Blue Jackets at Flyers preview

BLUE JACKETS (15-10-2) at FLYERS (11-12-2)
7 p.m. ET; NBCSP, FS-O, NHL.TV

Atkinson has 19 points (13 goals, six assists) during his 11-game streak, which is the second-longest in Blue Jackets history. Ryan Johansen had points in 13 straight games from Dec. 18, 2014 to Jan. 17, 2015.
Goalie
Anthony Stolarz
will start for the Flyers, who are 2-5-1 in their past eight games.

Players to watch

Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois has 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in his past 11 games.
Flyers forward Sean Couturier has 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in his past 11 games.

They said it

"It got good to Cam really quickly. When things were going well for him he kind of forgot his practice habits and just thought he'd fly through and do the things. I think he's really worked on that part of the game, his preparation and keeping his concentration when things are going good. You can concentrate and work on the game when there's some struggles, your coach is telling you to do that and he's leaning on you. ... I think he's improved tremendously in his preparation. I think that's why he's been more consistent." -- Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella on forward Cam Atkinson
"When he got in the net the first day he was excited to be in there. I don't think he was trying to make too much of it or too little of it. He was just excited to go out there and play and do the best he could. He's continued to show us that every day and that's what he needs to continue doing." -- Flyers coach Dave Hakstol on goalie Anthony Stolarz

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno -- Boone Jenner -- Josh Anderson
Brandon Dubinsky -- Alexander Wennberg -- Anthony Duclair
Lukas Sedlak -- Riley Nash -- Markus Hannikainen
Zach Werenski -- Seth Jones
Ryan Murray -- Markus Nutivaara
David Savard -- Scott Harrington
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Gabriel Carlsson
Injured:None

Flyers projected lineup

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

Status report

Carlsson was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Thursday. Blue Jackets defenseman Dean Kukan was loaned to Cleveland on Wednesday for a conditioning assignment. He last played Nov. 6, and has been scratched the past 12 games. ... Flyers defenseman Samuel Morin, the No. 11 pick of the 2013 NHL Draft, practiced for the first time since having surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee on May 31. He's not expected to play until February.

Stat pack

Panarin has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in his past eight games ... Konecny has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his past six games.