Projected Lineups: Flyers vs. Sharks Matchup Preview
The Philadelphia Flyers (33-23-12) travel to face the San Jose Sharks (32-29-6) at 4 p.m. ET. The game airs on NBCSP and NBCSCA.
Projected lineups
Flyers
- Forwards: Alex Bump — Christian Dvorak — Travis Konecny
- Forwards: Nikita Grebenkin — Trevor Zegras — Owen Tippett
- Forwards: Carl Grundstrom — Noah Cates — Matvei Michkov
- Forwards: Garnet Hathaway — Garrett Wilson
- Defense: Travis Sanheim — Rasmus Ristolainen
- Defense: Cam York — Jamie Drysdale
- Defense: Nick Seeler — Noah Juulsen
- Extra defense: Emil Andrae
- Goalies: Dan Vladar, Samuel Ersson
- Scratched: None listed
- Injured: Sean Couturier (upper body), Luke Glendening (lower body)
- Injured: Denver Barkey (upper body), Tyson Foerster (arm)
- Injured: Rodrigo Abols (lower body)
Sharks
- Forwards: Philipp Kurashev — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
- Forwards: William Eklund — Michael Misa — Kiefer Sherwood
- Forwards: Collin Graf — Alexander Wennberg — Adam Gaudette
- Forwards: Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Ryan Reaves
- Defense: Dmitry Orlov — John Klingberg
- Defense: Mario Ferraro — Shakir Mukhamadullin
- Defense: Sam Dickinson — Nick Leddy
- Goalies: Alex Nedeljkovic, Laurent Brossoit
- Scratched: Pavol Regenda
- Injured: Yaroslav Askarov (lower body), Igor Chernyshov (concussion)
- Injured: Ty Dellandrea (lower body), Tyler Toffoli (lower body)
- Injured: Vincent Desharnais (upper body)
Status report
This matchup preview shows the Flyers may dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. They used that configuration in a 4-3 shootout win at Los Angeles on Thursday.
Tyler Toffoli will not play after leaving in the first period of a 5-0 loss to Buffalo on Thursday. Philipp Kurashev is slated to take his place in the Sharks lineup.
Vincent Desharnais missed practice Friday and is a game-time decision. If Desharnais cannot play, John Klingberg would re-enter after being a healthy scratch against Buffalo.
Notes and implications
- The projected lineups indicate San Jose will tweak its top six forward group. This affects matchups down the middle.
- Philadelphia’s injuries leave them short-handed on depth. Special teams and defensive pairings could shift.
- Keep an eye on goalie usage between Dan Vladar and Samuel Ersson for the Flyers.
- For live updates and roster confirmations, check Filmogaz.com before puck drop.
