Ducks at Flyers preview

DUCKS (14-15-4) at FLYERS (17-11-5)
7 p.m. ET; NBCSP, PRIME, NHL.TV

The forward, who leads the Flyers with 28 points (11 goals, 17 assists), missed Philadelphia's three-game road trip with a concussion sustained against the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 7. The Flyers went 0-3-0 on the trip and were outscored 14-5.
The Ducks are 2-1-0 in their past three games but are 4-6-2 in their past 12.

Players to watch

Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf has 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in his past 13 games and 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in an 11-game point streak against Philadelphia.
Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past six games.

They said it

"As long as you feel that you've been playing well and creating chances and the team is winning, for me, it doesn't matter at all. For me, it's all about the team getting into the playoffs and playing some playoff hockey." -- Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm on scoring his first goal of the season against the New York Rangers on Saturday
"He's a big piece to our team, brings energy and skill. He's one of our top players. Any time you get at guy like that back ... it's going to be a boost for us for sure." -- Flyers forward Claude Giroux on forward Travis Konecny

Ducks projected lineup

Devin Shore -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Ondrej Kase
Rickard Rakell -- Adam Henrique -- Jakob Silfverberg
Max Comtois -- Sam Steel -- Troy Terry
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Derek Grant -- Carter Rowney
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Cam Fowler -- Erik Gudbranson
Jacob Larsson -- Michael Del Zotto
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched: Korbinian Holzer, Sam Carrick
Injured:Nick Ritchie (knee)

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny
James van Riemsdyk -- Kevin Hayes -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
David Kase -- Morgan Frost -- Jakub Voracek
Andy Andreoff
-- Mikhail Vorobyev -- Chris Stewart
Ivan Provorov -- Matt Niskanen
Travis Sanheim -- Justin Braun
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Robert Hagg
Carter Hart
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Philippe Myers
Injured: Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder), Michael Raffl (finger), Scott Laughton (groin), Tyler Pitlick (concussion), Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma)
Suspended: Joel Farabee

Status report

The Ducks did not hold a morning skate. … Carrick, a center, and Larsson were recalled from San Diego of the American Hockey League on Monday; defenseman Josh Mahura was sent to the AHL. ... Brothers Ondrej and David Kase will play against each other for the first time in the NHL. ... Andreoff was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the AHL, and forward Carsen Twarynski was sent to the AHL. ... Lindblom, who was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a form of bone cancer, on Friday, is expected to be evaluated by specialists at University of Pennsylvania this week to determine a course of treatment. The 23-year-old forward is not expected to play again this season.

Stat pack

Silfverberg has four points (two goals, two assists) ina four-game point streak. ... Couturier has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 12 games against the Ducks.