Philadelphia Flyers (27-11-5, 59 pts) at Atlanta Thrashers (22-16-7, 51 pts)
7:30 p.m. tonight at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
Catch the action on The Comcast Network in HD, SportSouth in HD and 610 WIP
[Game Preview] – [Game Page] – [Atlanta Perspective]
Tonight’s goaltenders:
After the jump, a guess at lineups, questions to answer and our in-game chat.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Zherdev – Richards – Nodl
Hartnell – Briere – Leino
van Riemsdyk – Carter – Giroux
Shelley – Betts – Powe
Coburn – Timonen
Meszaros – O’Donnell
Carle – Walker
Scratches: Dan Carcillo (healthy), Oskars Bartulis (healthy), Chris Pronger (foot)
Atlanta Projected Lineup
Ladd – Peverley – Bergfors
Kane – Little – Stewart
Boulton – Antropov – Machacek
Cormier – Burmistrov – Thorburn
Byfuglien – Enstrom
Bogosian – Hainsey
Oduya – Sopel
Likely scratches: Ben Eager (suspended), Freddy Meyer (healthy), Fredrik Modin (lower body), Jim Slater (concussion)
Questions to Answer
- Dustin Byfuglien has been really strong on the back-end in Atlanta. Can the Flyers make him look silly like they did for most of the Final a year ago, despite the fact that they don’t have Pronger and he’s playing a different position?
- A few guys on the Thrashers like to drop the gloves. Any fights tonight?
- Can Matt Walker have a better game tonight?
- Atlanta is good this year, and they beat the Flyers four times last year. Can’t brush them aside anymore. Do the Flyers come out hard against a worthy opponent?
- Snow last weekend still has Atlanta crippled. How many fans are in the building tonight?
7:30 start. Go Flyers.
