Flyers at Canucks preview

FLYERS (12-14-4) at CANUCKS (14-16-4)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, SN360, SN1, CITY, NBCSP, NHL.TV

The Flyers have lost three straight (0-2-1), are 3-7-3 in their past 13 games and have allowed at least four goals in six of their past eight games.
Goalie Alex Lyon is expected to make his second start of the season after fellow rookie Anthony Stolarz played his eighth straight game in a 4-1 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Lyon was pulled after four goals on 12 shots in one period of a 4-2 loss against the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 21, his only NHL appearance this season.
Vancouver is 3-0-1 in its past four games after going 1-10-2 in their previous 13.

Players to watch

Flyers forward Jakub Voracek has eight points (four goals, four assists) in a seven-game point streak and is two points shy of 600 in the NHL.
Canucks center Elias Pettersson has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in a five-game point streak.

They said it

"When we are too stagnant and hold the puck too long it's easy to defend. We have to get better because the season is on the line for sure." -- Flyers forward Jakub Voracek on Philadelphia's power play, 1-for-12 in their past 10 games
"I am somebody who tries to be real careful with my weight and it's tough to take a hit like that. I'm doing everything I can to put that weight back on but I am feeling normal now and I can't wait to get out there." -- Canucks center Adam Gaudette, who will return after missed the past three games and losing close to 10 pounds because of an illness

Flyers projected lineup

James van Riemsdyk -- Claude Giroux -- Travis Konecny
Michael Raffl -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
Scott Laughton -- Nolan Patrick -- Wayne Simmonds
Oskar Lindblom --
Phil Varone
-- Dale Weise
Ivan Provorov -- Andrew MacDonald
Travis Sanheim -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Robert Hagg -- Radko Gudas
Alex Lyon
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Jori Lehtera, Christian Folin, Jordan Weal, Michal Neuvirth
Injured: Corban Knight (collarbone), Brian Elliott (lower body)

Canucks projected lineup

Nikolay Goldobin -- Bo Horvat -- Jake Virtanen
Josh Leivo -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Antoine Roussel -- Adam Gaudette -- Loui Eriksson
Markus Granlund -- Jay Beagle -- Tyler Motte
Alexander Edler -- Chris Tanev
Ben Hutton -- Troy Stecher
Derrick Pouliot -- Alex Biega
Jacob Markstrom
Anders Nilsson
Scratched: Tim Schaller, Michael Del Zotto
Injured: Erik Gudbranson (back spasms), Brandon Sutter (shoulder), Sven Baertschi (concussion)

Status report

Lyon was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League Thursday after Neuvirth returned to Philadelphia for the expected birth of his child. ... Gudbranson will be a game-time decision after missing one game with back spasms.

Stat pack

Giroux has 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in his past 11 games. … Couturier has 18 points (eight goals, 10 assists) in his past 14 games. … Horvat has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his past seven games. Markstrom is 3-0-0 with a.932 save percentage in his past three starts.