Philadelphia vs. Ottawa
OTTAWA (Interstat) — The Philadelphia Flyers will visit the Ottawa Senators in a National Hockey League game Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. Philadelphia enters the matchup with a 0-4-0 record, while Ottawa is 2-1-0.
The Flyers are seeking their first win of the season after a 4-1 loss at Tampa Bay in their most recent game. Nick Seeler finished with one assist and two hits, Sean Couturier had one assist and one shot on goal, and Tyson Foerster scored one goal with four shots on goal and one hit. Philadelphia began the season with a 7-0 home loss to Pittsburgh, then fell 3-2 in overtime at New Jersey and 3-2 in overtime at home to Carolina. Couturier, a player to watch for Philadelphia, has two assists and three shots on goal over his past two games and added two penalty minutes against New Jersey. Philadelphia has scored five goals and allowed 17 through four games. Philadelphia is 0-2-0 at home and 0-2-0 on the road this season.
Ottawa has won two of its first three games and most recently fell 5-3 at Detroit. William Eklund recorded one goal, one assist, three shots on goal and one hit in that game. Tim Stuetzle and Drake Batherson each added one goal and one assist. Eklund, a player to watch for Ottawa, had two shots on goal at Boston and four shots on goal with two penalty minutes at Toronto. The Senators opened with a 3-2 win at Toronto and then defeated Boston 4-1 before the loss at Detroit. Ottawa has scored 10 goals and allowed eight through three games. Eklund has one goal, one assist and nine shots on goal over his past three games.
The Senators will continue their schedule with a home game against Nashville, followed by a road game at New Jersey and home games against St. Louis, the New York Islanders, Florida, San Jose and the New York Rangers. Ottawa also is set to visit Vegas and Los Angeles later in the month. The Senators will play six of their next 10 games at home.
Philadelphia’s upcoming slate includes a road game at Boston, home games against Carolina and Seattle, a road game at Detroit and a home game against Ottawa. The Flyers also will host Colorado, Anaheim and Columbus, and visit Buffalo, before traveling to Washington. Philadelphia will play six of its next 10 games at home. The teams are scheduled to meet again in Philadelphia later in the month.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Ottawa to win 3-2.