Flyers at Canadiens preview

FLYERS (33-19-10) at CANADIENS (23-29-9)
7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, TSN2, RDS, NBCSP, NHL.TV

Mrazek is 2-0-0 with a 2.02 goals-against-average and a .917 save percentage since he was acquired in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings on Feb. 19.
Philadelphia, which won six straight from Dec. 4-16, is tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins for second place in the Metropolitan Division, one point behind the Washington Capitals.
The Canadiens, who have lost seven of their past eight games (1-4-3) are 12 points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.

Players to watch

Flyers forward Claude Giroux has eight points (three goals, five assists) during a four-game point streak, and 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in his past nine games.
Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry four points (two goals, two assists) during a four-game point streak.

They said it

"He has been very solid for us, especially the first game he played (against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Feb. 22). He made some big saves to keep us in that game, and that's what you're looking for from your goalie." -- Flyers forward Claude Giroux, about goaltender Petr Mrazek
"We're playing a skilled team that has a lot of offense. They'll re-attack you very quickly and they'll make you pay for your mistakes if you turn it over in the neutral zone." -- Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin

Flyers projected lineup

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

Canadiens projected lineup

Max Pacioretty -- Jonathan Drouin -- Artturi Lehkonen
Alex Galchenyuk -- Phillip Danault -- Charles Hudon
Paul Byron -- Jacob de la Rose -- Brendan Gallagher
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Logan Shaw -- Daniel Carr
Victor Mete -- Jeff Petry
Karl Alzner --
Noah Juulsen
Joe Morrow -- Jordie Benn
Charlie Lindgren
Antti Niemi
Scratched: Nikita Scherbak, Byron Froese, David Schlemko
Injured: Carey Price (concussion), Andrew Shaw (lower body), Ales Hemsky (upper body), Shea Weber (foot)

Status report

Oduya was claimed on waivers from the Ottawa Senators on Monday. Flyers defenseman
Mark Alt
was claimed on waivers by the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Read was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League. … Scherbak was recalled from Laval of the AHL.

Stat pack

Patrick has scored in four straight games, and has five points (four goals, one assist) during a five-game point streak. Gostisbehere has 17 points (one goal, 16 assists) in his past 12 games. … Gallagher has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past 10 games.