The Philadelphia Flyers host the Nashville Predators at the Wells Fargo Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
PREDATORS (27-38-8) at FLYERS (30-36-9)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, NBCSP
Predators Projected Lineup
Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Luke Evangelista
Michael Bunting — Steven Stamkos — Jakub Vrana
Zachary L’Heureux — Fedor Svechkov — Kieffer Bellows
Cole Smith — Michael McCarron
Brady Skjei — Nick Blankenburg
Marc Del Gaizo — Justin Barron
Spencer Stastney — Andreas Englund
Jordan Oesterle
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: None
Injured: Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Adam Wilsby (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body), Colton Sissons (lower body), Jonathan Marchessault (lower body)
Status Report:
Sissons is considered week to week after the forward left a 3-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday during the first period. … Marchessault, a forward, is considered day-to-day. … The Predators could play 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
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Flyers Projected Lineup
Tyson Foerster — Noah Cates — Bobby Brink
Matvei Michkov — Sean Couturier — Travis Konecny
Owen Tippett — Ryan Poehling — Jakob Pelletier
Olle Lycksell — Rodrigo Abols — Garnett Hathaway
Nick Seeler — Travis Sanheim
Cam York — Jamie Drysdale
Egor Zamula — Emil Andrae
Ivan Fedotov
Samuel Ersson
Scratched: Aleksei Kolosov, Karsen Dorwart, Nicolas Deslauriers
Injured: Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body)
Status report:
Hathaway will return after missing 15 games because of an upper-body injury; he’ll replace Deslauriers, a forward. … Ristolainen, a defenseman who has been considered week to week, is not expected to play again this season, Flyers coach Brad Shaw said. … Dorwart, a forward who signed a two-year, entry-level contract Saturday after finishing his season at Michigan State University, will join Philadelphia on Wednesday and could make his NHL debut at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
