(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers winning streak came to an end on Thursday, but a late goal by Jake Voracek forced overtime and essentially stole the Flyers a point. They will carry a nine-game points streak into Saturday afternoon's game.
The Flyers continue a five-game homestand with a game against the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks have been in complete free-fall mode, with just two wins in their last 20 games. The opportunity presents itself for the Flyers to rebound from Thursday's defeat properly to keep their comeback efforts going in the right direction.
Game time is at 1 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Anaheim Ducks | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 54 | 16 | 42 | 58 | Ryan Getzlaf | 49 | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| Jake Voracek | 54 | 13 | 33 | 46 | Adam Henrique | 55 | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| Sean Couturier | 52 | 22 | 23 | 45 | Rickard Rakell | 42 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| Travis Konecny | 54 | 14 | 17 | 31 | Brandon Montour | 55 | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 38 | 13 | 12 | 25 | Nick Ritchie | 40 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 19 Nolan Patrick | 15 Ryan Getzlaf |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, -3 | Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, -6 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 79 Carter Hart | 36 John Gibson |
| 16 GP, 10-5-1, 2.48 GAA, .925 SV% | 46 GP, 17-19-8, 2.93 GAA, .914 SV% |
Carter Hart gets back between the pipes on Saturday after having Thursday's game off. He enters with a personal seven-game winning streak. A win would make him just the second goalie in NHL history to string together eight straight wins before his 21st birthday.
John Gibson has received a bulk of the work for the Ducks this season. Early in the year, he was a catalyst, leading the way and getting thrown into the early discussion for the Vezina. Recently, he's been decent, but his numbers have taken a hit as a result of the team's struggles.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Michal Neuvirth, Brian Elliott
Scratches: Phil Myers
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 28 Claude Giroux | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 21 Scott Laughton | 19 Nolan Patrick | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 44 Phil Varone | 24 Mikhail Vorobyev | 12 Michael Raffl |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 6 Travis Sanheim | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 79 Carter Hart |
Lineup Notes
Phil Myers was recalled before the game in the wake of a trade involving Dale Weise and Christian Folin, but was not on the ice for warmups. His debut will not happen Saturday. The lineup remains the same without him.
Ducks Projected Lineup
Injuries: Ondrej Kase, Kevin Bieksa, Ryan Miller, Patrick Eaves
Scratches: Adam Cracknell, Andy Welinski
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 67 Rickard Rakell | 15 Ryan Getzlaf | 10 Corey Perry |
| 29 Devin Shore | 17 Ryan Kesler | 33 Jakob Silfverberg |
| 37 Nick Ritchie | 14 Adam Henrique | 11 Daniel Sprong |
| 23 Brian Gibbons | 38 Derek Grant | 24 Carter Rowney |
| Defense | ||
| 4 Cam Fowler | 42 Josh Manson | |
| 47 Hampus Lindholm | 26 Brandon Montour | |
| 75 Jaycob Megna | 44 Michael Del Zotto | |
| Goalie | ||
| 36 John Gibson |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (23rd, 17th at home), Ducks (29th, 26th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (27th, 22nd at home), Ducks (17th, T-21st on road)
- Recent History vs. Ducks
- Oct. 7, 2017 – Flyers 3, Ducks 2 (F/OT) (at ANA)
- Oct. 24, 2017 – Ducks 6, Flyers 2 (at PHI)
- Oct. 30, 2018 – Flyers 3, Ducks 2 (at ANA)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Ducks
- Claude Giroux – 16 GP, 2 G, 14 A, 16 P
- Sean Couturier – 11 GP, 5 G, 5 A, 10 P
- Jake Voracek – 23 GP, 6 G, 9 A, 15 P
- James van Riemsdyk – 11 GP, 0 G, 8 A, 8 P
- Milestone Watch
- Radko Gudas needs two points to reach 100 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
