Flyers at Devils preview

FLYERS (30-26-8) AT DEVILS (25-31-8)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+ 2, NBCSP, NHL.TV

Talbot, acquired in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 15, was the backup to Brian Elliott in a 4-3 overtime loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday. The Flyers are six points behind the Carolina Hurricanes for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.
Jesper Bratt will return to the lineup for the Devils after the forward missed the past two games with a lower-body injury.

Players to watch

Flyers forward Jakub Voracek has six points (three goals, three assists) during a three-game point streak.
Bratt had seven points (two goals, five assists) in six games prior to his injury.

They said it

"I don't know if it's something you really want to be a part of as a goalie or not but here we are. You always want to get that first game in with a new team, so I'm looking forward to that." -- Flyers goalie Cam Talbot
"[Bratt] adds a top-six forward for us. He was playing really good hockey of late before his injury. He brings some speed, skill, some playmaking ability and adds pace to our lineup. He's certainly an element on the power play as well." -- Devils coach John Hynes

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Nolan Patrick -- Travis Konecny
Oskar Lindblom -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
James van Riemsdyk -- Scott Laughton -- Ryan Hartman
Michael Raffl -- Corban Knight -- Phil Varone
Ivan Provorov -- Travis Sanheim
Robert Hagg -- Radko Gudas
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Philippe Myers
Cam Talbot
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Samuel Morin, Andrew MacDonald
Injured: Michal Neuvirth (lower body), Carter Hart (ankle)

Devils projected lineup

Jesper Bratt -- Nico Hischier -- Drew Stafford
Kenny Agostino -- Travis Zajac -- Blake Coleman
Nick Lappin -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Blake Pietila -- Kevin Rooney -- Kurtis Gabriel
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Sami Vatanen
Egor Yakovlev -- Connor Carrick
Cory Schneider
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Steven Santini
Injured: Taylor Hall (left knee surgery), Stefan Noesen (lower body), Pavel Zacha (upper body), Miles Wood (right ankle), John Quenneville (upper body), Kyle Palmieri (lower body), Mirco Mueller (left shoulder)

Status report

The Flyers did not have a morning skate. ... Mueller could play again this season. He was taken off the ice on a stretcher after crashing into the end boards 1:09 into the third period of a 2-1 loss against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. ... Zacha is day-to-day. ... Hall had arthroscopic surgery earlier in the week and soon will begin rehabilitation.

Stat pack

Giroux has five points (two goals, three assists) in a three-game point streak. ... Couturier has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in his past eight games. ... Gudas will play his 400th NHL game. ... The Devils haven't are 0-for-13 on the power play in their past five games.