Preview: Flyers at Senators

FLYERS (11-10-3) at SENATORS (14-8-1)
7:30 p.m. ET; TSN5, RDS, CSN-PH, NHL.TV

Flyers team scope

The Philadelphia Flyers are expected to start Steve Mason in goal for the eighth time in nine games. He made 45 saves through overtime and eight of nine in the shootout in a 3-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday that gave the Flyers back-to-back wins for the second time this season. "Is two games a winning streak?" Mason said after the game. "We'll take it. We have to find a consistent level of play that enables us to pile up the wins." Defenseman Brandon Manning will miss his third consecutive game because of an upper-body injury. He participated in the optional morning skate and could be available to play by the weekend. In their first game against the Senators, on Nov. 15, the Flyers lost the lead when the Senators' Kyle Turris tied the game with 1:59 remaining in the third period and the Flyers lost 3-2 in a shootout. Against the Bruins, center Claude Giroux scored his first goal in 10 games. It came on the power play and was Giroux's 12th power-play point, which leads the NHL. The Flyers have the No. 2 power play in the League at 24.7 percent (21-for-85). They also are second on the road at 28.1 percent (9-for-32).

Senators team scope

Goaltender Mike Condon will start for the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson, who had started the past six games, is on a leave of absence to be with his wife, Nicholle, who began treatment for throat cancer Wednesday. Condon, acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins for a fifth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft on Nov. 2, is 2-1-0 with a 1.76 goals-against average and .943 save percentage in three games with the Senators. In his most recent start he allowed five goals on 40 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Nov. 17. Forward Bobby Ryan is out because of a finger injury; replacing him will be forward Max McCormick, who will play his fifth game of the season. Defenseman Marc Methot will not play after sustaining an undisclosed injury during a 5-4 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. Fredrik Claesson, who will play his seventh game of the season, will start in Methot's spot with captain Erik Karlsson. Since being put together during a 4-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 22, the line of Mike Hoffman, Derick Brassard and Mark Stone has combined for nine goals and 10 assists in five games. Hoffman had his first NHL hat trick against the Sabres.

Flyers projected lineup

Michael Raffl -- Claude Giroux -- Jakub Voracek
Travis Konecny -- Brayden Schenn -- Wayne Simmonds
Matt Read -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Dale Weise
Chris VandeVelde -- Nick Cousins -- Roman Lyubimov
Michael Del Zotto -- Mark Streit
Andrew MacDonald -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Ivan Provorov -- Radko Gudas
Steve Mason
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched:Scott Laughton, Nick Schultz
Injured:Brandon Manning (upper body), Boyd Gordon (upper body), Sean Couturier (knee), Michal Neuvirth (knee)

Senators projected lineup

Ryan Dzingel -- Kyle Turris -- Curtis Lazar
Mike Hoffman -- Derick Brassard -- Mark Stone
Zack Smith -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Tom Pyatt
Chris Kelly -- Max McCormick -- Chris Neil
Fredrik Claesson -- Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf -- Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki -- Chris Wideman
Mike Condon
Andrew Hammond
Scratched:None
Injured: Bobby Ryan (finger), Marc Methot (undisclosed), Clarke MacArthur (concussion)

Status report

Giroux will play his 598th game, all with the Flyers. … Senators coach Guy Boucher will move Lazar into Ryan's spot with Turris and Dzingel. McCormick will play on the fourth line with Kelly and Neil.

Who's hot

Simmonds has one goal and three assists in his past three games. Giroux has one goal and two assists in his past three games. … Hoffman has four goals and five assists in his past five games. Stone has four goals and three assists in his past five games.