NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at Philadelphia Flyers with Line Combinations 12/8/2024

Photo: Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers

Utah Hockey Club (11-11-4, 26 Pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (12-11-4, 28 Pts)
Venue: Wells Fargo Center
Date: Tonight – Sunday, December 8
Time: 7:30 pm EST

TV: NBC Sports Network PHI, ESPN+
Radio:
Utah – 97.5 KSL Sports Zone
Philadelphia – 97.5 FM WPEN, Flyers Radio 24/7

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Utah +1.5 ML -110
Philadelphia -1.5 ML -110
O/U 6

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Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

Utah defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday. They are also 7-6-0 on the road and 10-0-4 when they score at least three goals.

Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:

The Flyers blew a 3-1 lead in Boston and lost to the Bruins 4-3 in overtime on Saturday. Philadelphia is 6-7-1 in home games this season.

Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines

Keller-Hayton-Schmaltz

McBain-Cooley-Guenther

Macelli-Bjugstad-Crouse

Kerfoot-Stenlund-Carcone

Sergachev-Maatta

Cole-Kesselring

Valimaki-Bortuzzo

Stauber

Vejmelka

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Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines

Farabee-Couturier-Konecny

Tippett-Frost-Michkov

Foerster-Cates-Brink

Laughton-Poehling-Hathaway

York-Sanheim

Andrae-Ristolainen

Seeler-Zamula

Fedotov

Kosolov

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Players To Watch:

Utah Hockey Club

Dylan Guenther leads the Hockey Club with ten goals. Clayton Keller has a team-leading 23 points. Jack McBain has scored five goals in his last ten games.

Philadelphia Flyers

Matvei Michkov scored two goal in the loss to Boston and has five goals and six assists in his last ten games. Travis Konecny has 13 goals and 18 assists.

Injury Report:

Utah Hockey Club

D John Marino – IR
D Sean Durzi – IR
G Connor Ingram – Day to day
D Maveric Lamoreaux – Out four to six weeks

Philadelphia Flyers

D Ryan Ellis – LTIR – Out indefinitely
G Samuel Ersson – IR
D Jamie Drysdale -IR

Next Game

Utah Hockey Club – December 10 vs Minnesota
Philadelphia Flyers – December 10 at Columbus

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