(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers road trip got off to an interesting start, rallying from a 5-2 deficit to force overtime before another quick goal against in the 3-on-3 ended the game.
The trip continues for the Flyers with another stop in Florida, this time to face the Panthers.
Game time is at 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Florida Panthers | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 36 | 13 | 31 | 44 | Jonathan Huberdeau | 36 | 9 | 33 | 42 |
| Jake Voracek | 36 | 9 | 20 | 29 | Aleksander Barkov | 36 | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| Sean Couturier | 34 | 14 | 14 | 28 | Mike Hoffman | 36 | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| Travis Konecny | 36 | 9 | 12 | 21 | Evgenii Dadonov | 36 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 36 | 11 | 5 | 16 | Keith Yandle | 36 | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 16 Aleksander Barkov |
| Last 5 Games: 2 G, 4 A, 6 P, +6 | Last 5 Games: 1 G, 5 A, 6 P, -2 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 79 Carter Hart | 34 James Reimer |
| 3 GP, 2-1-0, 2.36 GAA, .904 SV% | 20 GP, 6-7-3, 3.45 GAA, .888 SV% |
Carter Hart gets his next turn in goal, his first NHL start on the road. Hart suffered his first loss in his last start, a 4-3 decision to the Columbus Blue Jackets last Saturday.
James Reimer is expected to start for Florida after Roberto Luongo got the start in Friday's 5-3 loss to Montreal. Reimer made 26 saves in a win in his last start, but has just four appearance in December, one which came in relief.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Nolan Patrick, Brian Elliott, Anthony Stolarz, Corban Knight
Scratches: Jori Lehtera, Christian Folin
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 28 Claude Giroux | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 17 Wayne Simmonds | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 21 Scott Laughton | 40 Jordan Weal | 12 Michael Raffl |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 44 Phil Varone | 22 Dale Weise |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 6 Travis Sanheim | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 8 Robert Hagg | |
| 47 Andrew MacDonald | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 79 Carter Hart |
Lineup Notes
Nolan Patrick will be out for four or five days with an upper-body injury suffered in Thursday's loss in Tampa. Jordan Weal slots back into the lineup in his place.
Panthers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Jamie McGinn, Derek MacKenzie, Vincent Trocheck, Nick Bjugstad
Scratches: Michael Haley, Alex Petrovic
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 11 Jonathan Huberdeau | 16 Aleksander Barkov | 63 Evgenii Dadonov |
| 72 Frank Vatrano | 95 Henrik Borgstrom | 68 Mike Hoffman |
| 22 Troy Brouwer | 90 Jared McCann | 62 Denis Malgin |
| 8 Jayce Hawryluk | 91 Juho Lammikko | 7 Colton Sceviour |
| Defense | ||
| 3 Keith Yandle | 5 Aaron Ekblad | |
| 19 Mike Matheson | 52 Mackenzie Weegar | |
| 55 Bogdan Kiselevich | 13 Mark Pysyk | |
| Goalie | ||
| 34 James Reimer |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (31st, 28th on road), Panthers (2nd, 6th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (28th, 28th on road), Panthers (23rd, T-18th at home)
- Recent History vs. Panthers
- Oct. 16, 2018 – Flyers 6, Panthers 5 (F/SO) (at PHI)
- Nov 13, 2018 – Panthers 2, Flyers 1 (at PHI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Panthers
- Travis Konecny – 7 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 5 P
- Claude Giroux – 36 GP, 9 G, 15 A, 24 P
- Shayne Gostisbehere – 9 GP, 2 G, 4 A, 6 P
- Milestone Watch
- Wayne Simmonds needs two goals to reach 200 as a Flyer.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
