Flyers at Blue Jackets preview

FLYERS (33-20-7) at BLUE JACKETS (30-19-12)
7 p.m. ET; SN, FS-O, NBCSP, NHL.TV

The Flyers, who are 10-4-1 in their past 15 games, defeated the Blue Jackets 5-1 at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday and have won the first three games against them this season.
Philadelphia is third in the Metropolitan Division, one point ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Islanders and Blue Jackets.
Columbus is 0-3-3 in its past six games after going 9-0-1 in its previous 10. It's the longest winless streak for the Blue Jackets since March 30-April 8, 2017 (0-5-1).

Players to watch

Flyers forward Claude Giroux has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) during a season-high six-game point streak.
Blue Jackets forward Oliver Bjorkstrand has five points (three goals, two assists) during a five-game point streak.

They said it

"I'll take the same result with the same amount of shots tonight." -- Flyers forward Jakub Voracek on scoring five goals on 15 shots in the win against the Blue Jackets on Tuesday
"The key for our club here is we cannot lose confidence and lose the belief in how we're playing. I don't see for a second we have a problem with that." -- Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
Joel Farabee -- Kevin Hayes -- Travis Konecny
James van Riemsdyk -- Scott Laughton -- Tyler Pitlick
Michael Raffl -- Connor Bunnaman -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Ivan Provorov -- Matt Niskanen
Travis Sanheim -- Philippe Myers
Robert Hagg -- Mark Friedman
Brian Elliott
Carter Hart
Scratched: Justin Braun (illness)
Injured: Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder), Shayne Gostisbehere (knee)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Nick Foligno -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Gustav Nyquist -- Kevin Stenlund -- Emil Bemstrom
Stefan Matteau -- Boone Jenner -- Nathan Gerbe
Jakob Lilja -- Riley Nash -- Eric Robinson
Zach Werenski -- Markus Nutivaara
Vladislav Gavrikov -- David Savard
Scott Harrington -- Andrew Peeke
Elvis Merzlikins
Matiss Kivlenieks
Scratched: Gabriel Carlsson, Sonny Milano
Injured: Brandon Dubinsky (wrist), Josh Anderson (shoulder), Ryan Murray (lower body), Alexandre Texier (back), Dean Kukan (knee), Alex Wennberg (upper body), Joonas Korpisalo (knee), Seth Jones (ankle), Cam Atkinson (ankle)

Status report

Friedman was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Wednesday to replace Braun, a defenseman who has the flu. … Elliott starts after Hart made 28 saves Tuesday. … Gostisbehere was loaned to Lehigh Valley on a conditioning stint Thursday. ... Matteau was recalled from Cleveland of the AHL on Wednesday and will make his Blue Jackets debut.

Stat pack

The Flyers have outscored the Blue Jackets 15-7, including 7-1 in the third period. … Philadelphia defensemen have scored a goal in five straight games and have 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) in that span. … Couturier has four points (three goals, one assist) in a four-game point streak. … Foligno will play his 900th NHL game.