Flyers lineup tonight: Philadelphia's projected lineup for game against New York Islanders | January 16, 2025

The Philadelphia Flyers return to action tonight at 7:30 p.m. EST against the New York Islanders. Philadelphia enters play as the fifth seed in the Metropolitan Division, with a 19-20-6 record. New York is 17-19-7, so neither team is off to a great start.

Goaltender Eetu Makiniemi remains on Injured Reserve. He is joined by left-wing Nicolas Deslauriers, who has been out for several weeks. Otherwise, they are the picture of health and will be in good shape for tonight's matchup.

With that in mind, this is what their lineup should look like tonight:

1. Scott Laughton (LW) - Morgan Frost (C) - Matvei Michkov (RW)
2. Tyson Foerster (LW) - Noah Cates (C) - Bobby Brink (RW)
3. Owen Tippett (LW) - Ryan Poehling (C) - Travis Konecny (RW)
4. Joel Farabee (LW) - Sean Couturier (C) - Garnet Hathaway (RW)

Defense:

1. Travis Sanheim - Cam York
2. Egor Zamula - Rasmus Ristolainen
3. Nick Seeler - Jamie Drysdale

Goalies:

• Samuel Ersson
• Ivan Fedotov

Powerplay:

1. Travis Konecny, Morgan Frost, Joel Farabee, Owen Tippett, Jamie Drysdale
2. Bobby Brink, Noah Cates, Tyson Foerster, Matvei Michkov, Rasmus Ristolainen

Penalty Kill:

1. Scott Laughton, Travis Konecny, Travis Sanheim, Rasmus Ristolainen
2. Ryan Poehling, Garnet Hathaway, Nick Seeler, Egor Zamula

Philadelphia is on the road again after a shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. The Islanders are coming off a shutout at the hands of the Ottawa Senators that day.

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Odds for tonight's Flyers game and a look at the upcoming schedule

The Philadelphia Flyers are underdogs against the New York Islanders on the road. Here are the full odds according to Odds Shark:

• Philadelphia is +125 on the moneyline.
• The Islanders are -156 to win outright.
• The puck line is Islanders -1.5, which is +195.
• The Flyers are -231 to cover.
• The total is set at 5.5 goals.
• The over is -120. The under is +104.

After tonight's contest, Philadelphia has one more road contest with the red-hot New Jersey Devils. That will be on Saturday at 12:30 pm EST. Then, they will return home to face the Detroit Red Wings on January 21 at 7:00 pm EST.

The Flyers are underdogs tonight (Imagn)

Philadelphia has two more road contests that week, both in New York. They play the New York Rangers on Thursday at 7:30 pm EST and the Islanders again on Saturday at 7:00 pm.