I love the back to back home – home games, gives the regular season a little bit of the playoff feel. The Flyers play the Penguins tonight in Philadelphia. They played each other on Saturday in Pittsburgh. The Flyers won 2-1. The Flyers lead the season series 4-1.
Antero Niittymaki will get the start in goal for the Flyers. Peter Forsberg is expected to play after missing two games with an abdominal strain. Kim Johnsson and Joni Pitkanen are probable for the game. Both will skate today and be game time decisions. Johnsson recovering from a head injury and Pitkanen is recovering from a sports hernia.
The Flyers have not won in Philadelphia since December 22.
The Flyers need to do well in the next few games to build some confidence for the rest of the schedule. The Flyers play both the Rangers and the Devils 5 more times each this year