The Flyers won't have to scramble for a 12th forward.
Travis Konecny, who exited practice Friday after taking a puck off his skate, is expected to play Saturday afternoon when the Flyers host the Golden Knights, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia's John Boruk.
Travis Konecny shooting hoops, will take warmups and is expected to play after taking a puck off his skate yesterday in practice. #Flyers— John Boruk (@johnborukNBCS) October 13, 2018
#Flyers rocking the black today. Travis Konecny skating somewhat gingerly as he tests things out. pic.twitter.com/IhEqchIBj5— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) October 13, 2018
With James van Riemsdyk (lower-body injury) out five to six weeks and Nolan Patrick (upper-body injury) seven to 10 days, the Flyers are rolling with no extra forwards. If Konecny was unable to play, they would've been forced to make a move - either a call-up from AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley or adding Corban Knight off season-opening injured reserve.
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Expectations are high for the 21-year-old Konecny after the 2015 first-round pick posted 24 goals, 47 points and a plus-17 rating in 81 regular-season games last year. He has an assist and five shots on goal through four games thus far.
Here is the Flyers' projected lineup for Saturday, as well as game details:
Forwards
Claude Giroux-Sean Couturier-Jakub Voracek
Oskar Lindblom-Jordan Weal-Travis Konecny
Scott Laughton-Mikhail Vorobyev-Wayne Simmonds
Michael Raffl-Jori Lehtera-Dale Weise
Defensemen
Ivan Provorov-Shayne Gostisbehere
Robert Hagg-Andrew MacDonald
Travis Sanheim-Radko Gudas
Goalies
Brian Elliott
Calvin Pickard
• When: 1 p.m. ET with Flyers Pregame Live at 12:30 p.m.
• Where: Wells Fargo Center
• Broadcast: NBC Sports Philadelphia
• Live stream: NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com and the NBC Sports App
