No. 7 Buffalo Sabres at No. 2 Philadelphia Flyers
Game 5, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals — Series tied, 2-2
7:30 p.m. tonight at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia
Catch the action on CSN Philly, Versus, MSG Buffalo, TSN or RDS
[Game Preview] – [SBNation.com Coverage] – [Buffalo Perspective]
Tonight’s goaltenders:
After the jump, questions to answer, lineups and our game discussion.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Hartnell – Briere – Leino
JVR – Giroux – Powe
Zherdev – Richards – Versteeg
Carcillo – Betts – Holmstrom
Timonen – Coburn
Carle – Syvret
Meszaros – SOD
Scratches/Injuries: Andreas Nodl (upper body), Jody Shelley (healthy), Nick Boynton (healthy), Chris Pronger (hand), Oskars Bartulis (shoulder), Sergei Bobrovsky (healthy), Jeff Carter (knee)
Black Aces: Johan Backlund, Matt Walker, Erik Gustafsson, Kevin Marshall, Zac Rinaldo, Michael Ryan, Mike Testwuide, Eric Wellwood
Buffalo Projected Lineup
Gerbe – Connolly – Stafford
Ennis – Niedermayer – Pominville
Vanek – Gaustad – Kaleta
McCormick – Boyes – Grier
Leopold – Gragnani
Butler – Myers
Weber – Montador
Scratches/Injuries: Mark Mancari (healthy), Patrick Lalime (healthy), Jochen Hecht (upper body), Derek Roy (leg), Shoane Morrisonn (concussion), Andrej Sekera (some injury I think)
Questions to Answer
- Does the physical stuff really ratchet up tonight?
- The Sabres like to get that first goal and then fall into a defensive shell. Can the Flyers get on the board first?
- Can Ryan Miller be beaten?
- How does Powe look with his promotion?
- And Ben Holmstrom, in his first NHL playoff game?
Go Flyers.
