7:10 pm
October 15

Canucks @ Flyers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Vancouver Canucks (0-0-1)

@ Philadelphia Flyers (0-0-0)

 

Starting Goalies:

Thatcher Demko (VAN): Confirmed

Carter Hart (PHI): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Vancouver Canucks: (+130)

Philadelphia Flyers: (-150)

 

• Last spring, the Philadelphia Flyers played a lot more golf than hockey. That’s what happens when your team fails to make the playoffs. In the offseason, Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher tweaked the roster quite a bit with the obvious goal of returning to the postseason.

• The biggest trade was acquiring Cam Atkinson from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jake Voracek. The Flyers also added defenseman Ryan Ellis and center Derick Brassard. There were other key moves as well, but the changes will be noticeable when the puck drops in Friday’s season-opening home game against the Vancouver Canucks.

• Despite a subpar 2020 season, the Flyers awarded 23-year-old goaltender Carter Hart a three-year contract extension. Hart looked visibly shaken at times last season, but the extension shows that the organization believes in their young goaltender.

• The Canucks fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Oilers in Edmonton in their season opener on Wednesday. Vancouver rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to earn a point in the first game against a quality opponent. Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko was sharp in the opener with a 32-save performance.

• If the Canucks hope to spoil the Flyers’ opener, strong goaltending will be vital once again.

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Philadelphia Flyers
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