By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Just one week ago, the Flyers returned from the bye week against the upstart New Jersey Devils and claimed an important win over a Metropolitan Division foe.
The Flyers face that challenge again in their first of back-to-back games against division opponents this weekend, facing off with the Devils on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center.
Game time is set for 1 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | New Jersey Devils | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 45 | 14 | 40 | 54 | Taylor Hall | 42 | 17 | 30 | 47 |
| Jake Voracek | 45 | 8 | 45 | 53 | Jesper Bratt | 43 | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| Sean Couturier | 45 | 26 | 20 | 46 | Nico Hischier | 44 | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 41 | 9 | 23 | 32 | Will Butcher | 44 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 45 | 16 | 13 | 29 | Brian Gibbons | 44 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 17 Wayne Simmonds | 9 Taylor Hall |
| Last 5 Games: 3 G, 2 A, 5 P, +4 | Last 5 Games: 4 G, 6 A, 10 P, +5 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 30 Michal Neuvirth | 1 Keith Kinkaid |
| 4-5-1, 2.35 GAA, .924 SV% | 7-3-2, 3.09 GAA, .898 SV% |
Michal Neuvirth gets another start, in large part to the fact that he almost single-handedly won the Flyers the game on Thursday. Neuvirth was stellar and earned this start. It will be just his third start since Nov. 28.
It's been an interesting stretch for Keith Kinkaid. He only had one start since Dec. 9 before this week — suiting up in an overtime loss for the Devils on Jan. 2. But now Kinkaid makes his third straight start while Cory Schneider works his way back from taking an errant stick on the bench during the Devils last game. Kinkaid has also won both starts, most recently stopping 16 of 19 shots in the Devils 4-3 overtime win over Washington on Thursday.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Scratches: Dale Weise, Taylor Leier, Travis Sanheim
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 51 Valtteri Filppula | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 40 Jordan Weal | 19 Nolan Patrick | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 15 Jori Lehtera | 21 Scott Laughton | 56 Tyrell Goulbourne |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 23 Brandon Manning | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 30 Michal Neuvirth |
Lineup Notes
Although Taylor Leier took the line rush on the fourth line, the Flyers lines remain the same following their win on Thursday.
Devils Projected Lineup
Injuries: Mirco Mueller
Scratches: Blake Coleman, Jimmy Hayes, Steven Santini
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 9 Taylor Hall | 13 Nico Hischier | 63 Jesper Bratt |
| 90 Marcus Johansson | 19 Travis Zajac | 18 Drew Stafford |
| 44 Miles Wood | 37 Pavel Zacha | 21 Kyle Palmieri |
| 39 Brian Gibbons | 11 Brian Boyle | 23 Stefan Noesen |
| Defense | ||
| 6 Andy Greene | 45 Sami Vatanen | |
| 2 John Moore | 28 Damon Severson | |
| 8 Will Butcher | 12 Ben Lovejoy | |
| Goalie | ||
| 1 Keith Kinkaid |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (9th, T-15th at home), Devils (T-6th, 26th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (29th, T-29th at home), Devils (T-10th, 14th on road)
- Recent History vs. Devils
- Jan. 13, 2018 – Flyers 5, Devils 3 (at NJ)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Devils
- Claude Giroux – 41 GP, 9 G, 29 A, 38 P
- Jake Voracek – 31 GP, 6 G, 13 A, 19 P
- Wayne Simmonds – 33 GP, 11 G, 7 A, 18 P
- Michal Neuvirth – 16 GP, 7-3-5, 2.20 GAA
- Milestone Watch
- Michal Neuvirth needs one win to reach 100 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
