Flyers Look To Keep Rolling Versus Sabres

"Philadelphia Flyers 31 pts (12-11-7)

vs

Buffalo Sabres 22 pts (8-17-6)

7 p.m. ET

Wells Fargo Center � Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Radio: 97.5 FM The Fanatic

Season Series/Schedule

Date Game GWG

12/14 BUF @ PHI

12/22 PHI @ BUF

1/7 BUF @ PHI


Team Leaders

Flyers Sabres

Jakub Voracek, 37 Points Evander Kane, 28

Sean Couturier, 15 Goals Evander Kane, 14

Jakub Voracek, 30 Assists Jack Eichel, 16


The Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres will meet for the first time this season tonight and will conclude their season series with two more games against each other over the next three weeks.

Even though the Sabres have the fewest points in the Eastern Conference, they enter tonight's game playing their best hockey of the season, just like the Flyers. While the Flyers come in winners of their last four games, Buffalo is currently riding a four game point streak going 2-0-2 during that span.

The Flyers have won three out their last four games versus Buffalo, including the last two at the Wells Fargo Center. The last time they met in Philadelphia, the Flyers erased a 3-0 third period deficit to beat the Sabres 4-3 in a shootout.

Tonight will be Michael Raffl's 300^th NHL game. The veteran forward has been playing great of late with five goals and eight points in his last nine games after going the first 21 games of the season with no points.

Brian Elliott will make his fifth straight start in goal tonight. Injured goaltender Michal Neuvirth skated this morning, but there is still no timetable for his return to the active roster.


Probable Flyers Lineup

FORWARDS

Claude Giroux � Sean Couturier � Wayne Simmonds

Michael Raffl � Valtteri Filppula � Jakub Voracek

Jordan Weal � Nolan Patrick � Dale Weise

Taylor Leier � Scott Laughton � Travis Konecny

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS

Ivan Provorov � Andrew MacDonald

Robert Hagg � Shayne Gostisbehere

Travis Sanheim � Radko Gudas

GOALTENDER

Brian Elliott (10-6-6, 2.76 GAA, .912 GAA, 0 SO)

INJURY REPORT

D-Brandon Manning (undisclosed) out, G-Michal Neuvirth (undisclosed) outProbable Sabres Lineup
FORWARDS

Benoit Pouliot - Jack Eichel - Jason Pominville

Evander Kane - Evan Rodrigues - Sam Reinhart

Zemgus Girgensons - Ryan O'Reilly - Kyle Okposo

Scott Wilson - Johan Larsson - Jordan Nolan

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS

Marco Scandella - Rasmus Ristolainen

Jake McCabe - Zach Bogosian

Justin Falk - Josh Gorges

GOALTENDER

Robin Lehner (7-12-4, 2.87 GAA, .911 save %, 1 SO)

INJURY REPORT

D-Taylor Fedun (lower-body) out, C-Jacob Josefson (ankle) out, D-Nathan Beaulieu (illness) day-to-day
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