Jets at Flyers preview

JETS (41-17-9) at FLYERS (34-23-11)
1 p.m. ET; NBCSP, TSN3, NHL.TV

Laine has scored eight goals during a four-game goal streak, and 20 points (14 goals, six assists) during a 10-game point streak. He is second in the NHL with 39 goals, one behind Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.
Winnipeg won't have center Mark Scheifele, who will miss a second straight game because of an upper-body injury. The Jets, who have won four in a row, are second in the Central Division with 91 points, six behind the first-place Nashville Predators and six ahead of the third-place Minnesota Wild.
The Flyers have lost five straight games (0-4-1) but can move into a tie with Washington for second place in the Metropolitan Division with a victory. They have 79 points, two fewer than the Capitals and three behind the first-place Pittsburgh Penguins.

Players to watch

Jets forward Paul Stastny has six points (two goals, four assists) in five games since being acquired in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Feb. 26.
Flyers forward Claude Giroux has one goal and five assists during a five-game point streak. He has 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists) in his past 15 games.

They said it

"I think there's been some good times and some good things that we like about our game. Still bunch of things we need to improve because the games are getting harder and harder, especially tomorrow. Have to play better defense and not give them anything easy." -- Jets forward Patrik Laine
"Guys are focused on what the next challenge is. Guys are focused on what's ahead. You get to this time of year, that's a really important thing and a real important trait to have. … We got our focus squarely on Winnipeg." -- Flyers coach Dave Hakstol

Jets projected lineup

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Paul Stastny -- Patrik Laine
Kyle Connor -- Bryan Little -- Blake Wheeler
Mathieu Perreault -- Andrew Copp -- Jack Roslovic
Brandon Tanev -- Matt Hendricks -- Joel Armia
Toby Enstrom -- Dustin Byfuglien
Josh Morrissey -- Tyler Myers
Joe Morrow -- Ben Chiarot
Connor Hellebuyck
Michael Hutchinson
Scratched:Marko Dano, Tucker Poolman
Injured:Shawn Matthias (upper body), Jacob Trouba (lower body), Adam Lowry (upper body), Steve Mason (lower body), Mark Scheifele (upper body), Dmitry Kulikov (lower body)

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny
Oskar Lindblom -- Nolan Patrick -- Jakub Voracek
Michael Raffl -- Valtteri Filppula -- Wayne Simmonds
Jori Lehtera -- Scott Laughton -- Matt Read
Ivan Provorov -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Brandon Manning
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Andrew MacDonald
Travis Sanheim
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Radko Gudas
Petr Mrazek
Alex Lyon
Scratched:Jordan Weal, Dale Weise, Taylor Leier
Injured: Brian Elliott (lower body), Michal Neuvirth (lower body), Johnny Oduya (upper body), Robert Hagg (lower body)

Status report

Scheifele is considered day to day. Mason, who will miss his second consecutive game, had spent the previous five seasons with the Flyers before signing with the Jets last summer. Kulikov was injured during a 3-2 win at the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. Poolman was recalled from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Saturday and could play. … Hagg is expected to miss two weeks and Oduya is considered day to day. Sanheim was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the AHL on Friday under emergency conditions and will play for the first time since Jan. 13.

Stat pack

Byfuglien has 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) and a plus-13 rating in his past 11 games. … Voracek has three goals in his past five games after scoring three times in his previous 11.