Flyers at Hurricanes

FLYERS (6-3-2) at HURRICANES (10-1-0)

Flyers projected lineup
Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny
Oskar Lindblom -- Derick Brassard -- Cam Atkinson
Joel Farabee -- Scott Laughton -- James van Riemsdyk
Patrick Brown -- Nate Thompson -- Zack MacEwen
Ivan Provorov -- Justin Braun
Travis Sanheim -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Nick Seeler -- Keith Yandle
Carter Hart
Martin Jones
Scratched:Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Injured:Kevin Hayes (abdominal), Ryan Ellis (lower body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin Necas
Steven Lorentz -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Derek Stepan -- Seth Jarvis
Jaccob Slavin -- Ethan Bear
Brady Skjei -- Tony DeAngelo
Ian Cole -- Brendan Smith
Frederik Andersen
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Josh Leivo
Injured:Nino Niederreiter (upper body), Martin Necas (illness), Brett Pesce (upper body), Antti Raanta (concussion)
Status report
The Flyers did not hold a morning skate. Ellis, a defenseman, will not play, but Flyers coach Alain Vigneault is optimistic he will play Saturday against Dallas. … Necas did not participate in the morning skate or practice Thursday. The forward will be a game-time decision. ...Niederreiter, a forward, took part in the morning skate but is not expected to play. ... Raanta, a goalie, skated separately Friday. Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said he could be ready any day. The Flyers placed forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel on waivers.