Dallas Stars (26-12-5, third in the Central Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (24-14-6, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers come into a matchup against the Dallas Stars as winners of four consecutive games.
Philadelphia has a 24-14-6 record overall and a 10-8-2 record in home games. The Flyers are sixth in NHL play serving 10.9 penalty minutes per game.
Dallas has gone 12-4-3 on the road and 26-12-5 overall. The Stars have gone 24-6-3 when scoring at least three goals.
Thursday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Stars won the last meeting 5-4 in overtime.
TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny has 21 goals and 20 assists for the Flyers. Owen Tippett has scored four goals with one assist over the last 10 games.
Roope Hintz has 18 goals and 22 assists for the Stars. Tyler Seguin has scored six goals with four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 5-3-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Stars: 6-3-1, averaging 4.5 goals, 7.6 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flyers: Sean Couturier: day to day (undisclosed), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Jamie Drysdale: day to day (illness).
Stars: Scott Wedgewood: day to day (lower body), Miro Heiskanen: out (lower body), Jerad Rosburg: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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