Preview: Flyers @ Blue Jackets

On Thursday evening, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (0-0-0) take on Pascal Vincent's Columbus Blue Jackets (0-0-0) at Nationwide Arena. Game time is 7:00 p.m. EDT.

Thursday's game is the start of a two-game road trip for the Flyers to begin the season before returning for the home opener next week. The Blue Jackets start out with a four-game homestand. See "Five Things" on PhiladelphiaFlyers.com for an in-depth preview.

Projected starting lineups (subject to change) are below:

FLYERS

86 Joel Farabee - 14 Sean Couturier - 10 Bobby Brink
21 Scott Laughton - 27 Noah Cates- 11 Travis Konecny
74 Owen Tippett - 48 Morgan Frost - 89 Cam Atkinson
44 Nic Deslauriers - 25 Ryan Poehling - 19 Garnet Hathaway

8 Cam York - 6 Travis Sanheim
18 Marc Staal - 26 Sean Walker
24 Nick Seeler - 5 Egor Zamula

79 Carter Hart
[33 Samuel Ersson]

PP1: Brink, Atkinson, Couturier, Konecny, York
PP2: Farabee, Tippett, Frost, Cates, Sanheim

Scratches: 71 Tyson Foerster (healthy), 36 Emil Andrae (healthy), 32 Felix Sandström (healthy).

BLUTE JACKETS

4 Cole Sillinger - 29 Patrik Laine - 13 Johnny Gaudreau
42 Alexandre Texier - 38 Boone Jenner - 52 Emil Bemström
86 Kirill Marchenko - 11 Adam Fantilli - 17 Justin Danforth
50 Eric Robinson - 7 Sean Kuraly - 96 Jack Roslovic

8 Zach Werenski - 2 Andrew Peeke
9 Ivan Provrorov - 78 Damon Severson
22 Jake Bean - 44 Erik Gubdranson

90 Elvis Merzlikins
[30 Spencer Martin]

PP1: Gaudreau, Fantilli, Marchenko, Laine, Werenski
PP2: Roslovic, Jenner, Bemström, Severson, Bean

Scratches: 91 Kent Johnson (healthy), 27 Adam Boqvist (healthy)

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