NHL
Flyers and Panthers Both Look to Extend Their Winning Streaks
Florida will start a six game road trip when they face the Fylers on Tuesday. In their last meeting, the Flyers took the game by winning 6-5 in a shootout.
Tale of the Tape
Florida (6-5-3)
Florida is coming off of their fourth straight victory against the Ottawa Senators where the score was 5-1. In that game, Mike Hoffman extended his point streak to 12 games. If he gets one on Tuesday, it will tie Pavel Bure for the longest in franchise history. Speaking of point streaks, Evgenii Dadonov is looking to extend his to 11.
In addition, Florida has won all four of their past games with four or more goals.
Expect Roberto Luongo to get the call in net after James Reimer took the helm on Sunday against the Senators. Luongo has been fantastic in net since coming back from injury with a 1.42 goals against average and a .952 save percentage.
Philadelphia (9-7-1)
The Flyers are coming off of their third straight win against the Blackhawks by blanking them 4-0. In addition, this extends their point streak to six games.
Claude Giroux currently leads the squad with 22 points. Additionally, Giroux had a goal and two assists against the Blackhawks on Saturday. Look for him to find the back of the net.
In addition, look out for Sean Couturier to find the back of the net. He had three points against Chicago on Saturday. As a result, he has seven points in his last five games.
Additionally, Jakub Voracek has 16 points on the season, which is second on the Flyers roster.
Brian Elliot is expected to get the call after making 33 saves and the shutout for Philly.
Injuries/suspensions
Florida
Jaime McGinn is still recovering from back surgery
Michael Haley has been sent down to the AHL for a conditioning stint.
Derek Mackenzie is still recovering from shoulder surgery.
Philadelphia
James Van Riemsdyk will not be in the game as a result of a lower body injury.
Michael Raffl is out with a lower body injury.
Corban Knight is out with a collarbone injury.
Michael Neuvirth is still recovering from a lower body injury.
Projected lineup (according to NHL.com)
Florida
L1: Evgenii Dadonov-Aleksander Barkov-Mike Hoffman
L2: Johnathan Huberdeau-Vincent Trocheck-Frank Vatrano
L3: Denis Malgin-Jared McCann-Nick Bjugstad
L4: Colton Scevior-Juho Lammikko-Troy Brouwer
D1: Mike Matheson-Aaron Ekblad
D2: Keith Yandle-Alexander Petrovic
D3: Bogdan Kiselevich-MacKenzie Weegar
G1: Roberto Luongo
G2: James Reimer
Scratches: Maxim Mamin, Mark Pysyk
Philadelphia
L1: Claude Giroux-Sean Couturier-Travis Konecny
L2: Oskar Lindblom-Nolan Patrick-Jakub Voracek
L3: Dale Weise-Jordan Weal-Wayne Simmonds
L4: Scott Laughton-Jori Lehtera-Nicolas Aube-Kubel
D1: Ivan Provorov-Robert Hagg
D2: Shayne Gostisbehere-Christian Folin
D3: Travis Sanheim-Radko Gudas
G1: Brain Elliot
G2: Calvin Pickard
Scratches: Andrew MacDonald
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