Voracek-Oshie

FLYERS (22-16-8) at CAPITALS (28-15-4)
12:30 p.m. ET; NBC, TVA Sports, NHL.TV

Flyers forward Claude Giroux has 27 points (three goals, 24 assists) in his past 19 games.
Goalie Braden Holtby is expected to start for the Capitals, who have lost three of four (1-2-1) but are 17-4-0 at home since Nov. 2. Holtby (24-9-1, 2.70 goals-against average, .916 save percentage) has lost his past two starts (0-1-1), allowing six goals on 64 shots.
Washington's John Carlson has 36 points, third among NHL defensemen behind Brent Burns of the San Jose Sharks (37) and John Klingberg of the Dallas Stars (46).

Players to watch

Flyers forward Travis Konecny has three goals and six assists in his past 10 games.
Capitals forward Lars Eller has scored a goal in five of his past six games. He has 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists), eight shy of his NHL career high (30) with the Montreal Canadiens in 2012-13.

They said it

"We understand the game in a similar way. We move the puck, we understand where we are on the ice all the time, and that helps us to get out of our zone quick, get to the neutral zone real fast, and create something on offense." -- Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov (nine goals, 14 assists) on his production with defense partner Shayne Gostisbehere (nine goals, 24 assists)
"He's got more. He's a good player. You know there's going to be a drop-off at some point. But with young guys it seems to drop off a lot sometimes. He's really been a nonfactor the last five or six [games]." -- Capitals coach Barry Trotz on forward Jakub Vrana, who doesn't have a goal in his past 14 games

Flyers projected lineup
Capitals projected lineup
Status report

Grubauer made 23 saves in a 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday. ... Neuvirth made 28 saves in a 3-1 win against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. He has started the past two games for Philadelphia. Elliott allowed five goals on 21 shots before being replaced by Neuvirth to begin the third period of a 5-1 loss at the New York Rangers on Tuesday.

Stat pack

Oshie has one goal in his past 20 games. … Voracek has been held without a point the past three games but has 23 (one goal, 22 assists) in the past 20. His 45 assists lead the NHL.