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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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SUN · JAN 31 · 11:00 AM CT
PPG Paints Arena
ABC
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
VS
Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers
0–1–2
Upcoming
SUN · JAN 31 · 11:00 AM CT
ABC
Pittsburgh Penguins
Home · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Arturs Silovs has been a wall against Philadelphia, a .948 save percentage on 172 shots. But Kris Letang is still looking for his first goal on Joseph Woll after 12 shots.
PPG Paints Arena
Philadelphia Flyers
Away · Flyers
0–1–2
2 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Flyers
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Joseph Woll
Joseph Woll
Expected
.929 SV% · 2.87 GAA · 0W
.866 SV% L5 · Cooling
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Flyers
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Travis Konecny · Christian Dvorak · Matvei Michkov
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L2
Carl Grundstrom · Trevor Zegras · Owen Tippett
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L3
Tyson Foerster · Noah Cates · Porter Martone
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
L4
Alex Bump · Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D1
Travis Sanheim · Rasmus Ristolainen
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Cam York · Jamie Drysdale
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
D3
Nick Seeler · David Jiricek
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Porter Martone · Trevor Zegras · Matvei Michkov · Tyson Foerster · Jamie Drysdale
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Travis Konecny · Noah Cates · Alex Bump · Owen Tippett · Cam York
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK1
Sean Couturier · Christian Dvorak · Travis Sanheim · Cam York
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Noah Cates · Tyson Foerster · Nick Seeler · Rasmus Ristolainen
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
FlyersProjected lines
L1
Travis Konecny · Christian Dvorak · Matvei Michkov
L2
Carl Grundstrom · Trevor Zegras · Owen Tippett
L3
Tyson Foerster · Noah Cates · Porter Martone
L4
Alex Bump · Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari
D1
Travis Sanheim · Rasmus Ristolainen
D2
Cam York · Jamie Drysdale
D3
Nick Seeler · David Jiricek
PP1
Porter Martone · Trevor Zegras · Matvei Michkov · Tyson Foerster · Jamie Drysdale
PP2
Travis Konecny · Noah Cates · Alex Bump · Owen Tippett · Cam York
PK1
Sean Couturier · Christian Dvorak · Travis Sanheim · Cam York
PK2
Noah Cates · Tyson Foerster · Nick Seeler · Rasmus Ristolainen
@penguins · Oct 3 · 5:39 PM CT Jordan Hall · Oct 3 · 8:21 PM CT
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Flyers
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Rasmus Ristolainen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Nikita Grebenkin
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Helge Grans
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
Denver Barkey
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
FlyersInjury report
Rasmus Ristolainen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Nikita Grebenkin
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Helge Grans
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
Denver Barkey
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
@penguins · Oct 3 · 5:39 PM CT Jordan Hall · Oct 3 · 8:21 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Flyers have lost 2 straight past regulation and are 0-1-2 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Arturs Silovs has been a wall against Philadelphia, a .948 save percentage on 172 shots. But Kris Letang is still looking for his first goal on Joseph Woll after 12 shots.

The man to watch is Sidney Crosby: 5 points in his last 4 against Philadelphia. The Penguins won the first meeting 7-0 back on Sep 30.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has a .948 save % against Philadelphia (172 shots).
.948 SV% vs PHI
Player
Sidney Crosby has 5 points in his last 4 games against Philadelphia. See the games →
(Pittsburgh)
5 pts, last 4 vs PHI
Matchup
Owen Tippett has 15 shots on Arturs Silovs without a goal.
(Philadelphia)
0/15 vs Arturs Silovs
Matchup
Kris Letang has 12 shots on Joseph Woll without a goal.
(Pittsburgh)
0/12 vs Joseph Woll
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals
Series
Second meeting of the season — Pittsburgh took the first 7-0 on Sep 30. See the games →
1-0 series, PIT