TORONTO -- Maple Leafs defenseman Carl Gunnarsson will remain out of the Toronto lineup with a nagging hip injury but hopes to return soon.
According to coach Randy Carlyle, forward Mike Brown will return to action sooner than Gunnarsson. Brown has not played since injuring his shoulder Jan 29 in a game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Here is the lineup the Maple Leafs likely will put on the ice as they search for their fourth straight win, something they haven't done since Jan. 3-10, 2012, as well as for the visiting Philadelphia Flyers:
MAPLE LEAFS
James Van Riemsdyk - Tyler Bozak - Phil Kessel
Leo Komarov - Mikhail Grabovski - Nikolai Kulemin
Clarke MacArthur - Nazem Kadri - Matt Frattin
Frazer McLaren - Jay McClement - Colton Orr
Dion Phaneuf - Korbinian Holzer
John-Michael Liles - Michael Kostka
Scratched: Mike Komisarek
Injured: Carl Gunnarsson, Mike Brown, Joffrey Lupul
FLYERS
Danny Briere - Claude Giroux - Wayne Simmonds
Jakub Voracek - Brayden Schenn - Tye McGinn
Matt Read - Sean Couturier - Mike Knuble
Ruslan Fedotenko - Maxime Talbot - Zac Rinaldo
Nicklas Grossmann - Kurtis Foster
Braydon Coburn - Bruno Gervais
Scratched: Jody Shelley, Tom Sestito, Andreas Lilja
Injured: Scott Hartnell, Andrej Meszaros, Michael Leighton