All three injured forwards practiced Friday, and each is expected to be a game-time decision with a lower-body injury. Kucherov and Cirelli have missed one game, and Stamkos has missed the past three. The Lightning have won nine games in a row and 10 straight at home. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has a streak of 20 starts with a point (18-0-2). Philadelphia has won three of four and is 9-3-1 with a plus-15 goal differential (50-35) in its past 13 games. Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim practiced Friday and is likely to play after sustaining a lower-body injury Thursday in a 6-2 win at the Florida Panthers.
Players to watch
Flyers forward Claude Giroux has seven points (two goals, five assists) during a four-game point streak. Lightning forward Brayden Point has 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) during a nine-game point streak.
They said it
'I think we have a great opportunity against a team that's been hot. We've been playing well. So we're going to measure ourselves [Saturday] and I expect us to play real well." -- Flyers coach Alain Vigneault "It's been a little frustrating, but I'm glad to be out there and practicing with the guys … feeling a lot better than I have the past couple of days. You hate missing games, but we've been on a pretty good run."-- Lightning captain Steven Stamkos
Johnson, a forward, missed practice Friday and is questionable for the game Saturday. …Gostisbehere, a defenseman, is expected to miss his fifth straight game.
Stat pack
The Lightning record for a home win streak is 11 games (Dec. 11, 2014 - Jan. 31, 2015). … Van Riemsdyk has seven points (three goals, four assists) during a four-game point streak.
