2:07 pm
April 11

Sabres @ Flyers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Buffalo Sabres (9-25-6)

@ Philadelphia Flyers (19-15-6)

 

Starting Goalies:

Dustin Tokarski (BUF): Unconfirmed

Carter Hart (PHI): Unconfirmed

 

Current odds:

Buffalo Sabres: (+185)

Philadelphia Flyers: (-235)

 

• The Philadelphia Flyers look to stay in playoff contention when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday afternoon. Despite playing two more games than Boston, the Flyers pulled within four points of the final playoff spot in the East following a 3-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday afternoon. They will move even closer if they can come up with two more points against the Sabres.

• The Flyers lost a prime opportunity to do just that on March 31 when they were defeated 6-1 by the Sabres, who had lost their previous 18 games (0-15-3). While this may look like an easy win for Philadelphia, that’s clearly not the case.

• Travis Konecny collected one goal and one assist on Saturday while Gostisbehere and Sean Couturier also tallied. “That was a big two points,” Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault said. “We’ve got to get ready for (Sunday). It’s our fifth game in seven days. We’ve got to be on top of our game.”

• The Flyers picked up two huge points, largely because they killed off all four Bruins’ power plays. It took a lot of energy, but was necessary to stay afloat.

• Buffalo will be hoping to avoid a third straight loss when it opens a three-game road trip on Sunday. There haven’t been many positive moments for the skidding Sabres, who will miss the playoffs for the 10th straight season.

• Some of the Sabres’ younger players have been developing nicely — including 22-year-old Casey Mittelstadt, who has four goals in his last six games. Evaluating players like Mittelstadt will be crucial for the Sabres, who are expected to be active prior to Monday’s trade deadline.

• Tage Thompson has also scored three times in the last five games for Buffalo.

6/10
Confidence
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Philadelphia Flyers
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