Philadelphia Flyers (18-28-10, eighth in the Metropolitan) vs. Florida Panthers (39-13-5, first in the Atlantic)
Sunrise, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Florida heads into a matchup with Philadelphia as winners of four straight games.
The Panthers are 24-6-3 in Eastern Conference games. Florida leads the league averaging 4.1 goals per game, led by Aleksander Barkov with 26.
The Flyers are 6-19-7 in conference matchups. Philadelphia averages 8.6 penalty minutes per game, the 10th-most in the Eastern Conference. Zack MacEwen leads the team serving 63 total minutes.
In their last meeting on Nov. 24, Florida won 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Huberdeau has 78 total points for the Panthers, 18 goals and 60 assists. Barkov has five goals and 12 assists over the last 10 games for Florida.
Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 24 total assists and has 33 points. Oskar Lindblom has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 7-3-0, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.6 assists, four penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game with an .898 save percentage.
Flyers: 3-5-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game with a .903 save percentage.
INJURIES: Panthers: Jonas Johansson: out (covid-19), Anton Lundell: day to day (lower body), Markus Nutivaara: out (undisclosed).
Flyers: None listed.
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