GAME NOTES
QUICK STATS
Season Series: 3-4-0
All-Time Record (as NJD): 221gp (92-95-15-19)
Leading Scorer:
PHI - 43 pts: Jakub Voracek (9g-34a)
NJD - 34 pts: Pavel Zacha (16g-18a)
1. 56 AND FINAL
The Flyers enter the final game of 2020-21, their 53rd season of play... All-time they are 23-20-9 in the final game of the regular season, including an 8-5-2 mark in the last 15 finales... There are also only two Flyers who will have played all 56 games this season - Ivan Provorov & James van Riemsdyk... For van Riemsdyk, this is the fourth time in his career he will have played every game (2012-13, 2014-15 & 2016-17) and first as a Flyer... For Provorov he will have played every game since his NHL debut for the last five seasons - a total of 371 consecutive games.
2. YOU AGAIN?
The Flyers meet the Devils for the fifth time in their last 16 days and nine-game stretch... It's the first meeting since their four-game stretch in which they dropped the last three games... The Flyers have not lost four in-a-row to the Devils in 13 years, since a six-game skid from Nov. 8, 2007 to Mar. 28, 2008... The Devils have outscored the Flyers in the first two periods by a combined total of 17-8, but the Flyers have outscored the Devils in the third period by a 14-9 margin... The Flyers 14 third-period goals are the most against any other opponent this season.
3. DEVIL OF A TIME
It's also the final game of the season for the Devils, who will miss the playoffs for the third straight season and eighth time out of the last nine seasons since they went to the Stanley Cup Final in 2012... New Jersey has played the best hockey of their season as of late, earning points in six of their last eight games for a record of 5-2-1 and are operating at 26.3% on the power-play in that span.
4. THIS, THAT & THE OTHER
THIS: The Flyers enter tonight with points in three of their last four games (2-1-1) and have allowed two or fewer goals to their opponent in those three games... THAT: The Devils lead the NHL in points from rookies this season with 112, which is 21 points more than the next closest team (OTT & CHI: 92)... THE OTHER: Jake Voracek leads all players in the series with nine points - all of which are assists - while Pavel Zacha co-leads the Devils in the series with seven points (4g-3a) and has a four-game point streak against the Flyers with six points (3g-3a).
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH
FLYERS (D: #53 - Shayne Gostisbehere)
Gostisbehere will return from his two-game suspension by the NHL... Prior to that, he had points in three straight games (1g-3a) and four of his last five... His nine goals leads the Flyers defense, while his five power-play goals rank second on the entire team... His 20 points are eight more than he had all of last year having played two fewer games.
DEVILS (G: #29 - Mackenzie Blackwood)
Blackwood has started each of the last five meetings against the Flyers and is unbeaten in regulation with a 4-0-1 record, 2.76 GAA and .910 save percentage... He has also never lost to the Flyers in his young career - going 6-0-2 (2.33 GAA & .929 sv pct.)... Blackwood owns 14 of the 19 total wins for the Devils this season, posting a 14-17-4 mark in 35 appearances.
