Philadelphia takes on Nashville following shootout win
Nashville Predators (4-5-2, in the Central Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (5-3-1, in the Metropolitan Division)
Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE:
The Philadelphia Flyers will look to build on momentum from Tuesday’s dramatic 3–2 shootout victory over the rival Pittsburgh Penguins when they host the Nashville Predators. The Flyers have been one of the NHL’s better home teams to start the season, going 5–1–0 at Wells Fargo Center.
Philadelphia has scored at least one power-play goal in three games this year, going 2–0–1 in those contests. Travis Konecny’s milestone 200th career goal helped spark the Flyers against Pittsburgh, while Bobby Brink continued his strong sophomore campaign with the shootout winner.
Nashville enters Thursday’s matchup trying to snap out of an inconsistent stretch. The Predators sit 4–5–2 overall and 1–2–1 on the road, where offensive production has been limited. Discipline could be a factor — Nashville ranks sixth in the NHL with 49 penalties taken (4.5 per game), giving opponents plenty of chances on the power play.
This is the first meeting of the season between the Flyers and Predators.
Golden Knights sign goalie Hart to 2-year, $4 million contract
Carter Hart is signing a two-year, $4 million contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Hart agreed to the deal last week, becoming the first of the five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players to land an NHL contract since they were acquitted of sexual assault in a high-profile case.
Hart, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton are not eligible to play in games until Dec. 1 as part of the league's reinstatement process.
Hart is resuming his career at age 27 after spending his first six seasons in Philadelphia. The Flyers last month ruled out bringing back Hart, whose camp communicated to general manager Danny Briere that a fresh start was a better option.
That turned out to be Vegas, where Adin Hill and Akira Schmid serve as the goalies.
Hart went 96-93-29 with the Flyers, posting a 2.94 goals-against average.
Hart and the others were charged in 2024 in connection with an incident in London, Ontario, in 2018. The judge overseeing the trial said that the prosecution could not meet the onus of proof to convict them and that the complainant's allegations lacked the credibility needed to justify the charges.
The league conducted its own investigation beginning in 2022 when the allegations came to light.
