Hockey Flyers at Golden Knights Preview – Game 1 of 82 by Evan Watson October 4, 2018 Opening night, part two. For the third year in a row, Philadelphia is out on the west coast to begin the season. This year, they begin in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights. After riding the rapids in Colorado, its time for business as usual. Taylor Leier was waived, and Hextall claimed goaltender Calvin Pickard off waivers from Toronto. He’ll likely serve as backup in Vegas. Line combinations are as of Wednesday night: Flyers lines in Vegas Wednesday Giroux-Couturier-KonecnyLindblom-Patrick-VoracekJVR-Vorobyev-SimmondsLaughton-Lehtera-Raffl Weal, Weise extras — John Boruk (@johnborukNBCS) October 3, 2018 What we have here is lines 1, 2A, 2B, and a very talented fourth line as well. Defensively, Provorov and Gostisbehere are together on the top pairing. Sanheim and Gudas make up a surprisingly effective, play driving second pair. MacDonald and Hagg will play the third pairing. Elliott will start the season in goal. Max Pacioretty will make his much anticipated regular season debut for the Golden Knights. He’s coming off a 17 goal season, though he’s hit 30 or more five times. Mikhail Vorobyev is playing in his first NHL regular season game, and the performance of JvR is a point of interest. In last year’s matchups with Vegas, the teams split, going 1-1 and each losing their home games. The puck drops at 10 PM EST. Post Views: 1,202 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Evan Watson Latest posts by Evan Watson (see all) Flyers Add Depth at the Deadline - February 25, 2020 Travis Konecny Represents Philadelphia in the 2020 NHL All-Star Game - January 23, 2020 Takeaways From the Flyers’ First Quarter Season - November 16, 2019 The Flyers’ Fun New Second Line Leads the Way - October 27, 2019 Related TopicsCalvin PickardFlyersHockeyPhiladelphia FlyersTaylor Leier Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! MadFit Dance Workout Videos — Fitness Fun for All by Elizabeth DiPietro | posted on March 15, 2021 Will Michael Jordan’s Exclusive Golf Course Enable Him To Take On The Pros? by Katie Malespina | posted on March 30, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 The Mockery of A Sport: Paul vs. Askren by Brandon Berrios | posted on April 19, 2021 More in Hockey Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic Tim Peel was Discharged from the NHL After He was Caught on the Hot... NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and Insights The National Hockey League (NHL) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an... You Know I’m Right, Episode 81: ESPN’s Arda Ocal (Audio/Video) On the 81st episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 80: MSG Network’s Bill Pidto (Audio/Video) On the 80th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Patrik Laine on Vancouver’s decision to ban video games: “They need something to blame after last year.” New York Rangers: David Quinn’s plan for success