Flyers at Panthers preview

FLYERS (15-16-5) at PANTHERS (15-15-6)
7 p.m. ET; FS-F, NBCSP, NHL.TV

Hart is 2-1-0 with a 2.36 goals-against average and .904 save percentage since being recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Dec. 17. This will be his first start since allowing four goals on 19 shots in a 4-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Dec. 22.
The Flyers look to win for the fourth time in six games; they are 3-1-1 since Scott Gordon replaced Dave Hakstol as coach on Dec. 17.
James Reimer will start for the Panthers, who are 4-2-0 in their past six games following a four-game losing streak (0-3-1). Reimer, 6-7-3 with a 3.45 GA and .888 save percentage in 20 games (15 starts), will play for the first time since he made 26 saves in a 6-3 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Dec. 23.

Players to watch

Flyers center Claude Giroux has 16 points (five goals, 10 assists) in his past 13 games.
Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his the past six games.

They said it

"I don't want to go anywhere. I want to stay here, obviously that's my goal and I'm going to do everything I can to make sure I stay here. I'm just coming to work every day. Take things one day at a time and I think we have a good group of guys here and it's been a lot of fun playing with these guys." -- Flyers goalie Carter Hart
"We've just got to focus on our game. We've just got to keep focusing every night, come in and try to win every game." -- Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau

Flyers projected lineup

James van Riemsdyk -- Claude Giroux -- Travis Konecny
Wayne Simmonds -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
Scott Laughton -- Jordan Weal -- Michael Raffl
Oskar Lindblom --
Phil Varone
-- Dale Weise
Ivan Provorov -- Travis Sanheim
Andrew MacDonald -- Radko Gudas
Robert Hagg -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Carter Hart
Michal Neuvirth
Scratched:Jori Lehtera, Christian Folin
Injured:Brian Elliott (lower body), Anthony Stolarz (lower body), Corban Knight (collarbone surgery), Nolan Patrick (upper body)

Panthers projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Aleksander Barkov -- Evgenii Dadonov
Frank Vatrano -- Henrik Borgstrom -- Mike Hoffman
Denis Malgin -- Jared McCann -- Troy Brouwer
Micheal Haley -- Juho Lammikko -- Jayce Hawryluk
Keith Yandle -- Aaron Ekblad
Mike Matheson -- Mark Pysyk
MacKenzie Weegar -- Bogdan Kiselevich
James Reimer
Roberto Luongo
Scratched: Colton Sceviour, Alexander Petrovic
Injured: Nick Bjugstad (upper body), Vincent Trocheck (ankle), Derek MacKenzie (shoulder), Jamie McGinn (back)

Status report

Patrick is expected to miss 5-7 days, Gordon said. … Weal will return to the lineup after being scratched the past five games. … Florida traded goalie Michael Hutchinson to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.

Stat pack

The Flyers have allowed four or more goals in six of their past nine games. … The Panthers have scored at least one power-play goal in six consecutive games.