Game #78
Buffalo Sabres (21-47-9) at Philadelphia Flyers (39-29-9)
TV – NBCSN, TSN2 | Radio – WGR 550 – AM
SB Nation Flyers Blog – Broad Street Hockey
Three Questions
1. Last game we finally got some new some new blood involved in the offense. How about some more new faces on the scoresheet?
Nicolas Deslauriers scored his first NHL goal last game, while the defense finally got involved thanks to Jamie McBain. Will anyone else join the scoring party tonight?
2. Will the Sabres ever get through a game where Mike Weber and Jamie McBain aren’t on the ice for a goal against?
I’ll answer this one now – probably not.
3. How will special teams factor in to tonight’s game?
The Flyers are a top 10 team on both the power play and penalty kill – can the Sabres stay out of the box and take advantage of their opportunities on the power play?
Projected BUF lines
Conacher – Ennis – Leino
Hodgson – Girgensons – D’Agostini
Adam – Larsson – Deslauriers
Ellis – Flynn – Scott
Ehrhoff – Ristolainen
Weber – McBain
McCabe – Ruhwedel
Goal: Nathan Lieuwen
Scratches/Injuries: Stafford, Foligno, Tallinder, Myers, Konopka, Stewart, Sulzer, Mitchell Enroth, Neuvirth