Sharks @ Flyers tonight

7:00 @ the Wachovia Center

There's really no need explaining the importance of tonight's game. The Flyers have to win, plain and simple. San Jose is one of the best teams in the NHL, and the Flyers matched up pretty well against them this past weekend in a 5-4 overtime loss, but now it's time to get the W. Tonight is going to require the full 60-minute effort from everyone. Nittymaki will get the nod in goal tonight over Marty Biron, while Andreas Nodl will start his first NHL game and play on the third line with Jeff Carter and Scottie Upshall, according to Bill Meltzer of Hockeybuzz. The one silver lining for the O&B so far this season is that the entire city has been focused on the Phillies, who start the World Series in Tampa tonight. Usually, going 0-4-1 would have made the front page of the papers by now, but since it's all baseball, the Flyers have gotten a break from the media. However, if there was any time to get a win, it's now, especially with the home-and-home against New Jersey coming this weekend.