Injuries force Flyers to ice extremely inexperienced defense corps

There's inexperience on the blue line, and then there's what the Philadelphia Flyers are up against Thursday night in St. Louis.

With injuries to Shayne Gostisbehere, Andrew MacDonald, and Radko Gudas, the Flyers' defense corps combined for just 272 games played heading into Thursday's contest.

For comparison's sake, St. Louis' top defense pairing of Alex Pietrangelo and Carl Gunnarsson combined for 1,057 career games played heading into the matchup.

With the Blues sitting near the top of the NHL standings, the Flyers' back end will surely be tested. Ivan Provorov might need an oxygen mask by the end of the game.

- with h/t to Broad Street Hockey