Flyers at Lightning preview

FLYERS (15-16-4) at LIGHTNING (28-7-2)
7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, TVAS, NHL.TV

The Lightning have won three straight and are 11-0-1 in their past 12 games, the longest point streak in the NHL this season. Tampa Bay has scored at least four goals in each of the past seven games.
Philadelphia is 3-1-0 under coach Scott Gordon, who was promoted from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Dec. 17 after Dave Hakstol was fired. They were 3-8-3 in the previous 14 games.

Players to Watch

Flyers forward Sean Couturier has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his past nine games.
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has five goals during a four-game goal streak.

They said it

"I think it takes a few shifts to get back into it. Practice was pretty good to get the legs going. But having a couple of days off and playing the best team in the League is definitely a test mentally for us." -- Flyers forward Claude Giroux
"Christmas is what it is and it's nice to get a break and recharge your batteries. We're right back at it today. Watching clips this morning gets you back into thinking about hockey again and thinking about your game and our game as a team. We're very happy to get back at it." -- Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman

Flyers projected lineup

James van Riemsdyk -- Claude Giroux -- Travis Konecny
Wayne Simmonds -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
Scott Laughton -- Nolan Patrick -- Michael Raffl
Oskar Lindblom --
Phil Varone
-- Dale Weise
Ivan Provorov -- Travis Sanheim
Andrew MacDonald -- Radko Gudas
Robert Hagg -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Michal Neuvirth
Carter Hart
Scratched:Jori Lehtera, Christian Folin, Jordan Weal
Injured: Brian Elliott (lower body), Anthony Stolarz (lower body), Corban Knight (collarbone surgery)

Lightning projected lineup

Ondrej Palat -- Steven Stamkos -- Yanni Gourde
Tyler Johnson -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- J.T. Miller
Adam Erne -- Cedric Paquette -- Ryan Callahan
Victor Hedman -- Dan Girardi
Ryan McDonagh -- Anton Stralman
Braydon Coburn -- Mikhail Sergachev
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Louis Domingue
Scratched:Slater Koekkoek, Danick Martel, Erik Cernak
Injured: Mathieu Joseph (lower body)

Status Report

Morin participated in the Flyers morning skate but isn't expected to play until February. He tore the ACL in his right knee in May while playing in the American Hockey League playoffs. … Lightning coach Jon Cooper said Joseph is improving and could return to the lineup within the next few games.

Stat Pack

Giroux has 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in the past 12 games. Provorov will play in his 200th NHL game. … Kucherov has 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) during an eight-game point streak. Point has six assists during a four-game point streak.