Goaltender Steve Mason will start for the Philadelphia Flyers, who take a three-game winning streak into the game at PNC Arena. The Flyers are hoping the five-day NHL All-Star break will have a positive effect, just as a recent five-day break (Jan. 16-20) helped stop a 3-9-3 slide. "It probably came at a great time for us, just mentally to get away from things," coach Dave Hakstol said. "Coming back from that, guys came back refreshed. I think they've done a good job with it. We've had a couple good practices coming off the break. Hopefully that sets us up again tonight to play well, as it did last time." Wayne Simmonds, the MVP of the 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Sunday, is ready to turn his attention to a busy stretch run that includes a five-game homestand after facing the Hurricanes. "It was a good experience, it was awesome," Simmonds said about the weekend. "I'm happy to be back with my boys though. We're comfortable with the position we're in. We hold all the cards in our hands. For us, we've got to make sure we play the way we were playing before we got the break and make sure we're competing every single shift."