Flyers at Red Wings preview

FLYERS (23-16-8) at RED WINGS (19-20-7)
7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NBCSP, NHL.TV

The Flyers are 7-1-0 in their past eight games and are within one point of the third-place Columbus Blue Jackets in the Metropolitan Division. Since ending a 10-game losing streak (0-5-5) with a win against the Calgary Flames on Dec. 4, the Flyers are 15-5-1.
The Red Wings are playing for the second straight night. Goaltender Petr Mrazek made 37 saves in a 3-0 win at the New Jersey Devils on Monday. Jimmy Howard is expected to start against the Flyers.

Players to watch

Flyers forward Travis Konecny has four points (two goals, two assists) during a three-game point streak.
Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist against the Devils and leads Detroit with 38 points (eight goals, 30 assists) in 46 games.

They said it

"There were some little things that we tweaked in terms of systems, maybe the way we're using some of our personnel. That's natural as you go through a season. You grow and you adjust a little bit. For me the biggest thing has been our group of veterans in the locker room really keeping the group together and strong and finding a way to get a little bit better and finish those games." -- Flyers coach Dave Hakstol on how his team has improved since a 10-game losing streak (0-5-5) from Nov. 11-Dec. 2
"That's the way we've got to play; we have to be hungry. We were over 30 shots (on goal), we got bodies to the net and we scored some goals. Our power play can still be better, but our penalty kill took a step forward." -- Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin after the 3-0 win against the Devils

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny
Michael Raffl -- Valtteri Filppula -- Jakub Voracek
Jordan Weal -- Nolan Patrick -- Wayne Simmonds
Jori Lehtera -- Scott Laughton -- Tyrell Goulbourne
Ivan Provorov -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Robert Hagg -- Andrew MacDonald
Brandon Manning -- Radko Gudas
Brian Elliott
Michal Neuvirth
Scratched:Dale Weise, Taylor Leier, Mark Alt
Injured:None

Red Wings projected lineup

Andreas Athanasiou -- Dylan Larkin -- Tyler Bertuzzi
Anthony Mantha -- Henrik Zetterberg -- Gustav Nyquist
Tomas Tatar -- Frans Nielsen -- Martin Frk
David Booth -- Luke Glendening -- Luke Witkowski
Danny DeKeyser -- Nick Jensen
Niklas Kronwall -- Mike Green
Jonathan Ericsson - Xavier Ouellet
Jimmy Howard
Petr Mrazek
Scratched:None
Injured: Darren Helm (leg) Justin Abdelkader (lower body), Trevor Daley (lower body)

Status report

Hakstol said his lineup would be a game-time decision. Alt was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Monday and defenseman Travis Sanheim was sent to the AHL. … The Red Wings did not hold a morning skate Tuesday. Glendening is expected to play after missing 12 games because of a hand injury sustained against the Flyers on Dec. 20. Forward Dominic Turgeon and defenseman
Joe Hicketts
were sent to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.

Stat pack

Couturier has 16 points (10 goals, six assists) in his past 12 games. … Athanasiou has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past seven games.