Devils at Flyers preview

DEVILS (24-12-8) at FLYERS (21-16-8)
1 p.m. ET; NBCSP, MSG+, NHL.TV

Starter Cory Schneider practiced Friday but won't play because of illness. Ken Appleby, recalled by the Devils from Binghamton of the American Hockey League on Friday, will dress as Kinkaid's backup.
The Devils have won their past two games since losing 5-3 to the Flyers at Prudential Center one week ago. Philadelphia is looking for its sixth win in seven games.

Players to watch

Devils forward Taylor Hall has 11 points (five goals, six assists) during a six-game point streak. He had a maintenance day Friday and did not practice.
Flyers forward Sean Couturier has 11 goals in his past 12 games, including two in the win against the Devils.

They said it

"Second time we're meeting them, so I think the more you play a team, the later in the season it gets, the more intense it gets." -- Devils coach John Hynes on playing the Flyers for the second time in a week
"It's great taking points from other teams and adding to your total. But it does put a higher importance on those games. Every game is important; certain games area a little more important." -- Flyers general manager Ron Hextall on his team playing seven of 12 games in January against Metropolitan Division teams

Devils projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Marcus Johansson -- Travis Zajac -- Drew Stafford
Miles Wood
-- Pavel Zacha -- Kyle Palmieri
Brian Gibbons -- Brian Boyle -- Stefan Noesen
Andy Greene -- Sami Vatanen
John Moore -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Ben Lovejoy
Keith Kinkaid
Ken Appleby
Scratched:Blake Coleman, Jimmy Hayes, Steven Santini
Injured:Cory Schneider (illness), Mirco Mueller (clavicle)

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny
Michael Raffl -- Valtteri Filppula -- Jakub Voracek
Jordan Weal -- Nolan Patrick -- Wayne Simmonds
Jori Lehtera -- Scott Laughton --
Tyrell Goulbourne
Ivan Provorov -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Robert Hagg -- Andrew MacDonald
Brandon Manning -- Radko Gudas
Michal Neuvirth
Brian Elliott
Scratched:Dale Weise, Taylor Leier, Travis Sanheim
Injured:None

Status report

Coleman skated in Hall's spot during practice and stayed on the ice for extra work afterward. Hynes said Schneider skated early Saturday and will skate Sunday. … Neuvirth is expected to start his second straight game. He made 29 saves in a 3-2 overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Stat pack

Vatanen has nine points (one goal, eight assists) in his past nine games. … Simmonds has six points (four goals, two assists) during a six-game point streak. Giroux has 26 points (three goals, 23 assists) in his past 18 games.