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FLYERS (11-5-3) at PENGUINS (12-8-1)

Flyers projected lineup
James van Riemsdyk -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny
Claude Giroux -- Kevin Hayes -- Nolan Patrick
Oskar Lindblom -- Scott Laughton -- Jakub Voracek
Michael Raffl --
Connor Bunnaman
-- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Ivan Provorov -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Travis Sanheim -- Philippe Myers
Robert Hagg -- Justin Braun
Brian Elliott
Carter Hart
Scratched: Erik Gustafsson
Injured: Morgan Frost (shoulder)
COVID-19 protocol: Joel Farabee
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel --
Sidney Crosby
-- Kasperi Kapanen
Jared McCann -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Brandon Tanev -- Teddy Blueger -- Sam Lafferty
Zach Aston-Reese -- Colton Sceviour -- Anthony Angello
Marcus Pettersson -- Kris Letang
Mike Matheson -- John Marino
Mark Friedman -- Cody Ceci
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched:Chad Ruhwedel, Josh Currie
Injured:Jason Zucker (lower body), Brian Dumoulin (lower body), Evan Rodrigues (lower body), Juuso Riikola (upper body), Mark Jankowski (upper body)
Status report
Farabee, a forward, was placed in COVID-19 protocol Thursday. ... Konecny will move up to the first line. ... Elliott will start after Hart made 22 saves in a 5-2 loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. … Flyers coach Alain Vigneault said there will be a few game-time decisions, but did not disclose any of them. ... Crosby was removed from COVID-19 protocol Thursday after missing one game and is expected to return. ... Jankowski, who participated in an optional morning skate Thursday, will be a game-time decision. The forward has missed three games. ... Angello and Currie, a forward, each was recalled from the taxi squad.