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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The final week of the regular season is here and the Flyers have just four games remaining before the end of a wild roller-coaster ride or a playoff appearance that prolongs the season.
Entering Sunday's game against the Boston Bruins, the Flyers have a magic number of five to clinch a playoff spot, meaning three wins in the final four games control the Flyers own destiny.
The Bruins were able to help that number with a 5-1 win over Florida on Saturday afternoon, but have surpassed the rest of the Eastern Conference with a tremendous season that is nearing an Atlantic Division title.
Game time is set for 12:30 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Boston Bruins | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 78 | 27 | 66 | 93 | Brad Marchand | 63 | 34 | 50 | 84 |
| Jake Voracek | 78 | 19 | 61 | 80 | David Pastrnak | 76 | 32 | 44 | 76 |
| Sean Couturier | 78 | 31 | 40 | 71 | Patrice Bergeron | 59 | 29 | 31 | 60 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 74 | 13 | 47 | 60 | Torey Krug | 71 | 14 | 43 | 57 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 71 | 23 | 22 | 45 | Danton Heinen | 71 | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 93 Jake Voracek | 37 Patrice Bergeron |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, E | Last 5 Games: 1 G, 4 A, 5 P, +2 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 34 Petr Mrazek | 35 Anton Khudobin |
| 13-12-6, 2.98 GAA, .902 SV% | 15-6-6, 2.53 GAA, .915 SV% |
The goalie carousel continues, so it's back to Petr Mrazek in goal with Michal Neuvirth down again and Brian Elliott still finishing up recovery as the season draws closer to an end. Mrazek did not play against the Bruins in the previous meeting in a rare night off. Recently, Mrazek has struggled, but he turned in an excellent performance in relief of Neuvirth on Wednesday in the Flyers win over Colorado.
Typically, this spot is always reserved for Tuukka Rask, but the Bruins started Rask in a divisional game against Florida on Saturday, which means Anton Khudobin is expected to start on Sunday against the Flyers. Khudobin has been one of the best backups in hockey this season, picking up 15 wins and posting a strong 2.53 GAA.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Brian Elliott, Michal Neuvirth, Johnny Oduya, Michael Raffl
Scratches: Dale Weise, Taylor Leier, Robert Hagg
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 54 Oskar Lindblom | 19 Nolan Patrick | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 40 Jordan Weal | 51 Valtteri Filppula | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 21 Scott Laughton | 15 Jori Lehtera | 24 Matt Read |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 23 Brandon Manning | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 34 Petr Mrazek |
Lineup Notes
The Flyers will have Valtteri Filppula back in the lineup after a one-game absence, so Dale Weise comes out. There was a chance Michael Raffl would be ready to return, but he did not take warmups, so he remains out.
Bruins Projected Lineup
Injuries: Brandon Carlo, Charlie McAvoy, Riley Nash, Rick Nash, Anders Bjork
Scratches: Sean Kuraly
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 63 Brad Marchand | 37 Patrice Bergeron | 88 David Pastrnak |
| 74 Jake DeBrusk | 46 David Krejci | 17 Ryan Donato |
| 43 Danton Heinen | 42 David Backes | 12 Brian Gionta |
| 59 Tim Schaller | 55 Noel Acciari | 57 Tommy Wingels |
| Defense | ||
| 33 Zdeno Chara | 44 Nick Holden | |
| 47 Torey Krug | 54 Adam McQuaid | |
| 48 Matt Grzelcyk | 86 Kevan Miller | |
| Goalie | ||
| 35 Anton Khudobin |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (18th, 23rd at home), Bruins (5th, T-16th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-28th, 29th at home), Bruins (5th, 8th on road)
- Recent History vs. Bruins
- Dec. 2, 2017 – Bruins 3, Flyers 0 (at PHI)
- March 8, 2018 – Bruins 3, Flyers 2 (at BOS)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Bruins
- Jake Voracek – 24 GP, 6 G, 14 A, 20 P
- Claude Giroux – 32 GP, 7 G, 17 A, 24 P
- Jori Lehtera – 8 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 5 P
- Petr Mrazek – 7 GP, 2-2-1, 3.16 GAA
- Milestone Watch
- Jake Voracek needs one assist to reach 300 as a Flyer and six assists to reach 400 in his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC
Radio: 93.3 WMMR
