Rangers at Flyers preview

RANGERS (12-8-2) at FLYERS (9-10-2)
1 p.m. ET; NBC

Goalie Henrik Lundqvist is expected to start for the Rangers, who are 9-1-1 in their past 11 games.
The Flyers have lost four in a row (0-3-1), including 5-2 to the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, when they trailed 4-0 in the first period. Philadelphia has allowed the first goal in all four games.
Calvin Pickard is expected to start in goal for the Flyers.
Players to watch
Rangers forward Filip Chytil has a goal in five straight games. The 19-year-old is the 20th teenager in NHL history to score in five straight.
Flyers center Sean Couturier has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his past seven games.

They said it

"I really didn't know what to expect, but after seeing them in training camp, the first time with them, I knew they were really good players and I knew why the organization felt the way they did about them and why everyone was so optimistic about our future. They certainly haven't disappointed. … They're really good players and they've proven that night in and night out." -- Rangers coach David Quinn on the team's young players
"It's not acceptable. I'm pretty [angry]." -- Flyers forward Claude Giroux following the loss against the Sabres

Rangers projected lineup

Vladislav Namestnikov -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jesper Fast
Chris Kreider -- Kevin Hayes -- Filip Chytil
Jimmy Vesey -- Brett Howden -- Ryan Strome
Mats Zuccarello -- Lias Andersson -- Steven Fogarty
Marc Staal -- Neal Pionk
Fredrik Claesson -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Brady Skjei -- Tony DeAngelo
Henrik Lundqvist
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Brendan Smith
Injured:Adam McQuaid (lower body), Pavel Buchnevich (broken thumb), Cody McLeod (fractured left hand)

Flyers projected lineup

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

Status report

Quinn is hopeful Zuccarello will play after missing three straight games and six of the past seven with a groin injury. If Zuccarello can't play, the Rangers will have 11 healthy forwards and play seven defensemen. … McLeod could be out 4-6 weeks with a broken left hand he sustained Wednesday against the New York Islanders. … The Flyers recalled Goulbourne from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Thursday. They loaned Nicolas Aube-Kubel to Lehigh Valley.

Stat pack

Kreider has 11 points (six goals, five assists) in the past eight games. … Simmonds has scored in consecutive games.