Dan Hilferty Chairman & CEO of Comcast Spectacor, Governor | Philadelphia Flyers Website
Dan Hilferty Chairman & CEO of Comcast Spectacor, Governor | Philadelphia Flyers Website
The Philadelphia Flyers will face the Chicago Blackhawks in their fourth game of a five-game road trip on Sunday afternoon. The match, held at the United Center, is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. EDT and will be broadcasted on NBCSP, with radio coverage available on 93.3 WMMR and an online simulcast on Flyers Radio 24/7.
This marks the second and final meeting between the two teams this season. In their previous encounter, the Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit to win in overtime with Matvei Michkov scoring the decisive goal.
Philadelphia enters Sunday's game after a narrow 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars. Despite showing resilience by overcoming a two-goal deficit, a mistake by goaltender Samuel Ersson allowed Dallas to clinch victory early in overtime.
The Flyers have struggled recently, winning only one of their last ten games. Similarly, the Blackhawks have faced challenges, losing their last six games in regulation and managing just two wins in their last ten outings.
On Saturday, Chicago suffered a 4-1 defeat against the St. Louis Blues despite Ilya Mikheyev's shorthanded goal narrowing the gap temporarily.
Key points to watch for Sunday's game include Ryan Poehling's increased role following recent trades that opened up more opportunities for him within the team. Poehling has scored three goals in his last five games and continues to be a significant player for Philadelphia's penalty kill unit.
Another focus will be on Matvei Michkov and Connor Bedard, both high-profile prospects from the 2023 NHL Draft. While Bedard has already made an impact with Chicago as rookie of the year last season, Michkov is still adjusting after joining Philadelphia from Russia's KHL league this season.
Philadelphia's power play performance remains under scrutiny as they seek their first power play goal of March amid ongoing struggles with special teams' execution.
In terms of goaltending decisions for Sunday’s game against Chicago remain uncertain; however Spencer Knight may start for Chicago following Arvid Söderblom’s performance against St Louis yesterday where he conceded four goals from twenty-five shots faced,
Lastly Noah Cates’ line featuring Tyson Foerster & Bobby Brink has been consistent since mid-November but needs more point production especially from Cates who broke out briefly but now finds himself pointless over nine games again,
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