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JN Flight Plan: Philadelphia Flyers at Winnipeg Jets

By Art Middleton

Dec 15, 2019, 15:00 EST

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It’s a Sunday late-afternoon contest as the @Winnipeg Jets kick off a three game home stand by hosting a @Philadelphia Flyers club that has more on their mind than just hockey with their leading goal scorer @Oskar Lindblom having been recently diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma which is a bone / soft tissue cancer. Our thoughts and are with Lindblom, his family and friends and the Flyers organization.

On the hockey side of things, both clubs are coming off of very disappointing efforts. The Flyers struggled badly 24 hours ago in Minnesota against the suddenly hot Wild, while the Jets maybe had the worst game of the season in Detroit against the not-so-suddenly bad Red Wings.

And for real… F**k Cancer.

Philadelphia Flyers (17-10-5 / 5th Atlantic)
@
Winnipeg Jets (19-11-2 / 4th Central)

Dec 15, 2019 – Puck drop: 4:00 PM CST
Bell MTS Arena – Winnipeg, MN
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290


@ MIN 4-1 L	Last Game	@ DET 5-2 L
2-3-0 (2 L)	Last 5 Games	3-1-1 (1 L)
Konecny / Lindblom – 11	Goal Leader	@MARK SCHEIFELE – 14
@Travis Konecny – 17	Assist Leader	@PATRIK LAINE – 21
Travis Konecny – 28	Points Leader	MARK SCHEIFELE – 32
17.43% (17TH)	The Power Play	15.46% (25th)
85.87% (3rd)	The Penalty Kill	76.25% (27TH)
@Brian Elliott (7-3-2 / .915 SV%)	Starting Goalie	@Connor Hellebuyck (15-8-2 / .931 SV%)
L vs ARI (15-17 / .882 SV%)	Last Goalie Start	L @ LAK (29-33 / .879 SV%)
7-8-1 ON ROAD	Road v Home Record	10-6-1 AT HOME

Last Flyers Game

The Flyers played 24 hours ago and started off well enough with a goal on the very first shot of the game that they took, but then it went downhill from there as the Wild scored two in the first and then added goals in the second and third period as Philly fell 4-1 in Minny.

Fun Flyers Facts…

The Flyers come into the contest with the fourth-ranked power play in the NHL at 85 percent. They have been shorthanded 87 times, which is the fifth-fewest in the league, and are tied for the fewest PPG allowed in the league this year at 13, joining Florida.
The Flyers have scored first in 19 of their 32 games this season. They are 14-1-3 on the year when either leading or tied after one period, and are 16-0-3 when leading or tied after the second period.
@Ivan Provorov has a point in five of his last eight games, picking up two goals and three assists in the span.

What They’re Saying…

At every possible level, this is absolutely devastating news. Lindblom — who has broken out this year, and was tied for the team lead in goals this season entering today — is just 23 years old and has his whole life ahead of him. It is tough to imagine much worse news than this.

Oskar Lindblom diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, expected to miss remainder of season – Broad Street Hockey

With these two Phantoms headed to Winnipeg, the Flyers now have six Phantoms in the lineup (@Joel Farabee, @Morgan Frost, @Mikhail Vorobyev, @David Kase, @Carsen Twarynski, and @Nicolas Aube-Kubel). However, Twarynski and Aube-Kubel are coming off a back to back (including travel) and tonight’s game will make it a three in three for these two. Growing pains are to be expected, but given the circumstances, the Flyers were not left with much of a choice.

Instant Analysis: Flyers Recall Two Phantoms To Report In Winnipeg Tonight – Philly Sports Network

Last Jets Game

Again… The less said about this game, the better.

Fun Jets Facts…

The Jets are 6-5-1 against the Eastern Conference this season, including 3-4-1 against the Metropolitan Division.
The Jets play five of their next six games at Bell MTS Place. Winnipeg is 9-5-1 on home ice this season, including 7-1-1 in their past nine home contests.
The Jets are a perfect 4-0-0 in afternoon games this season, including 2-0-0 at Bell MTS Place. It matches the four wins the Jets have had in matinee games in each of the past two seasons when they went 4-3-0.
Mark Scheifele (5G, 3A) and @Kyle Connor (3G, 5A) are riding five-game point streaks, which matches the season high by a Jets player.
@Patrik Laine tallied his 21st assist of the season on Thursday, which is one more than he had all of last season.
The Jets have won three of their past five games against the Flyers, including three consecutive meetings at Bell MTS Place.

What We’re Saying…

After allowing two goals against on the penalty kill from a struggling Detroit club, the Jets have moved down to 27th in the league with a man in the box. It’s been an issue all year long with the team. Even though they stay out of the box exceptionally well, when they do get a penalty it’s mayhem in their own end. The Jets do a really poor job of defending zone entries and teams can usually set up without much trouble.

WTWF: Jets Back Home To Take On The Flyers

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You can also get up to the minute lineup combos for the Jets
including power play and penalty kill lines by checking out our line combo page.

Philadelphia Flyers Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
CLAUDE GIROUX Rating: 78.0#9 LW	SEAN COUTURIER Rating: 78.0#17 C	JAKUB VORACEK Rating: 74.7#27 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 76.92#10 FL1
SCOTT LAUGHTON Rating: 72.6#99 LW	KEVIN HAYES Rating: 73.7#63 C	JOEL FARABEE Rating: 73.1#55 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 73.14#24 FL2
JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK Rating: 74.8#34 LW	MORGAN FROST Rating: 73.8#62 C	TYLER PITLICK Rating: 70.6#105 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 73.03#7 FL3
DAVID KASE Rating: 73.7#46 LW	MIKHAIL VOROBYEV	CHRIS STEWART Rating: 68.2#126 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 70.94#18 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
IVAN PROVOROV Rating: 76.0#10 LD	MATT NISKANEN Rating: 74.9#23 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 75.45#12 DL1
TRAVIS SANHEIM Rating: 73.3#53 LD	JUSTIN BRAUN Rating: 71.7#86 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 72.52#21 DL2
SHAYNE GOSTISBEHERE Rating: 74.2#38 LD	PHILIPPE MYERS Rating: 74.1#31 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 74.18#1 DL3

GOALIES
BRIAN ELLIOTT Rating: 68.1#32 G1	CARTER HART Rating: 69.4#22 G2

Winnipeg Jets Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
KYLE CONNOR Rating: 77.7#10 LW	MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 79.2#14 C	PATRIK LAINE Rating: 75.5#23 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 77.45#7 FL1
NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 76.4#16 LW	BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 76.2#16 C	MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 72.0#75 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 74.85#9 FL2
ANDREW COPP Rating: 73.7#45 LW	ADAM LOWRY Rating: 71.3#134 C	JACK ROSLOVIC Rating: 71.3#91 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 72.13#15 FL3
GABRIEL BOURQUE Rating: 70.1#123 LW	NICK SHORE Rating: 70.9#148 C	LOGAN SHAW Rating: 68.4#124 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 69.78#25 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
JOSH MORRISSEY Rating: 75.6#13 LD	TUCKER POOLMAN Rating: 73.2#45 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 74.42#14 DL1
LUCA SBISA Rating: 73.3#54 LD	NEAL PIONK Rating: 74.5#26 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 73.89#14 DL2
NATHAN BEAULIEU Rating: 71.1#104 LD	ANTHONY BITETTO Rating: 70.8#100 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 70.95#29 DL3