Game Preview #51: Devils vs the Philadelphia Flyers

The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (15-27-7) versus the Philadelphia Flyers (22-20-7)

One more time!

The Opposition Blog: Broad Street Hockey

The Time: 7:00 PM EST

The Broadcast: MSG +

The Flyers were not in good shape coming into this series with the Devils, but they’re leaving a broken team. They’ve been officially eliminated from playoff contention and they are not happy about it.

Oh well!

Tonight is the last game in a row against them (we do play them one final time on May 10th), and it’s about more than just two useless points for two non-playoff teams. It's about bragging rights in my house and winning the bet for a new pair of shoes.

I mean, it's about the pride of winning as a team of course. Or something.

Yes, draft position, but that tank can start after we beat the Flyers and seal the season series in my favor. I mean, our favor. Go team!

The Lines To Win It All:

For the Devils:

Kuokkanen - Hughes - Sharangovitch
Zacha - Hischier - Bratt
Foote - Maltsev - Boqvist
Wood - McLeod - Bastian

Murray - Severson
Butcher - Carrick
Smith-Bahl

Blackwood

For the Flyers:

Giroux - Couturier - Voracek
Farabee - Hayes - Konecny
Van Riemsdyk - Laughton - Allison
Lindblom - Cates - Patrick

Provorov - Braun
Morin - Sanheim
Twarynski - Zamula

Elliot

Your Take:

Will we clinch the series against the Flyers tonight, or will we have to wait until May 10th to see who finally wins? Leave your predictions in the comments, and thanks for reading!