Philly Leader

John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers, holding a record of 9-10-3, are set to face Andrew Brunette's Nashville Predators, who stand at 7-12-3. The game will take place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday night, with the puck dropping at 8:00 p.m. EST. Fans can catch the action on NBCSP+ or listen to the radio broadcast on 93.3 WMMR and its online simulcast on Flyers Radio 24/7.

This match marks the first encounter between these inter-conference teams this season, with a rematch scheduled for March 31 in Philadelphia. For the Flyers, it is part of a challenging stretch featuring four games over six nights. Their recent outing saw them build an early lead against the Vegas Golden Knights before falling in a shootout.

Both teams have struggled offensively this season. The Flyers are tied for 19th in goal scoring alongside Seattle Kraken, averaging 2.77 goals per game, while the Predators rank near the bottom at 30th with an average of 2.36 goals per game.

Defensively, both squads aim to improve their performance as well. The Predators hold a team goals-against average (GAA) of 3.18, ranking them 23rd in the league; meanwhile, the Flyers are tied for 27th with a GAA of 3.45.

The goaltending matchup appears to favor Nashville on paper. Juuse Saros has recorded a .915 save percentage and two shutouts despite his team's struggles to support him offensively this season. In contrast, Philadelphia's primary goaltender Samuel Ersson is currently on Injured Reserve, leaving Aleksei Kolosov and Ivan Fedotov to manage duties between the pipes.

Joel Farabee of the Flyers started strong but has seen inconsistent production since then. Recently logging increased ice time and generating scoring opportunities could signal an impending breakthrough for him.

Morgan Frost centering Owen Tippett and rookie Matvei Michkov showed promise during preseason but faced challenges as regular play commenced until recently showing potential again against Vegas.

Nashville's special teams present one area where they excel; they rank first in penalty killing efficiency at 90.5 percent and hold a respectable power-play conversion rate of 21.1 percent (13th). Comparatively speaking from Philly’s perspective—their penalty kill ranks third-best league-wide (85%) though lagging behind when capitalizing man advantage situations sitting around mid-table figures such as tied twenty-third overall tallying up roughly sixteen-point-nine-percent success rate so far this campaign-wise standing alone!