Flyers at Blue Jackets preview

FLYERS (15-13-7) at BLUE JACKETS (21-13-2)
7 p.m. ET; FS-O, NBCSP, NHL.TV

Columbus did not have a morning skate so the status of defenseman Zach Werenski (undisclosed) and center Alex Wennberg (undisclosed) is unknown. Werenski has missed the past two games. Wennberg left late in the third period of a 3-2 shootout loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.
The Flyers hope to avoid a second straight loss and third in four games since a six-game winning streak. They're coming off a 4-2 loss at the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.

Players to watch

Flyers forward Jakub Voracek, who played for the Blue Jackets from 2008-11, has 14 points (one goal, 13 assists) in his past nine games.
Blue Jackets rookie forward Pierre-Luc Dubois has three points (two goals, assist) in his past two games and 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in his past 13.

They said it

"When you have a bad game, you want to get back into it. We had a good push there at the end but we've got to get the push earlier. We've got to prepare ourselves a little bit better." -- Flyers captain Claude Giroux after the loss to the Sabres
"I liked the way we checked [against Pittsburgh]. I liked the things we did. It's a positive sign going into one more game before the break." -- Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Wayne Simmonds
Michael Raffl -- Valtteri Filppula -- Jakub Voracek
Jordan Weal -- Nolan Patrick -- Dale Weise
Jori Lehtera -- Scott Laughton -- Travis Konecny
Ivan Provorov -- Andrew MacDonald
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Robert Hagg
Travis Sanheim -- Radko Gudas
Brian Elliott
Alex Lyon
Scratched:Mark Alt
Injured:Taylor Leier (upper body), Brandon Manning (lower body), Michal Neuvirth (lower body)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Josh Anderson
Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Nick Foligno -- Cam Atkinson
Boone Jenner -- Lukas Sedlak --- Matt Calvert
Tyler Motte -- Jordan Schroeder -- Markus Hannikainen
Markus Nutivaara -- Seth Jones
Jack Johnson -- David Savard
Scott Harrington -- Gabriel Carlsson
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched:Cameron Gaunce
Injured:Ryan Murray (upper body), Brandon Dubinsky (fractured orbital bone), Zach Werenski (undisclosed), Alexander Wennberg (undisclosed)

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Status report

The Flyers did not have a morning skate. … Elliott may make his 11th straight start and play for the 20th time in the past 21 games (19 starts). … Schroeder and Motte were recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League when forward Sonny Milano was sent down Friday.

Stat pack

Giroux has 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in his past eight games. … Panarin has 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in his past 11 games. … Jones has four points (two goals, two assists) during a three-game point streak.