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FLYERS (20-32-11) at BLUES (35-18-9)

Flyers projected lineup
James van Riemsdyk -- Joel Farabee -- Cam Atkinson
Max Willman -- Kevin Hayes -- Travis Konecny
Hayden Hodgson -- Morgan Frost -- Owen Tippett
Patrick Brown -- Zack MacEwen
Ivan Provorov -- Cam York
Travis Sanheim -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Keith Yandle -- Nick Seeler
Kevin Connauton
Martin Jones
Carter Hart
Scratched:None
Injured:Ryan Ellis (lower body), Nate Thompson (shoulder), Scott Laughton (concussion), Oskar Lindblom (undisclosed)
Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Jordan Kyrou -- Brayden Schenn -- Pavel Buchnevich
Ivan Barbashev -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Nathan Walker -- Logan Brown -- Alexey Toropchenko
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Marco Scandella -- Justin Faulk
Niko Mikkola -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched:Mackenzie MacEachern
Injured:Torey Krug (upper body), Tyler Bozak (lower body), Scott Perunovich (wrist)
Status report
Flyers coach Mike Yeo said Lindblom will not play tonight and that the forward is "banged up." Yeo said the forward, who took part in the morning skate, could have played but did not want to risk further damage. ... Hodgson will make his NHL debut after being recalled under emergency conditions Wednesday from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League. ... Philadelphia will play with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Krug, a defenseman, is out week to week after being injured in a 5-2 win at the Washington Capitals Tuesday. ... Tarasenko returns after missing two games due to non-COVID related illness. ... Thomas returns after missing one game with an upper-body injury; he had missed three of the past four games.