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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers are in the middle of a long stretch of games against Western Conference opponents. They'll get to know the Minnesota Wild pretty well over the next few days.
The Flyers host the Wild on Saturday night in the first of a home-and-home that wraps up on the road on Tuesday night next week.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Minnesota Wild | GP | G | A | P |
| Jake Voracek | 16 | 4 | 17 | 21 | Jason Zucker | 15 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Claude Giroux | 16 | 9 | 11 | 20 | Eric Staal | 15 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Sean Couturier | 16 | 10 | 9 | 19 | Jared Spurgeon | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 13 | 1 | 14 | 15 | Ryan Suter | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Chris Stewart | 15 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 93 Jake Voracek | 16 Jason Zucker |
| Last 5 Games: 2 G, 3 A, 5 P, +3 | Last 5 Games: 5 G, 1 A, 6 P, +4 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 37 Brian Elliott | 40 Devan Dubnyk |
| 6-3-1, 2.90 GAA, .903 SV% | 5-6-1, 2.77 GAA, .914 SV% |
After arguably his best start as a Flyer, making 38 saves on 39 shots, Brian Elliott gets the call again on Saturday night against Minnesota. Elliott makes his 11th start of the season, with wins in six of those starts so far.
Devan Dubnyk snapped a three-game losing streak in a big way, making 41 saves in a 3-0 shutout win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Dubnyk is back between the pipes for the Wild for the sixth straight game.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Andrew MacDonald (lower-body), Nolan Patrick (upper-body)
Scratches: Matt Read, Mark Alt
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 11 Travis Konecny | 51 Valtteri Filppula | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 40 Jordan Weal | 15 Jori Lehtera | 22 Dale Weise |
| 20 Taylor Leier | 21 Scott Laughton | 12 Michael Raffl |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 8 Robert Hagg | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 23 Brandon Manning | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
The Flyers will have the same lineup as in Thursday night's win over the Blackhawks.
Wild Projected Lineup
Injuries: Zach Parise, Charlie Coyle, Alex Stalock
Scratches: Gustav Olofsson
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 63 Tyler Ennis | 9 Mikko Koivu | 64 Mikael Granlund |
| 22 Nino Niederreiter | 12 Eric Staal | 16 Jason Zucker |
| 26 Daniel Winnik | 14 Joel Eriksson Ek | 19 Luke Kunin |
| 17 Marcus Foligno | 7 Matt Cullen | 10 Chris Stewart |
| Defense | ||
| 20 Ryan Suter | 46 Jared Spurgeon | |
| 25 Joonas Brodin | 24 Mathew Dumba | |
| 27 Kyle Quincey | 4 Mike Reilly | |
| Goalie | ||
| 40 Devan Dubnyk |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (13th, 15th at home), Wild (20th, 11th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-21st, 25th at home), Wild (T-9th, 20th on road)
- Recent History vs. Wild
- Nov. 12, 2016 – Flyers 3, Wild 2
- March 23, 2017 – Flyers 3, Wild 1
- Flyers Leaders vs. Wild
- Jake Voracek – 19 GP, 3 G, 14 A, 17 P
- Wayne Simmonds – 21 GP, 5 G, 10 A, 15 P
- Claude Giroux – 11 GP, 3 G, 3 A, 6 P
- Brian Elliott – 13 GP, 9-2-0, 2.07 GAA
- Milestone Watch
- Claude Giroux needs five points to reach 600 for his career and seven points to pass Rod Brind'Amour for 8th on the Flyers all-time list.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
