Senators at Flyers preview

SENATORS (9-12-3) at FLYERS (10-11-2)
7 p.m. ET; NBCSP, RDS2, TSN5, NHL.TV

Stolarz, who made 33 saves in relief of Calvin Pickard in a 6-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, last started an NHL game on April 9, 2017 when he made 32 saves in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Flyers, who are 1-4-1 in their past six games and have been outscored 22-12 in that span, will play their first game since Ron Hextall was fired as general manager on Monday.
Ottawa, which has lost four straight games, is playing the second of back-to-back games following a 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

Players to watch

Senators forward Matt Duchene has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past six games.
Flyers forward Sean Couturier has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his past nine games.

They said it

"Guys have confidence offensively now, which is good, and now we have to get our confidence defensively. ... Thought yesterday was the first solid step in that direction." -- Senators coach Guy Boucher
"Hockey's a business, we know that. If you don't do your job properly you're going to be in jeopardy. Players need to do a better job doing our job." -- Flyers forward Claude Giroux

Senators projected lineup

Tom Pyatt -- Matt Duchene --
Drake Batherson
Brady Tkachuk -- Colin White -- Mark Stone
Ryan Dzingel -- Zack Smith -- Bobby Ryan
Mikkel Boedker -- Chris Tierney -- Magnus Paajarvi
Thomas Chabot -- Dylan DeMelo
Max Lajoie -- Cody Ceci
Christian Jaros -- Ben Harpur
Mike McKenna
Craig Anderson
Scratched:Max McCormick
Injured:Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Achilles)

Flyers projected lineup

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

Status report

Borowiecki was placed on injured reserve and will miss his third straight game. ... The Senators did not hold a morning skate after playing Monday. ... Raffl was activated from injured reserve and will play after missing 14 games with a lower-body injury. ... Stolarz will be the fifth goalie to start a game for the Flyers this season, most in the NHL. ... The Flyers sent goalie Alex Lyon to Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Monday. He missed the 6-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday because of a lower-body injury.

Stat pack

Stone scored two goals against the Rangers on Monday and has four in his past five games. ... Chabot has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past five games, and is tied for the NHL lead among defensemen with 21 assists and 27 points. ... Giroux has 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in his past nine games.