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Flyers Gameday: 10/18/21 vs. SEA

October 18, 2021, 12:05 PM ET [351 Comments]
Bill Meltzer
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Game 2: Flyers vs. Kraken

In the first-ever meeting between the two teams, Alain Vigneault's Philadelphia Flyers (0-0-1) will host Dave Hakstol's Seattle Kraken (1-1-1) at the Wells Fargo Center on Monday night. Game time is 7:00 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

For a full preview of this game, see Five Things on the Flyers' official website.

Flyers Outlook

The Flyers have recalled Nick Seeler from the Phantoms. Rasmus Ristolainen, who took part in the optional morning skate, remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Patrick Brown remains in COVID-19 protocol while Zack MacEwen was still awaiting his U.S. work visa as of this morning.

All line combinations will hold over from opening night. Carter Hart will get the start in goal.


Kraken Outlook

Seattle had an off-day on Sunday but held a morning skate on Monday at the Wells Fargo Center. Former Penguins forward Brandon Tanev leads the team with three goals through the first three games.

In terms of special teams play, the Kraken are 4-for-5 on the PK in their games to date. They are 2-for-6 on the power play. Fellow former Pittsburgh players Jared McCann and Tanev have each tallied a power play marker apiece.

Projected Lineups

FLYERS

28 Claude Giroux - 14 Sean Couturier - 11 Travis Konecny
86 Joel Farabee - 19 Derick Brassard - 89 Cam Atkinson
23 Oskar Lindblom - 21 Scott Laughton - 25 James van Riemsdyk
71 Max Willman - 44 Nate Thompson -62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel

9 Ivan Provorov - 94 Ryan Ellis
6 Travis Sanheim - 61 Justin Braun
3 Keith Yandle - 24 Nick Seeler

79 Carter Hart
[35 Martin Jones]


KRAKEN

17 Jaden Schwartz - 16 Jared Mccann - 7 Jordan Eberle
12 Alex Barre-Boulet - 21 Alexander Wennberg - 72 Joonas Donskoi
13 Brandon Tanev - 67 Morgan Geekie - 9 Ryan Donato
14 Nathan Bastian - 15 Riley Sheahan - 22 Mason Appleton

24 Jamie Oleksiak - 6 Adam Larsson
5 Mark Giordano - 28 Carson Soucy
55 Jeremy Lauzon - 4 Haydn Fleury

31 Phillip Grubauer
[60 Chris Driedger]


Injuries: 37 Yanni Gourde, 19 Calle Järnkrok, 43 Colin Blackwell, 90 Marcus Johansson (IR).
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