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The Philadelphia Flyers (0-6-3) will host the Ottawa Senators (6-2-0) on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Xfinity Mobile Arena, one defeat shy of opening a season with 10 consecutive losses.
Ottawa enters after defeating Philadelphia 2-1 last Thursday. The Senators will be without William Eklund for 10-12 weeks following ankle surgery to address a lower-body injury sustained in that contest.
Philadelphia's injury situation remains unsettled. Travis Konecny was hurt in last week's matchup but finished the full game; his status is unclear. Defensemen Rasmus Ristolainen and Cam York are also sidelined, pending a Tocchet update. The Flyers likely will ice an unchanged lineup Saturday.
On the blue line, Jamie Drysdale has yet to record a point in nine games despite logging 22:06 of average ice time, second on the club. David Jiricek has replaced him on the top power-play unit. After scoring eight goals on 101 shots across 78 games last season, Drysdale has managed just nine shots this year. Travis Sanheim and Oliver Bonk have been activated offensively against opponents like Seattle on Tuesday, and Philadelphia needs both Drysdale and Jiricek contributing on offense.
The game airs on NBC Sports Philadelphia, TVAS-D and Sportsnet 1.
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).