(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
It wasn't a pretty win, but perhaps Nolan Patrick's late goal in Anaheim is the spark the Flyers need.
A 3-2 win in Anaheim snapped the three-game losing streak with the Flyers beating a Ducks team with a lot of players out of the lineup and riding a losing streak.
The Los Angeles Kings are in a similar position. Until Sunday's late game-winning goal by Alec Martinez, the Kings were riding a six-game losing streak. The 5-7-0 Flyers come into Los Angeles to face the 3-7-1 Kings.
Game time is at 10:30 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Los Angeles Kings | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | Ilya Kovalchuk | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Jake Voracek | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | Drew Doughty | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Alex Iafallo | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Robert Hagg | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Tyler Toffoli | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Scott Laughton | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Jeff Carter | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 17 Ilya Kovalchuk |
| Last 5 Games: 0 G, 3 A, 3 P, -2 | Last 5 Games: 1 G, 3 A, 4 P, -7 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 37 Brian Elliott | 36 Jack Campbell |
| 3-5-0, 3.22 GAA, .889 SV% | 3-4-0, 2.72 GAA, .912 SV% |
The Flyers have not announced a goalie for Thursday's game, though it seemed like a place for Michal Neuvirth to get a start. Expect Brian Elliott to go as the team's No. 1, but nothing is certain at this point. Elliott did have a solid game in Anaheim in the win on Tuesday.
With Jonathan Quick out of the lineup long-term, the Kings will stick with Jack Campbell in net. Campbell has already made seven starts this season in Quick's absence. This is his first career game against the Flyers.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: James van Riemsdyk, Michael Raffl
Scratches: Andrew MacDonald, Tyrell Goulbourne, Cal Pickard
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 19 Nolan Patrick | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 22 Dale Weise | 40 Jordan Weal | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 21 Scott Laughton | 15 Jori Lehtera | 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 8 Robert Hagg | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 26 Christian Folin | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
The Flyers made no chances to the lineup in Wednesday's practice, so expect the same lines as in Tuesday's win.
Kings Projected Lineup
Injuries: Jonathan Quick, Jonny Brodzinski
Scratches: Oscar Fantenberg, Paul LaDue
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 19 Alex Iafallo | 11 Anze Kopitar | 23 Dustin Brown |
| 70 Tanner Pearson | 77 Jeff Carter | 73 Tyler Toffoli |
| 17 Ilya Kovalchuk | 9 Adrian Kempe | 22 Trevor Lewis |
| 13 Kyle Clifford | 44 Nate Thompson | 51 Austin Wagner |
| Defense | ||
| 24 Derek Forbort | 8 Drew Doughty | |
| 6 Jake Muzzin | 27 Alec Martinez | |
| 3 Dion Phaneuf | 61 Sean Walker | |
| Goalie | ||
| 36 Jack Campbell |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (22nd, 20th on road), Kings (28th, T-9th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (30th, 25th on road), Kings (19th, 19th at home)
- Recent History vs. Kings
- Oct. 5, 2017 – Kings 2, Flyers 0 (at LA)
- Dec. 18, 2017 – Kings 4, Flyers 1 (at PHI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Kings
- Claude Giroux – 15 GP, 3 G, 8 A, 11 P
- Jake Voracek – 23 GP, 5 G, 10 A, 15 P
- Travis Konecny – 3 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 P
- Brian Elliott – 16 GP, 5-7-2, 2.36 GAA, .917 SV%
- Michal Neuvirth – 6 GP, 1-3-1, 1.88 GAA, .928 SV%
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Radio: 93.3 WMMR
