The Philadelphia Flyers (19-19-7) welcome the Chicago Blackhawks (12-26-4) at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday. Chicago is coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Sabres on Tuesday. The Blackhawks committed only two penalties in the game, holding Buffalo without a power play goal.
Seth Jones led the Blackhawks with two goals. Petr Mrazek had 30 saves in the win. Philadelphia beat the Ducks 5-2 on Tuesday. Kevin Hayes scored a hat trick to lead the Flyers. Samuel Ersson was impressive in the win, making 25 saves (.925%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 3-1 victory for the Blackhawks in April. Jonathan Toews led Chicago with two points (1G 1A). Hayes scored Philadelphia’s only goal. Kevin Lankinen got the win, saving 33 of 34 shots (.970%).
FACING OFF
Chicago is averaging 2.33 goals per game for the season, 31st in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that is allowing 3.20 goals a game (18th). Meanwhile, Philadelphia has found the net 2.82 times a game on average, 26th in the league, and the Blackhawks are allowing opponents to score 3.69 goals per game (28th).
Chicago averages fewer shots/game (26.6) than any other team in the league, while the team’s 8.8% shooting percentage is 30th. Philadelphia’s average of 29.9 attempts ranks 22nd.
The Flyers’ 16.31% power play percentage is the fifth-worst in the league, while the Blackhawks rank 22nd with a conversion rate of 20.16%. In terms of penalty killing, Philadelphia has the league’s 19th-ranked PK% at 75.76%, while Chicago is 25th at 74.42%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Max Domi and Patrick Kane have been the top skaters for the Blackhawks this season with 30 and 28 points. In the net, Arvid Soderblom (2-10-2) is Chicago’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.45 GAA and a .894% save percentage.
Mrazek (3-10-1) leads the Blackhawks in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 4.26 and a save percentage of .875%.Travis Konecny leads the Flyers in scoring with 48 points.
He has 24 goals and 24 assists. Carter Hart (13-13-6) is the top goalie for Philadelphia with a goals against average of 3.00. He has a save percentage of .907%.
HOME AND AWAY
Chicago is seeking to snap a six-game road losing streak this season. Philadelphia is 10-10-1 at Wells Fargo Center this season.
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