METRO & WILD CARD RACE
1. WSH: 85 pts - 13 games remaining
2. PIT: 85 pts - 11 games remaining
3. PHI: 81 pts - 12 games remaning
WC. NJD: 80 pts - 12 games remaining
WC. CBJ: 79 pts - 12 games remaining
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FLA: 75pts - 15 games remaining
CAR: 71pts - 12 games remaining
2. TWO TO ONE
This is the fourth and final meeting between the two clubs this season with all three previous meetings being decided by a 2-1 score... The Flyers have earned wins in the last two meetings and are unbeaten in regulation against the Blue Jackets thus far... Sean Couturier has provided offense in all three meetings for the Flyers, recording a game-winning goal in overtime and two assists in the three games, while Jackets' leading scorer Artemi Panarin has a goal and an assist in three meetings... The Flyers have had three different goaltenders start in each of the three games (Dec. 23: Elliott, Feb. 16: Neuvirth, Feb. 22: Mrazek), while Sergei Bobrovsky started all three in the series.
3. SLIMMEST OF MARGINS
The Flyers begin a schedule where they will play five games in the next eight days, three of which are on home ice... The Flyers are 1-5-1 in their last seven games, with four of those games being decided by one goal, including each of the last three contests... The Flyers have also had 13 of their last 20 games decided by one goal, including six of their last nine home games... The Flyers have earned points in 26 of their total 34 games decided by one goal this season, going 15-8-11.
4. HAPPY JACKETS
The Blue Jackets kick off a schedule in which they will play four games in the next six days with their first three coming against Metro Division opponents... After dropping 11 of 16 games coming out of the All-Star break, the Blue Jackets are currently riding a five-game winning streak... They have outscored their opponent 21 to 11 in their five game stretch, averaging 4.2 goals per-game... Four of the five games have come on home ice, while on the road has been a different story - the Blue Jackets have dropped three of their last four road games.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH:
FLYERS (LW: #28 - Claude Giroux)
With a two-game goal-scoring streak and seven-game point streak on the line (3g-5a), Giroux is tonight's players to watch... This is the first season in his NHL career that he has had two separate streaks of seven or more games... He also has an eight-game home scoring streak (5g-7a), while sitting two points (657) shy of tying Eric Lindros for fifth all-time in points as a Flyer (659).
BLUE JACKETS (D: #3 - Seth Jones)
Despite getting injured and missing the third period in his last game, Jones is expected to play in tonight's game... He is the hottest Blue Jacket as of late with a three-game goal-scoring streak with four goals and three game-winning goals in that stretch... Jones' 14 goals is tied for third among all NHL defensemen and his 48 points are ranked second on the team... Over the last two seasons, Jones has recorded five points (2g-3a) in seven games against the Flyers.
