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Flyers vs. Panthers Preview: Carryover Effect

The highlight of the homestand, and possibly the entire season so far, came on Saturday as the Flyers delivered their most convincing and dominant win of the season in front of a raucous crowd at Wells Fargo Center. Now, they play their final game on home ice during a four-game homestand looking for a carryover effect.
They take on the Florida Panthers for the final time this season on Monday night.
Game time is 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Florida Panthers | GP | G | A | P |
Travis Konecny | 43 | 20 | 30 | 50 | Sam Reinhart | 43 | 25 | 24 | 49 |
Matvei Michkov | 41 | 13 | 17 | 30 | Matthew Tkachuk | 38 | 14 | 25 | 39 |
Owen Tippett | 43 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Aleksander Barkov | 33 | 11 | 26 | 37 |
Scott Laughton | 43 | 9 | 14 | 23 | Carter Verhaeghe | 43 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
Travis Sanheim | 43 | 6 | 16 | 22 | Sam Bennett | 41 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
Travis Konecny has an outstanding game on Saturday, picking up four assists. Konecny has seven points in his last three games, bringing his season total to 50.
Sam Reinhart continues to lead the way for the Panthers. He scored twice in their last game on Saturday, reaching the 25-goal mark. He has three goals in his last two games after scoring three goals over the previous 14 games.
Sam Ersson gets the start for the Flyers. Ersson stopped all 22 shots against the Ducks on Saturday for a shutout win, his second of the season. Ersson made 28 saves on 31 shots in a shootout loss to the Panthers on Nov. 9.
Sergei Bobrovsky gets the start for the Panthers. Bobrovsky made 14 saves on 18 shots in an overtime loss to Boston on Saturday. Bobrovsky made 34 saves on 37 shots in a win on Nov. 9.
Projected Lineups
Flyers Scratches: Nick Deslauriers (injury), Joel Farabee (healthy), Erik Johnson (healthy), Aleksei Kolosov (healthy)
Panthers Scratches: Jonah Gadjovich (injury), Aaron Ekblad (injury), Adam Boqvist (healthy)
Lineup Notes
- Flyers: Any lineup changes will be known closer to game time. John Tortorella said on Monday morning that there were a few players “banged up” so the lineup was not certain yet.
- Panthers: Aaron Ekblad will be out the next two games. No other changes are expected to the lineup.
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (15.8% – 28th), Panthers (25.2% – 7th)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (78.8% – 17th), Panthers (80.5% – 14th)
- Recent History vs. Panthers
- Dec. 5, 2024 – Panthers 7, Flyers 5 (at PHI)
- Nov. 9, 2024 – Panthers 4, Flyers 3 (F/SO) (at FLA)
- Team Leaders vs. Panthers
- Matvei Michkov – 1 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 3 P
- Travis Konecny – 21 GP, 4 G, 10 A, 14 P
- Bobby Brink – 3 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P
- Sam Ersson – 3 GP. 2-0-1, 1.62 GAA, .939 SV%
- Ivan Fedotov – 1 GP, 0-0-0, 6.00 GAA, .714 SV%
- Aleksei Kolosov – 1 GP, 0-1-0, 6.08 GAA, .800 SV%
- Milestone Watch
- Sean Couturier needs two goals to reach 200 for his career.
- Joel Farabee needs four points to reach 200 for his career.
- Rasmus Ristolainen needs four points to reach 300 for his career.
Where to Watch
- TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
- Radio: Flyers Broadcast Network