NBCSN’s coverage of the 2019-20 NHL season continues with Thursday’s matchup between the Philadelphia Flyers and Florida Panthers. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN. You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking here.
In their game on Monday night, MacKenzie Weegar put the Panthers ahead 1-0 just over three minutes into the first period. The Flyers then scored four straight goals to win 4-1. James van Riemsdyk had a goal and assist in the win.
Philadelphia currently sits in the second Wild Card spot in the East and are three points behind the Islanders, who sit in third place in the Metro. Florida sits two points behind Toronto for third place in the Atlantic, while the Panthers have a game in hand on the Maple Leafs. They are three points behind the Flyers for the second Wild Card in the East.
After a quick trip to Florida, the Flyers have a home-and-home against the Blue Jackets, who currently sit just one point above Philadelphia in the Metropolitan Division. This is the second of a three-game road trip for the Flyers. The Flyers have earned points in five of their last six on the road (3-1-2), but are coming off a loss in Brooklyn against the Islanders.
Playing with eight defensemen at New Jersey on Tuesday, the Panthers fourth line consisted of center Noel Acciari and two defensemen, Mark Pysyk and Mike Matheson. The makeshift line combined for nine points in the win, as all three players put up three-point nights (1G-2A each). Matheson, who is in the second year of an eight-year contract, played forward for the first time this season after being a healthy scratch in Florida’s previous game (4-1 loss at Philadelphia on Monday).
[COVERAGE BEGINS AT 6 P.M. ET ON NBCSN]
WHAT: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers WHERE: BB&T Center WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m. ET TV: NBCSN LIVE STREAM: You can watch the Flyers-Panthers stream on NBC Sports’ live stream page and the NBC Sports app.
PROJECTED LINEUPS
FLYERS Claude Giroux - Sean Couturier - Jakub Voracek Joel Farabee - Kevin Hayes - Travis Konecny James van Riemsdyk - Scott Laughton - Tyler Pitlick Michael Raffl - Connor Bunnaman - Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Ivan Provorov - Matt Niskanen Travis Sanheim - Philippe Myers Robert Hagg - Justin Braun
Starting goalie: Carter Hart
PANTHERS Jonathan Huberdeau - Aleksander Barkov - Evgenii Dadonov Mike Hoffman - Vincent Trocheck - Brett Connolly Frank Vatrano - Dominic Toninato - Colton Sceviour Mike Matheson - Noel Acciari - Mark Pysyk
MacKenzie Weegar - Aaron Ekblad Riley Stillman - Anton Stralman Keith Yandle - Josh Brown
Starting goalie: Sergei Bobrovsky
John Forslund will call the action from BB&T Center alongside Pierre McGuire. Paul Burmeister hosts studio coverage alongside analysts Patrick Sharp and Mike Johnson.
Thursday night’s coverage of Capitals-Avalanche will be the second half of an NHL doubleheader on NBCSN, immediately following originally-scheduled coverage of Flyers-Panthers, which begins at 7 p.m. ET. Pre-game coverage at 6 p.m. ET with NHL Live.