Rangers at Flyers preview

RANGERS (30-34-13) at FLYERS (37-33-8)
12:30 p.m. ET; NBC

The Flyers were eliminated after losing 5-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, their sixth loss in the past nine games (3-6-0).
Carter Hart is expected to start in goal for Philadelphia. He's 3-2-0 with a 2.36 goals-against average and .940 save percentage in his past five games.
The Rangers, who have also been eliminated from playoff contention, will try to win consecutive games for the first time since a three-game winning streak from Jan. 15-19. New York defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Friday.

Players to watch

Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich has seven points (three goals, four assists) during a six-game point streak.
Flyers forward Claude Giroux has 20 points (four goals, 16 assists) in his past 17 games.

They said it

"I don't care what the situation is, winning beats losing. Postgame meal tastes better, the beer tastes better after a win. You want to win hockey games, especially when you're playing a division rival." -- Rangers coach David Quinn
"Right now, we're in a position that we're not making the playoffs. (We) just got to find a way to play the games the right way, make sure we're playing the games the right way, finish the year out doing the right things." -- Flyers coach Scott Gordon

Rangers projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich
Brendan Lemieux -- Filip Chytil -- Jimmy Vesey
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Lias Andersson -- Ryan Strome
Boo Nieves -- Brett Howden -- Vinni Lettieri
Brady Skjei -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Marc Staal -- Tony DeAngelo
Brendan Smith -- Neal Pionk
Alexandar Georgiev
Henrik Lundqvist
Scratched:Fredrik Claesson, Connor Brickley
Injured:Libor Hajek (shoulder), Jesper Fast (upper body)

Flyers projected lineup

James van Riemsdyk -- Nolan Patrick -- Claude Giroux
Oskar Lindblom -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
Ryan Hartman -- Scott Laughton -- Travis Konecny
Michael Raffl -- Corban Knight -- Phil Varone
Ivan Provorov -- Robert Hagg
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Philippe Myers
Travis Sanheim -- Radko Gudas
Carter Hart
Cam Talbot
Scratched:Brian Elliott, Andrew MacDonald, Justin Bailey, Samuel Morin
Injured:Michal Neuvirth (lower body)

Status report

Zibanejad did not practice Saturday for precautionary reasons but will play Sunday, Quinn said. ... Gostisbehere will return to the lineup after being scratched Saturday. Gordon said he plans on rotating the eight defensemen on the roster during the remaining four games.

Stat pack

Zibanejad has four points (two goals, two assists) during a three-game point streak. ... Van Riemsdyk has nine points (six goals, three assists) in his past nine games. … Couturier has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his past eight games.