(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
It's been three days since the Flyers took the ice for a game, and it's still been plenty eventful with all the happenings within the organization as the team looks for a new GM.
The Flyers will be back on the ice on Saturday before another extended break with four days between games. A lot more could change in that time. In the meantime, the current team faces the Pittsburgh Penguins, a team that has certainly had its struggles this season. But last season's playoff series, when the Flyers were heavily outplayed by the Penguins, is still in recent memory.
Game time is at 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Pittsburgh Penguins | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 24 | 8 | 21 | 29 | Evgeni Malkin | 24 | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| Sean Couturier | 24 | 10 | 8 | 18 | Sidney Crosby | 21 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Jake Voracek | 24 | 6 | 12 | 18 | Phil Kessel | 24 | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| Travis Konecny | 24 | 7 | 8 | 15 | Jake Guentzel | 24 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 23 | 9 | 4 | 13 | Kris Letang | 23 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 19 Nolan Patrick | 87 Sidney Crosby |
| Last 5 Games: 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, -4 | Last 5 Games: 5 G, 4 A, 9 P, +3 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 41 Anthony Stolarz | 1 Casey DeSmith |
| 2 GP, 0-1-0, 3.40 GAA, .898 SV% | 15 GP, 6-3-3, 2.41 GAA, .924 SV% |
Anthony Stolarz gets a second straight start on Saturday. Stolarz played well on Tuesday before allowing three goals in the final five shots faced in the loss to Ottawa. He gets another shot against the Penguins.
With Matt Murray on the shelf, Casey DeSmith has served as the Penguins primary goalie and he's been solid this season with six wins and a 2.41 GAA.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Brian Elliott, Corban Knight
Scratches: Jordan Weal, Andrew MacDonald
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 19 Nolan Patrick | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 93 Jake Voracek | 21 Scott Laughton | 12 Michael Raffl |
| 22 Dale Weise | 15 Jori Lehtera | 23 Oskar Lindblom |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 8 Robert Hagg | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 26 Christian Folin | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 41 Anthony Stolarz |
Lineup Notes
The Flyers are trying a new-look second line with James van Riemsdyk back on left wing with Nolan Patrick at center and Wayne Simmonds at right wing. Jake Voracek was moved to the third line with Scott Laughton and Michael Raffl. Jori Lehtera comes back in the lineup as the fourth-line center. Jordan Weal comes out of the lineup. Defensively, Christian Folin re-entered the lineup for Andrew MacDonald.
Penguins Projected Lineup
Injuries: Justin Schultz, Matt Murray, Patric Hornqvist, Matt Cullen
Scratches: Derek Grant, Chad Ruhwedel
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 59 Jake Guentzel | 87 Sidney Crosby | 12 Dominik Simon |
| 14 Tanner Pearson | 71 Evgeni Malkin | 81 Phil Kessel |
| 46 Zach Aston-Reese | 19 Derick Brassard | 17 Bryan Rust |
| 10 Garrett Wilson | 15 Riley Sheahan | 41 Daniel Sprong |
| Defense | ||
| 8 Brian Dumoulin | 58 Kris Letang | |
| 73 Jack Johnson | 6 Jamie Oleksiak | |
| 3 Olli Maatta | 50 Juuso Riikola | |
| Goalie | ||
| 1 Casey DeSmith |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (26th, 23rd on road), Penguins (8th, 28th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (30th, 28th on road), Penguins (6th, 20th at home)
- Recent History vs. Penguins
- Nov. 27, 2017 – Penguins 5, Flyers 4 (F/OT) (at PIT)
- Jan. 2, 2018 – Penguins 5, Flyers 1 (at PHI)
- March 7, 2018 – Penguins 5, Flyers 2 (at PHI)
- March 25, 2018 – Penguins 5, Flyers 4 (F/OT) (at PIT)
- 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs
- Game 1 – April 11, 2018 – Penguins 7, Flyers 0 (at PIT)
- Game 2 – April 13, 2018 – Flyers 5, Penguins 1 (at PIT)
- Game 3 – April 15, 2018 – Penguins 5, Flyers 1 (at PHI)
- Game 4 – April 18, 2018 – Penguins 5, Flyers 0 (at PHI)
- Game 5 – April 20, 2018 – Flyers 4, Penguins 2 (at PIT)
- Game 6 – April 22, 2018 – Penguins 8, Flyers 5 (at PHI)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Penguins
- Claude Giroux – 44 GP, 14 G, 31 A, 45 P
- Shayne Gostisbehere – 12 GP, 3 G, 9 A, 12 P
- Jake Voracek – 36 GP, 18 G, 17 A, 35 P
- Wayne Simmonds – 32 GP, 13 G, 11 A, 24 P
- Milestone Watch
- James van Riemsdyk needs three points to reach 400 in his career.
- Jori Lehtera will play in his 300th NHL game tonight.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
