(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Thursday's game on home ice was the perfect combination of frustrating and entertaining. The Flyers jumped to a 2-0 lead, let it slip away and fell behind 4-2 before a third-period rally and overtime winner from Shayne Gostisbehere gave them a dramatic comeback win.
The Flyers have won four of their last five games with Thursday's heroics, and they will carry that into Saturday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Blackhawks fired head coach Joel Quenneville earlier this week and lost their fourth straight game on Thursday in Jeremy Colliton's first game behind the bench.
Game time is at 1 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Chicago Blackhawks | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 16 | 6 | 13 | 19 | Patrick Kane | 15 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Jake Voracek | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | Alex DeBrincat | 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | Jonathan Toews | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Oskar Lindblom | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Brent Seabrook | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Artem Anisimov | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 17 Wayne Simmonds | 88 Patrick Kane |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 2 A, 3 P, +2 | Last 5 Games: 3 G, 4 A, 7 P, -2 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 37 Brian Elliott | 50 Corey Crawford |
| 5-5-0, 2.93 GAA, .899 SV% | 3-5-0, 3.07 GAA, .904 SV% |
After coming on in relief and shutting the door on Arizona, Brian Elliott is expected to get the start between the pipes for the Flyers. Elliott made 16 saves after entering Thursday's game early in the second period for his fifth win of the season and showed no ill effects of an injury that held him out of the lineup for two games.
Chicago will likely turn to Corey Crawford in net. Crawford has seen his share of struggles early, just like his teammates. In six career games against the Flyers, Crawford has a 2-4-0 record and a 2.86 GAA.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: James van Riemsdyk, Michael Raffl, Michal Neuvirth
Scratches: Andrew MacDonald
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 19 Nolan Patrick | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 22 Dale Weise | 40 Jordan Weal | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 21 Scott Laughton | 15 Jori Lehtera | 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 8 Robert Hagg | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 26 Christian Folin | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
No changes are expected to the Flyers lineup ahead of Saturday's game.
Blackhawks Projected Lineup
Injuries: Brandon Saad, Marcus Kruger, Gustav Forsling, Connor Murphy
Scratches: Brandon Davidson
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 12 Alex DeBrincat | 19 Jonathan Toews | 24 Dominik Kahun |
| 8 Nick Schmaltz | 15 Artem Anisimov | 88 Patrick Kane |
| 84 Alexandre Fortin | 64 David Kampf | 40 John Hayden |
| 14 Chris Kunitz | 62 Luke Johnson | 29 Andreas Martinsen |
| Defense | ||
| 2 Duncan Keith | 28 Henri Jokiharju | |
| 56 Erik Gustafsson | 7 Brent Seabrook | |
| 23 Brandon Manning | 44 Jan Rutta | |
| Goalie | ||
| 50 Corey Crawford |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (T-26th, 27th at home), Blackhawks (30th, 28th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (30th, 31st at home), Blackhawks (24th, 22nd on road)
- Recent History vs. Blackhawks
- Nov. 1, 2017 – Blackhawks 3, Flyers 0 (at ARI)
- Nov. 9, 2018 – Flyers 3, Blackhawks 1 (at PHI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Blackhawks
- Claude Giroux – 14 GP, 4 G, 15 A, 19 P
- Jake Voracek – 28 GP, 6 G, 16 A, 22 P
- Sean Couturier – 10 GP, 2 G, 4 A, 6 P
- Brian Elliott – 20 GP, 8-9-1, 2.39 GAA, .917 SV%
- Milestone Watch
- Claude Giroux needs two points to pass Rick MacLeish for fourth on the Flyers all-time list. Giroux also needs four points to reach 700 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
