Flyers at Canucks preview

FLYERS (10-11-7) at CANUCKS (14-10-4)
10 p.m. ET; SNP, NBCSP, NHL.TV

Horvat, who is second on the Canucks with 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in 28 games this season, was scheduled to see a specialist Thursday to determine how long he will be out. Coach Travis Green said it could be as long as six weeks.
Green wouldn't reveal how he would set up his forward lines but said Alexander Burmistrov will play after being a healthy scratch for three straight games and 10 of the past 13.
Brian Elliott is expected back in goal for the Flyers after making 24 saves in a 4-2 win at the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. The Flyers have won the first two games of their three-game Western Canada road trip after losing their previous 10 games (0-5-5).

Players to watch

Flyers right wing Jakub Voracek has four assists in the past two games, and 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in his past 10.
Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom, who is expected to start, had his first NHL shutout Tuesday, making 30 saves in a 3-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes.

They said it

"We went through a tough stretch there and got a win the other night in Calgary and this one was big and we've got to get right back at it in Vancouver. They have been playing great of late and it's going to be another test." -- Flyers goalie Brian Elliott after the win against the Oilers on Wednesday
"With [Horvat] out we are going to need a lot of different guys to step up and fill that void." -- Canucks center Sam Gagner, on the absence of center Bo Horvat

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Wayne Simmonds
Michael Raffl -- Valtteri Filppula -- Jakub Voracek
Jordan Weal -- Nolan Patrick -- Travis Konecny
Taylor Leier -- Scott Laughton -- Dale Weise
Ivan Provorov -- Andrew MacDonald
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Robert Hagg
Travis Sanheim --
Mark Alt
Brian Elliott
Alex Lyon
Scratched: TJ Brennan, Jori Lehtera
Injured:Brandon Manning (upper body), Michal Neuvirth (lower body)
Suspended: Radko Gudas](https://www.nhl.com/player/radko-gudas-8475462?season=20172018)

Canucks projected lineup

Nikolay Goldobin -- Sam Gagner -- Brock Boeser
Daniel Sedin -- Henrik Sedin -- Loui Eriksson
Sven Baertschi -- Alexander Burmistrov -- Thomas Vanek
Brendan Gaunce -- Markus Granlund -- Jake Virtanen
Alexander Edler -- Derrick Pouliot
Michael Del Zotto -- Chris Tanev
Ben Hutton -- Troy Stecher
Jacob Markstrom
Anders Nilsson
Scratched:Alex Biega, Thatcher Demko, Michael Chaput
Injured:Bo Horvat (foot), Erik Gudbranson (upper body), Brandon Sutter (undisclosed)

Status report

Gudas was the only Flyers player to skate in Vancouver on Thursday. It's the final game of his 10-game suspension. … Chaput and Demko were recalled from Utica of the American Hockey League on Thursday.

Stat pack

The Flyers have won consecutive games for the first time since Oct. 14 and Oct. 17. … Henrik Sedin has 10 assists in his past eight games and is two assists from 800 in the NHL.