Tonight at 7 p.m. EDT, the Philadelphia Flyers will host the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning come in with a quality 37-23-4 record, while Philadelphia is 27-31-8. Tampa Bay is firmly in the playoff picture, but Philadelphia is not out of it, being eight points back of a wildcard spot.
Philadelphia is pretty healthy at this stage of the season. There are only two players on the injury report for tonight. Right wing Garnet Hathaway is day-to-day but not expected to suit up. Goalie Eetu Makiniemi has been ruled out.
With that in mind, here's what the Flyers' lineup should look like today. Keep in mind that things can change before the puck drops:
Forwards:
- LW Tyson Foerster - C Noah Cates - RW Bobby Brink
- LW Owen Tippett - C Sean Couturier - RW Matvei Michkov
- LW Olle Lycksell - C Ryan Poehling - RW Travis Konecny
- LW Nicolas Deslauriers - C Rodrigo Abols - RW Jakob Pelletier
Defense Pairs:
- Cam York - Travis Sanheim
- Nick Seeler - Jamie Drysdale
- Egor Zamula - Rasmus Ristolainen
Goalkeepers:
- Samuel Ersson
- Ivan Fedotov
Powerplay Units:
- Tyson Foerster, Travis Konecny, Noah Cates, Matvei Michkov, Rasmus Ristolainen
- Bobby Brink, Olle Lycksell, Sean Couturier, Owen Tippett, Jamie Drysdale
Penalty Kill Lines:
- Noah Cates, Travis Konecny, Travis Sanheim, Rasmus Ristolainen
- Ryan Poehling, Nicolas Deslauriers, Nick Seeler, Jamie Drysdale
Philadelphia is at home again after five straight home losses, the most recent coming at the hands of the Ottawa Senators.
Odds for tonight's Flyers game and a look at the upcoming schedule
The Philadelphia Flyers are home underdogs tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Here are the full odds per Odds Shark:
- Tampa Bay is -192 to win outright.
- Philadelphia is +155 on the moneyline.
- The puck line is Tampa Bay -2, which is +265.
- Philadelphia is -200 to cover.
- The total has been set at 5.5 goals.
- The over is -130, and the under is +110.
After the matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia has one more home game as part of a seven-game homestand. It will take on the Carolina Hurricanes on March 15 at 7 p.m. EDT.

After that, the team begins a five-game road trip. It will start that off with a March 17 rematch with the Lightning at 7 p.m. EDT and follow it up with a showdown with the Washington Capitals on March 20 at 7 p.m. EDT.
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