Butcher (healthy)

Lineup Notes

Flyers: There is a chance the Flyers could get Cam Atkinson back for Sunday, but any changes will not be known until closer to game time.
Sabres: No changes are expected to the Buffalo lineup.

Game Notes

Power Play: Flyers (32nd), Sabres (15th)
Penalty Kill: Flyers (23rd), Sabres (24th)
Recent History vs. Sabres
- April 16, 2022 – Sabres 4, Flyers 3 (at BUF)
- Jan. 22, 2022 – Sabres 6, Flyers 3 (at BUF)
Flyers Leaders vs. Sabres
- Joel Farabee – 10 GP, 3 G, 5 A, 8 P
- Travis Konecny – 19 GP, 5 G, 8 A, 13 P
- Ivan Provorov – 21 GP, 5 G, 7 A, 12 P
- Kevin Hayes – 24 GP, 4 G, 10 A, 14 P
Milestone Watch
- Kevin Hayes needs one point to reach 100 as a Flyer.