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By Rob Riches, Sports Talk Philly contributor
The trade deadline has come and gone, and while the Flyers didn't sell off as many assets as many of us expected, they were still fairly active on deadline day.
For the most part, the Flyers didn't throw the baby out with the bathwater, and look the same — aside from the addition of Valtteri Filppula and subtraction of Mark Streit. They welcome a Florida Panthers team to town that has been active in their own right, by bringing in Thomas Vanek from Detroit and a pair of prospects from New Jersey and Tampa Bay.
The puck will drop at 7 p.m., and will wrap up the Flyers-Panthers season series.
| Flyers Leaders | GP | G | A | P | Panthers Leaders | GP | G | A | P |
| Jake Voracek | 62 | 17 | 34 | 51 | Vincent Trocheck | 60 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| Claude Giroux | 62 | 12 | 33 | 45 | Aleksander Barkov | 47 | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 62 | 27 | 17 | 44 | Jonathan Marchessault | 55 | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| Brayden Schenn | 59 | 19 | 22 | 41 | Jaromir Jagr | 62 | 12 | 23 | 35 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 56 | 7 | 27 | 34 | Keith Yandle | 62 | 3 | 29 | 32 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 17 Wayne Simmonds | 11 Jonathan Huberdeau |
| Last 5 Games: 4 G, 0 A, 4 P, +1 | Last 5 Games: 0 G, 3 A, 3 P, -2 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 35 Steve Mason | 1 Roberto Luongo |
| 17-17-6, 2.83 GAA, .903 SV% | 17-15-6, 2.70 GAA, .914 SV% |
Steve Mason makes his second-consecutive start for the Flyers, after saving all 33 shots he faced on Tuesday for his second shutout of the season and 13th as a Flyer.
Roberto Luongo figures to start for the Panthers. Though he's been struggling a bit lately, he made 23 saves on 25 shots in the Panthers' last game — a 3-2 win against Carolina.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Scratches: Travis Konecny, Roman Lyubimov, Brandon Manning, Michael Raffl
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 40 Jordan Weal | 28 Claude Giroux | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 10 Brayden Schenn | 51 Valtteri Filppula | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 25 Nick Cousins | 14 Sean Couturier | 22 Dale Weise |
| 76 Chris VandeVelde | 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 24 Matt Read |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 55 Nick Schultz | |
| 3 Radko Gudas | 15 Michael Del Zotto | |
| Goalie | ||
| 35 Steve Mason |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (8th, 9th at home), Panthers (25th, 17th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (17th, 12th at home), Panthers (3rd, 4th on road)
- Recent History vs. Panthers
- Dec. 6, 2016 - Aleksander Barkov got the Panthers started early, but a pair of goals from Wayne Simmonds and a go-ahead tally in the third from Jakub Voracek lifted the Orange and Black to a 3-2 win.
- Nov. 22, 2016 - Thanks to goals from Wayne Simmonds, Dale Weise (his first as a Flyer) and Nick Cousins, the Flyers were able to hold the Panthers off, 3-1. Reilly Smith scored the lone Panthers goal. Steve Mason turned away 38 of 39 shots he faced. Jussi Jokinen also scored for the Panthers, while Steve Mason shined with a 42-save performance.
- Milestone Watch
- Matt Read is three away from 100 career assists.
Where to Watch
TV: CSN
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
