With a victory, the 20-year-old would tie the NHL record for longest streak by a goalie before his 21st birthday with Jocelyn Thibault, who went 8-0-0 with the Quebec Nordiques from March 6-26, 1995. Hart is 7-0-0 with a 2.40 goals-against average and .934 save percentage during his streak. Philadelphia had its eight-game winning streak end with a 3-2 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. Anaheim has lost six games in a row and likely won't have goalie John Gibson because of an upper-body injury he sustained in a 4-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. Gibson didn't practice Friday and is considered day to day.
Players to watch
Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf will play in his 967th game, passing Teemu Selanne for most in Anaheim history. He has three points (one goal, two assists) in his past 10 games but has 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) in 16 games against Philadelphia. Flyers forward Sean Couturier has six points (three goals, three assists) in a five-game point streak and 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in his past 12 games.
They said it
"There are some dark clouds over this team right now. We've got to find a way to get the sunshine back out and play with confidence and have fun again." -- Ducks forward Corey Perry "I don't think we're worried at all. Just keep playing the way we've been playing. We've been so good and so confident in closing out games, we just need to keep that confidence in the locker room. I know it's still here."-- Flyers forward Travis Konecny
Boyle was recalled from San Diego of the American Hockey League on Friday. ... Patrick will play after missing practice Thursday for a maintenance day. … Knight has been cleared for contact but Flyers coach Scott Gordon said he needs more contact in practice before he becomes a lineup option. ... The Flyers acquired forward Byron Froese and defenseman David Schlemko from the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday for forward Dale Weise and defenseman Christian Folin. Shlemko and Froese will report to the AHL.
Stat pack
Perry has one assist in four games this season after missing the first 51 games while recovering from knee surgery. ... Voracek has seven points (two goals, five assists) during a five-game point streak and 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in his past 12 games.
