Flyers at Sharks

FLYERS (11-17-7) at SHARKS (11-19-6)

Flyers projected lineup
James van Riemsdyk -- Morgan Frost -- Owen Tippett
Joel Farabee -- Noah Cates -- Travis Konecny
Kevin Hayes -- Scott Laughton -- Wade Allison
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Patrick Brown -- Zack MacEwen
Ivan Provorov -- Cam York
Travis Sanheim -- Tony DeAngelo
Nick Seeler -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Samuel Ersson
Felix Sandstrom
Scratched: Olle Lycksell, Justin Braun
Injured:Sean Couturier (back), Carter Hart (concussion)
Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Nick Bonino -- Tomas Hertl -- Kevin Labanc
Noah Gregor -- Nico Sturm -- Matt Nieto
Oskar Lindblom -- Steven Lorentz -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Jaycob Megna -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Scott Harrington -- Mario Ferraro
Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer
Scratched:CJ Suess, Nick Cicek, Radim Simek, Jonah Gadjovich
Injured:Nikolai Knyzhov (Achilles), Markus Nutivaara (lower body)
Status report
Ersson will start after he allowed five goals on 30 shots in a 6-5 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in his NHL debut Dec. 23. Sandstrom, who missed the past two games because of an illness, is expected to be the backup. ... Hart took part in the morning skate but the goalie will not play. Coach John Tortorella said Hart is in concussion protocol but Thursday was his third straight day practicing and the hope is Hart will be able to play at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. … Lycksell was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Wednesday, but the forward will not play. … Flyers forward
Max Willman
cleared waivers and was assigned to Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League. … The Sharks held an optional morning skate. ... Kahkonen will start after Reimer made 19 saves in a 6-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.