Tonight, the Philadelphia Flyers get ready to host the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Flyers earned a hard-fought victory in the shootout against the New Jersey Devils yesterday.
The Flyers will look to win a second game in two nights this evening after getting crushed 7-1 by their arch ennemies, the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier this week.
The Flyers' lineup will be identical to the one that faced the Devils yesterday with the exception that backup goalie Brian Elliott will step in for Carter Hart as he will sit on the bench to rest after a long, tough match yesterday.
Jakub Voracek will get a chance to earn his 200th goal in the NHL this evening.
Here is the Flyers' projected lineup for tonight's matchup against the Leafs according to NHL.com deputy managing editor Adam Kimelman:
Forwards:
James van Riemsdyk - Claude Giroux - Jakub Voracek
Oskar Lindblom - Sean Couturier - Travis Konecny
Michael Raffl - Kevin Hayes - Joel Farabee
Carsen Twarynski - German Rubtsov - Chris Stewart
Defensemen:
Ivan Provorov - Matt Niskanen
Shayne Gostisbehere - Justin Braun
Travis Sanheim - Philippe Myers
Goaltenders:
Brian Elliott
Carter Hart
Forward Tyler Pitlick and d-man Robert Hagg are set to be healthy scratches for tonight's game. Nolan Patrick is still out with migraine disorder while Scott Laughton is out with a broken finger.
The Maple Leafs are going to play without John Tavares for a 7th game in a row. Defenseman Jake Muzzin will also be out with an injury tonight. Toronto has struggled without Tavares, but it certainly will not be an easy game.