Gameday Preview: Devils vs. Flyers
New Jersey has an all-time record of 123-116-18-9 against Philadelphia.
David Kolb / The Hockey News - Gameday Preview: Devils vs. FlyersThe New Jersey Devils are heading outdoors Saturday night to host the Philadelphia Flyers at MetLife Stadium. Puck drop is scheduled for 8:00 P.M. Neither team held a morning skate as they practiced on the outdoor rink Friday evening.
Parking lots will open at 2:00 P.M. with The New Amsterdam Vodka NHL PreGame starting at 2:30 P.M. The Jonas Brothers will perform a one-hour concert ahead of puck drop starting at 6:30 P.M.
Devils vs. Flyers - Metlife Stadium
The Devils earned a 1-0-1 record against the Flyers this season. In their previous meeting, Philadelphia defeated New Jersey in overtime, 3-2 in Newark. Jesper Bratt and Michael McLeod each scored, and Vitek Vanecek was in net and made 23 saves on 26 shots.
The Flyers are third in the Metropolitan Division (29-19-7). They are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Travis Konecny earned two points, and goaltender Samuel Ersson made 24 saves on 28 shots.
- New Jersey's injury list includes Dougie Hamilton (out indefinitely), Jonas Siegenthaler (broken foot), and Vitek Vanecek (lower body).
- Philadelphia's injury list includes Tyson Foerster (lower body) and Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body).
- Tonight's game is New Jersey's second outdoor game. The club played in the 2014 Stadium Series at Yankee Stadium in Jan. 2014 (7-3 loss).
- The Flyers will play in their sixth NHL outdoor game, which will tie the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks for the most by one franchise in NHL history. Philadelphia is 1-3-1 in outdoor games.
- On Feb. 14, The Flyers announced Sean Couturier as their next captain. He has four points (two goals, two assists) in four outdoor games. He can become the first player to score a goal in three straight outdoor game appearances.
- The Devils have five players who have previously played in an outdoor game: Brendan Smith, Erik Haula, Tyler Toffoli, Ondrej Palat, and Tomas Nosek.
- Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt enter tonight's game on respective point streaks.
- Flyers defenseman Cam York is a game-time decision after taking a hit from Toronto's Simon Benoit on Thursday.
Projected Lineup
New Jersey:
Ondrej Palat - Nico Hischier - Jesper Bratt
Jack Hughes - Eric Haula - Tyler Toffoli
Timo Meier - Curtis Lazar - Dawson Mercer
Alexander Holtz - Tomas Nosek - Nathan Bastian
Kevin Bahl - Simon Nemec
Luke Hughes - John Marino
Brendan Smith - Colin Miller
Nico Daws/Akira Schmid
Philadelphia:
Owen Tippett - Sean Couturier - Travis Konecny
Joel Farabee - Morgan Frost - Cam Atkinson
Noah Cates - Ryan Poehling - Garnet Hathaway
Olle Lycksell - Scott Laughton
Cam York - Travis Sanheim
Nick Seeler - Sean Walker
Marc Staal - Jamie Drysdale
Egor Zamula
Samuel Ersson/Cal Petersen
Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be broadcast on ABC. Sean McDonough will handle play-by-play alongside analyst Ray Ferraro and reporters Emily Kaplan and Kevin Weekes. Fans can also listen on the Devils Hockey Network with Matt Loughlin on play-by-play.
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