Flyers at Blackhawks preview
Elliott back in goal for Philadelphia; Chicago hopes to prevent third straight loss
by Scott King / NHL.com Independent Correspondent
FLYERS (3-3-1) at BLACKHAWKS (2-3-2)
8:30 p.m. ET; ESPN+, NBCSCH, NBCSP, NHL.TV
The Game
Goalie Brian Elliott will start his second consecutive game for the Philadelphia Flyers when they play the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Thursday.
Elliott made 33 saves in a 6-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, ending the Flyers' four-game losing streak (0-3-1).
Robin Lehner will start his second straight game for Chicago, which has lost its past two games (0-1-1). Lehner made 33 saves in a 2-1 loss to the Golden Knights at United Center on Tuesday.
The teams opened the season with a 4-3 Flyers victory against the Blackhawks in the 2019 NHL Global Series at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, on Oct. 4.
Players to watch
Blackhawks center Kirby Dach, the No. 3 pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, scored his first NHL goal Tuesday.
Flyers forward Travis Konecny has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his first seven games of the season and at least one point in six of the seven.
They said it
"It was good. I didn't get any shots the first 10 minutes, which can make it hard to get into a groove, but you have to stay patient and stay ready and the guys gave me a really good chance to win with all of that run support. You just want to play big back there and not give anything unreasonable up." -- Flyers goalie Brian Elliott on the Flyers' 6-2 win against the Golden Knights
"He's been good probably all three games he played, and I thought preseason he was strong too. So it's good. That's what we want, competition. And it's going to push both those guys to be better." -- Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton on goalie Robin Lehner
Flyers projected lineup
James van Riemsdyk -- Claude Giroux -- Jakub Voracek
Oskar Lindblom -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny
Scott Laughton -- Kevin Hayes -- Joel Farabee
Michael Raffl -- Mikhail Vorobyev -- Chris Stewart
Ivan Provorov -- Matt Niskanen
Travis Sanheim -- Justin Braun
Robert Hagg -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Brian Elliott
Carter Hart
Scratched: Samuel Morin, Tyler Pitlick
Injured: Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat -- Jonathan Toews -- Andrew Shaw
Dylan Strome -- Kirby Dach -- Patrick Kane
Brandon Saad -- David Kampf -- Dominik Kubalik
Alexander Nylander -- Ryan Carpenter -- Drake Caggiula
Duncan Keith -- Calvin de Haan
Olli Maatta -- Brent Seabrook
Slater Koekkoek -- Erik Gustafsson
Robin Lehner
Corey Crawford
Scratched: Brendan Perlini, Zack Smith, Dennis Gilbert
Injured: Connor Murphy (groin)
Status report
The Flyers did not have a morning skate. … Gilbert was recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Wednesday after the Blackhawks placed Murphy on long-term injured reserve.
Stat pack
Couturier has four points (one goal, three assists) during a four-game point streak. ... Kane has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past four games.