Chicago Blackhawks looking to keep the Philadelphia Flyers down

The Chicago Blackhawks had a tremendous win on Thursday night. Alex DeBrincat sealed the deal with a power-play goal in overtime against the Edmonton Oilers. It was a night where the Hawks honored both Duncan Keith and Niklas Hjalmarsson so you know it was special.

Coming off this special night, the Hawks have a day game on Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers. Philly is in last place of the Metropolitan Division with a record of 16-28-10 for 42 points. Things have been awful for them.

The Flyers have dealt with multiple extremely long-losing streaks this season and it has led to their demise. There are naturally rumors about star players being shipped out of town and changes being made elsewhere.

This is a chance for Chicago to play very well for the second game in a row. With how good Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat, and Dylan Strome have been lately, there are a lot of reasons to think that they can pull this off.

The Chicago Blackhawks need to beat the lowly Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.

One of the only issues with the game is the timing of it. It is a day game (2 pm Central start) but that is not the issue. The problem is that they have this game on Saturday and then a night game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.

Marc-Andre Fleury started in the net on Thursday but he will likely be saved for Sunday simply because of the fact that the Lightning are a significantly better team. They need their star to go in a game like that instead of the game against the lowly Flyers.

As a result, Kevin Lankinen should be the guy against the Flyers. He wasn’t very good against the New Jersey Devils last Friday but he won anyway thanks to an offensive outburst by his team. This game against Philly is a great way for him to get some confidence going into the rest of the season.

The Hawks aren’t going to even come close to the postseason but they can learn a lot before the regular season is over. With Kyle Davidson as the new full-time General Manager, there is a chance for him to see what he has on this roster as he looks to rebuild it. Hopefully, the team is able to have a good showing against a much weaker team.