By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
After two games away from the win column, the Flyers returned on Wednesday night with a big shootout win over the Washington Capitals.
A holiday break isn't here just yet for the Orange and Black, as they have one more game on Thursday night before taking their first real extended break of the season, five days off between games. The Flyers make their first trip to New Jersey this season to see the Devils for the first time.
The opening face-off is set for 7 p.m.
| Flyers Leaders | GP | G | A | P | Devils Leaders | GP | G | A | P |
| Jake Voracek | 35 | 11 | 24 | 35 | Travis Zajac | 32 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Claude Giroux | 35 | 10 | 21 | 31 | Taylor Hall | 24 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 35 | 16 | 13 | 29 | Michael Cammalleri | 26 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Brayden Schenn | 32 | 9 | 12 | 21 | Adam Henrique | 32 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Travis Konecny | 35 | 4 | 12 | 16 | Damon Severson | 32 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 17 Wayne Simmonds | 9 Taylor Hall |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, +1 | Last 5 Games: 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, -6 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 35 Steve Mason | 35 Cory Schneider |
| 13-9-3, 2.68 GAA, .908 SV% | 9-10-5, 2.93 GAA, .904 SV% |
Dave Hakstol is known to ride the hot hand, and after a shootout win on Wednesday night, Steve Mason is back in net to make his fifth straight start.
Cory Schneider gets the start for New Jersey. It's been a rough few games for Schneider lately. He has allowed at least four goals in three of his last four starts, all losses. His last win came on Dec. 6, when he stopped 22 shots against Vancouver.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Scratches: Boyd Gordon, Nick Schultz, Sean Couturier, Michal Neuvirth, Matt Read, Mark Streit
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 28 Claude Giroux | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 11 Travis Konecny | 10 Brayden Schenn | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 76 Chris VandeVelde | 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 13 Roman Lyubimov |
| 58 Taylor Leier | 25 Nick Cousins | 22 Dale Weise |
| Defense | ||
| 3 Radko Gudas | 15 Michael Del Zotto | |
| 47 Andrew MacDonald | 9 Ivan Provorov | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 23 Brandon Manning | |
| Goalie | ||
| 35 Steve Mason |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (5th, 9th on road), Devils (25th, 14th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (9th, 12th on road), Devils (10th, 27th at home)
- Recent History vs. Devils
- Feb. 16, 2016 - The Flyers claimed a 6-3 win over the Devils in New Jersey. The Devils struck first with a goal from Tyler Kennedy at 12:01 on the power play. Shayne Gostisbehere tied the game with a goal for his 13th straight game with a point. The Flyers grabbed the lead midway through the second on Brayden Schenn's 17th goal of the season. Jordin Tootoo tied the game at 9:24 of the third, but the Flyers grabbed the lead back at 12:22 on a power-play goal by Wayne Simmonds. Just 50 seconds later, Nick Cousins added a goal to put the Flyers ahead by two. Jake Voracek scored to essentially ice the game with 2:48 to play, but the Devils did add a late goal by Kyle Palmieri to keep it interesting before Ryan White capped the scoring with an empty-net goal.
- Feb. 13, 2016 – The Devils defeated the Flyers, 2-1, in overtime in Philadelphia. The Devils opened the scoring on a goal by Joseph Blandisi at 6:43 of the first. The goal held up until early in the third, when Shayne Gostisbehere tied an NHL rookie record by picking up a point for the 11th straight game with the game-tying goal. A power play in overtime allowed the Devils to claim the win, as Adam Henrique scored the game-winning goal at 2:58 of the extra session.
- Flyers leaders vs. Devils
- Claude Giroux – 35 games, 9 goals, 25 assists, 34 points
- Wayne Simmonds - 27 games, 10 goals, 7 assists, 17 points
- Shayne Gostisbehere - 3 games, 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 points
- Steve Mason - 8 games, 0-7-0, 3.70 GAA, .861 Sv%
- Milestone Watch
- Shayne Gostisbehere will play in his 100th NHL game on Thursday night.
Where to Watch
TV: TCN
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
