(Kate Frese/Sports Talk Philly)
By Bill Minchin, Sports Talk Philly
The Philadelphia Flyers (7-7-3) are back on the Wells Fargo Center ice tonight when they host NHL points leader Mark Scheifele and the Winnipeg Jets (9-7-2) Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
| Flyers Leaders | GP | G | A | P | Jets Leaders | GP | G | A | P |
| Jake Voracek | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | Mark Scheifele | 18 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Claude Giroux | 17 | 4 | 12 | 16 | Patrik Laine | 18 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 17 | 8 | 7 | 15 | Nikolaj Ehlers | 18 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Travis Konecny | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | Blake Wheeler | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Brayden Schenn | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | Dustin Byfuglien | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 26 Blake Wheeler |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, +2 | Last 5 Games: 2 G, 2 A, 4 P, +1 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 35 Steve Mason | 37 Connor Hellebuyck |
| 3-5-3, 3.24 GAA, .884 SV% | 7-4-0, 2.45 GAA, .916 SV% |
Steve Mason is back between the pipes for the Flyers. Mason has been criticized for his play this season but overall his numbers have gotten better over the last few weeks. His goals against has gradually gone down while the save percentage has slowly increased.
Connor Hellebuyck has entrenched himself as the number one for the Jets. Hellebuyck has taken the reigns from the departed Ondrej Pavelec.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Scratches: Roman Lyubimov, Nick Schultz, Shayne Gostisbehere, Boyd Gordon, Michal Neuvirth
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 10 Brayden Schenn | 28 Claude Giroux | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 11 Travis Konecny | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 24 Matt Read |
| 76 Chris VandeVelde | 25 Nick Cousins | 22 Dale Weise |
| Defense | ||
| 15 Michael Del Zotto | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 23 Brandon Manning | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 32 Mark Streit | |
| Goalie | ||
| 35 Steve Mason |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (2nd, 4th at home), Jets (18th, 27th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (25th, 16th at home), Jets (16th, 7th on road)
- Tonight is the second of five Heritage Nights. The game will honor tough guys in Flyers history.
- Milestone Watch
- Claude Giroux needs three points to move into 10th all-time in Flyers history, passing Simon Gagne.
Where to Watch
TV: CSN
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
