About the Flyers - Game 6 - 04-22-12

A preview of the Flyers.

When and where: Noon. EDT. Wells Fargo Center.

TV: NBC, TSN, RDS.

Last Game: 3-2 road loss in Game 5, Friday. Tyler Kennedy and Jordan Staal each had a goal and an asist for the Penguins.

Probable goaltenders: Marc-Andre Fleury (2-3, 4.70 GAA, .837 SV%) for the Penguins and Ilya Bryzgalov (3-2, 4.55 GAA, .848 SV%) for the Flyers.

Injuries: For the Penguins, defenseman Paul Martin (undisclosed) is out. For the Flyers, defenseman Nicklas Grossman ("upper body") is doubtful. Defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon ("upper body")  Right wingers Ian Laperriere (head), Tim Sestito (groin), defensemen Andrej Meszaros (back), Chris Pronger (head) and center Blair Betts (knee) are on injured reserve.

Potential lines and defensive pairings: The Penguins did not have a full practice yesterday. Their primary lines and defensive pairings in Friday's Game 5 were:

Chris Kunitz - Evgeni Malkin - James Neal
Steve Sullivan - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis
Matt Cooke - Jordan Staal - Tyler Kennedy
Eric Tangradi - Craig Adams

Kris Letang - Brooks Orpik
Matt Niskanen - Zbynek Michalek
Simon Despres - Deryk Engelland
Brian Strait

The Flyers held an optional skate yesterday. These were their primary lines in Friday's Game 5:

Scott Hartnell - Claude Giroux - Jaromir Jagr
Brayden Schenn - Daniel Briere - Wayne Simmonds
Maxime Talbot - Sean Couturier - Eric Wellwood
James van Riemsdyk - Matt Read - Jakub Voracek

Referees: Kevin Pollock and Kelly Sutherland.

Linesmen: Derek Amell and Scott Cherrey.

Notes:

-Arron Asham is suspended.

-All-time in Game 6 of a playoff series, the Penguins are 13-13. The Flyers are 18-18.

-When facing elimination, Fleury is 6-4 with a 2.06 goals against average and .922 save percentage.

-The Flyers are 9-0 all-time when they have led a series 3-0.

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(Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images)