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Rick Tocchet’s Philadelphia Flyers (24-19-9) are home on Saturday afternoon to play Jim Hiller’s Los Angeles Kings (22-17-13).The Flyers are mired in a 2-8-2 stretch over their last 12 games. The two wins, however, came at the expense of Vegas and Colorado.
On Thursday, the Flyers lost 6-3 at TD Garden in Boston. Travis Konecny (21st goal of the season), Nikita Grebenkin (4th) and Matvei Michkov (PPG, 13th) scored in a losing cause. Tocchet’s team has three games remaining before the Olympic break, all on home ice.
Meanwhile, the Kings play their fourth match of a five-game road trip. Los Angeles is 2-1-0 so far on the trip. On Thursday, the Kings dropped a 4-1 decision to former Flyers goalie Alex Lyon and the Buffalo Sabres.
Where to watch
Time and broadcast: 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSP
Listen online: FlyersRadio 24/7
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Leading scorers: Flyers (through 53 games)
Travis Konecny — 50 points (21g, 29a)
Trevor Zegras — 46 points (19g, 27a)
Owen Tippett — 34 points (18g, 16a)
Christian Dvorak — 33 points (12g, 22a)
Matvei Michkov — 28 points (13g, 15a)
Noah Cates — 26 points (10g, 16a)
Sean Couturier — 26 points (5g, 21a)
Travis Sanheim — 23 points (6g,17a)
Bobby Brink — 22 points (13g, 9a) in 47 games
Cam York — 22 points (4g, 18a) in 46 games
Jamie Drysdale — 21 points (3g, 18a)
Goaltender stats
Dan Vladar — 30 GP, 16-8-4, 2.49 GAA, .904 SV%
Samuel Ersson — 24 GP, 8-10-5, 3.51 GAA, .856 SV%
Aleksei Kolosov — 4 GP, 0-2-0, 4.00 GAA, .830 SV%
Injury report: Flyers
- Tyson Foerster (right arm surgery) is likely out for the rest of the season. He has a five-month estimated timetable from December.
- Rodrigo Abols (ankle) suffered an injury in the Jan. 17 game against the Rangers. He was placed on IR the next day.
- Samuel Ersson (lower body) left Thursday’s game after the second period. If he’s unable to back up Vladar on Saturday, the Flyers will recall Aleksei Kolosov again.
Projected Flyers Lineup
The Flyers will not hold a morning skate. They had an off-day on Friday after playing back-to-back games the previous two nights.
Nikita Grebenkin — Christian Dvorak — Travis Konecny
Matvei Michkov — Trevor Zegras — Bobby Brink
Denver Barkey — Noah Cates — Owen Tippett
Nicolas Deslauriers — Sean Couturier — Garnet Hathaway
Travis Sanheim — Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York — Jamie Drydale
Nick Seeler — Noah Juulsen
Dan Vladar
[Aleksei Kolosov]
Scratches: Emil Andrae (healthy), Samuel Ersson (lower body).
Flyers Opponent: Los Angeles Kings
Leading scorers (through 54 games)
Adrian Kempe — 41 points (18g, 23a)
Kevin Fiala — 38 points (18g, 20a)
Quinton Byfield — 38 points (9g, 19a)
Corey Perry — 26 points (11g, 15a) in 41 games
Brandt Clarke — 26 points (6g, 20a)
Alex Laferriere — 25 points (13g, 12a)
Andrei Kuzmenko — 21 points (11g, 10a)
Anze Kopitar — 21 points (6g, 15a) in 37 games
Joel Armia — 19 points (10g, 9a)
Goaltender stats
Darcy Kuemper — 34 GP, 13-10-9, 2.57 GAA, .902 SV%
Anton Forsberg — 20 GP, 9-6-4, 2.48 GAA, .910 SV%
Injury report: Bruins
- Team captain Anze Kopitar (lower body) is on IR. He is with the team on its current road trip.
- Alex Turcotte (upper body) has been ruled out for the remainder of the road trip.
Projected lineup: Kings
Corey Perry — Alex Laferriere – Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore – Quinton Byfield — Warren Foegele
Kevin Fiala — Joel Armia – Andrei Kuzmenko
Jeff Malott — Samuel Helenius — Taylor Ward
Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Joel Edmunson — Brandt Clarke
Brian Dumoulin — Cody Ceci
Darcy Kuemper
Anton Forsberg
Let’s Go Flyers?