(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers start to 2019 has been just as poor as their end to 2018. The Flyers are stuck in a five-game losing streak and now tied for the lowest point total in the NHL as Saturday's games begin.
A disappointing and trying season reaches its halfway point as the Flyers play host to the Calgary Flames.
Game time is at 1 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Calgary Flames | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 40 | 13 | 33 | 46 | Johnny Gaudreau | 42 | 23 | 38 | 61 |
| Jake Voracek | 40 | 10 | 22 | 32 | Sean Monahan | 42 | 22 | 29 | 51 |
| Sean Couturier | 38 | 15 | 14 | 29 | Elias Lindholm | 42 | 20 | 28 | 48 |
| Travis Konecny | 40 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Matthew Tkachuk | 42 | 18 | 29 | 47 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 40 | 12 | 6 | 18 | Mark Giordano | 40 | 6 | 33 | 39 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 14 Sean Couturier | 13 Johnny Gaudreau |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, -1 | Last 5 Games: 7 G, 6 A, 13 P, +6 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 79 Carter Hart | 41 Mike Smith |
| 5 GP, 2-3-0, 2.78 GAA, .899 SV% | 23 GP, 12-9-1, 3.09 GAA, .886 SV% |
Carter Hart gets back in goal for Saturday's game. He was pulled after allowing three goals on 10 shots in Carolina on Monday in his previous start. With Michal Neuvirth now out of the lineup with an injury and new addition Mike McKenna just getting settled in, it could be the first of several starts to come for Hart.
Mike Smith had a rough go in his last start against the Flyers, giving up four goals in short order in the second period before exiting after 40 minutes. Smith is projected to start on Saturday for the Flames.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Michal Neuvirth, Nolan Patrick, Andrew MacDonald, Brian Elliott, Anthony Stolarz, Corban Knight
Scratches: Jori Lehtera
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 21 Scott Laughton | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 40 Jordan Weal | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 44 Phil Varone | 22 Dale Weise |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 6 Travis Sanheim | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 26 Christian Folin | |
| Goalie | ||
| 79 Carter Hart |
Lineup Notes
The Flyers have not ruled Nolan Patrick out for Saturday's game, but he practiced on Friday in a non-contact jersey, so he is questionable for the game at best. The rest of the lineup will remain the same.
Flames Projected Lineup
Injuries: Michael Stone
Scratches: Dillon Dube, Ryan Lomberg, Alan Quine, Dalton Prout, Juuso Valimaki
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 13 Johnny Gaudreau | 23 Sean Monahan | 28 Elias Lindholm |
| 19 Matthew Tkachuk | 11 Mikael Backlund | 67 Michael Frolik |
| 93 Sam Bennett | 77 Mark Jankowski | 18 James Neal |
| 27 Austin Czarnik | 10 Derek Ryan | 21 Garnet Hathaway |
| Defense | ||
| 5 Mark Giordano | 7 T.J. Brodie | |
| 55 Noah Hanifin | 24 Travis Hamonic | |
| 58 Oliver Kylington | 4 Rasmus Andersson | |
| Goalie | ||
| 41 Mike Smith |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (29th, T-25th at home), Flames (13th, 17th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-28th, 24th at home), Flames (19th, 4th on road)
- Recent History vs. Flames
- Nov. 18, 2017 – Flames 5, Flyers 4 (F/OT) (at PHI)
- Dec. 4, 2017 – Flyers 5, Flames 2 (at CGY)
- Dec. 12, 2018 – Flames 6, Flyers 5 (F/OT) (at CGY)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Flames
- Claude Giroux – 15 GP, 2 G, 12 A, 14 P
- Jake Voracek – 23 GP, 5 G, 16 A, 21 P
- Sean Couturier – 11 GP, 4 G, 3 A, 7 P
- Milestone Watch
- Wayne Simmonds needs one goal to reach 200 as a Flyer.
- Travis Konecny needs three points to reach 100 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
