FLYERS (6-5-1) at BLACKHAWKS (5-5-2) 8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV
The Flyers will be without defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, who will miss his second straight game because of an upper-body injury sustained against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
Players to watch
Flyers center Sean Couturier is in the top 10 in the NHL in goals (nine, tied for fourth) and points (15, tied for sixth), in part because he's starting 47.37 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, his highest percentage in seven NHL seasons. Blackhawks defenseman Cody Franson, who has played in three of the first 12 games, will skate with Duncan Keith on the first pair against the Flyers.
They said it
"Especially at this level, any time you make a mistake it's always in your head. You can't control certain things [like getting scratched or sent to the American Hockey League] and mentally you've got to be strong and ready to move forward from it." -- Flyers rookie defenseman Travis Sanheim, whose overtime turnover led to a 4-3 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Monday "For [DeBrincat], he's such a smart player with the puck. For him, the main thing is just to relax and use his speed, use his shiftiness the way a guy like [Kane] would. Just go out there and trust his instinct."-- Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews on linemate Alex DeBrincat
The Flyers did not have a morning skate. … Patrick and Gostisbehere skated on their own Tuesday but are not on the two-game road trip, which concludes at the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. … Rutta, a right-handed shot, was shifted to the left side against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday following Forsling's injury. Coach Joel Quenneville is confident that he saw enough to give Rutta a full game there.
Stat pack
Voracek has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past four games. … Kane has 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in 12 regular-season games against the Flyers.
