By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The month of November got off to a rocky start as the Flyers were shut out for the third time this season on Wednesday night in Chicago.
The Flyers finish up a stretch of three games in four nights and four of their last five games on the road by taking on the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Game time is set for 8 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | St. Louis Blues | GP | G | A | P |
| Jake Voracek | 13 | 2 | 14 | 16 | Jaden Schwartz | 13 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Sean Couturier | 13 | 9 | 6 | 15 | Vladimir Tarasenko | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Claude Giroux | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | Alex Pietrangelo | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Brayden Schenn | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | Paul Stastny | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 10 Brayden Schenn |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 4 A, 5 P, -3 | Last 5 Games: 1 G, 4 A, 5 P, +4 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 30 Michal Neuvirth | 34 Jake Allen |
| 1-3-0, 2.30 GAA, .925 SV% | 7-2-1, 2.46 GAA, .921 SV% |
Michal Neuvirth's last start against Ottawa was a forgettable one, allowing five goals in the Flyers 5-4 loss. But Neuvirth has otherwise been solid all season, despite losses in three of his first four starts.
Jake Allen is riding a good hot streak right now. Not only has he won seven of his first 10 games this season, he also has won four of his last five starts and allowed two goals or less in all of them.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Andrew MacDonald (lower-body, 4-6 weeks), Shayne Gostisbehere (upper-body, day-to-day), Nolan Patrick (upper-body, day-to-day), Radko Gudas (upper-body, day-to-day)
Scratches: Matt Read
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 11 Travis Konecny | 51 Valtteri Filppula | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 40 Jordan Weal | 15 Jori Lehtera | 22 Dale Weise |
| 20 Taylor Leier | 21 Scott Laughton | 12 Michael Raffl |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 8 Robert Hagg | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 23 Brandon Manning | |
| 39 Mark Alt | 45 Will O'Neil | |
| Goalie | ||
| 30 Michal Neuvirth |
Lineup Notes
After leaving Wednesday's game with an upper-body injury, Radko Gudas is out for Thursday night's game. Gudas took a hit to the head from an inadvertent elbow by Brandon Saad.
With Gudas out, Will O'Neil will crack the lineup, making his NHL debut, alongside Mark Alt on the third pairing. It also leaves Brandon Manning and Ivan Provorov as the most experienced defensemen in the lineup.
Blues Projected Lineup
Injuries: Patrik Berglund, Zach Sanford, Jay Bouwmeester, Robby Fabbri
Scratches: Chris Thorburn, Nate Prosser
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 17 Jaden Schwartz | 10 Brayden Schenn | 91 Vladimir Tarasenko |
| 71 Vladimir Sobotka | 26 Paul Stastny | 20 Alex Steen |
| 56 Magnus Paajarvi | 70 Oskar Sundqvist | 78 Beau Bennett |
| 9 Scottie Upshall | 28 Kyle Brodziak | 23 Dmitrij Jaskin |
| Defense | ||
| 4 Carl Gunnarsson | 27 Alex Pietrangelo | |
| 6 Joel Edmundson | 55 Colton Parayko | |
| 29 Vince Dunn | 41 Robert Bortuzzo | |
| Goalie | ||
| 34 Jake Allen |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (8th, 12th on road), Blues (T-19th, T-10th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (23rd, T-21st on road), Blues (26th, 19th at home)
- Recent History vs. Blues
- Dec. 28, 2016 – Blues 6, Flyers 3
- Feb. 6, 2017 – Blues 2, Flyers 0
- Flyers Leaders vs. Blues
- Valtteri Filppula – 49 GP, 13 G, 13 A, 26 P
- Claude Giroux – 12 GP, 1 G, 5 A, 6 P
- Wayne Simmonds – 20 GP, 6 G, 6 A, 12 P
- Michal Neuvirth – 4 GP, 2-2-0, 3.03 GAA
- Milestone Watch
- Wayne Simmonds needs one assist to reach 200 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
