Flyers Host Blue Jackets In Huge Metro Tilt

"Philadelphia Flyers 81 pts (35-24-11)
vs
Columbus Blue Jackets 79 pts (37-28-5)
7 p.m. ET
Wells Fargo Center � Philadelphia, PA
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 93.3 FM WMMR

Season Series/Schedule
Date Game GWG
12/23 PHI 1 @ CBJ 2 SO Pierre-Luc Dubois
2/16 PHI 2 @ CBJ 1 OT Sean Couturier
2/22 CBJ 1 @ PHI 2 Nolan Patrick
3/15 CBJ @ PHI

Team Leaders
Flyers Blue Jackets
Claude Giroux, 82 Points Artemi Panarin, 61
Sean Couturier, 29 Goals Artemi Panarin, 21
Jakub Voracek, 59 Assists Artemi Panarin, 40

Tonight's fourth and final regular season matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets might be the biggest game of the year so far. After a tremendous February record that seemed to cement a playoff spot, the Flyers have been sliding down the standings with a 1-5-1 start to March.
Meanwhile, the Blue Jackets have won five straight games and can draw even with the Flyers in the Metropolitan Division with a regulation win tonight. The Jackets have scored at least four goals in four out their last five wins.
Artemi Panarin and Seth Jones have been red hot during the Jackets current winning streak. Panarin as at least one point in each game with three goals and eight points in the five victories. Jones, who left Monday's win over Montreal early, has four goals and three assists in his last three games. He will be in the lineup tonight.

Probable Flyers Lineup
FORWARDS
Claude Giroux - Sean Couturier - Travis Konecny
Oskar Lindblom - Nolan Patrick - Jakub Voracek
Michael Raffl - Valtteri Filppula - Wayne Simmonds
Jori Lehtera - Scott Laughton - Matt Read
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Ivan Provorov - Shayne Gostisbehere
Andrew MacDonald - Travis Sanheim
Brandon Manning - Radko Gudas
GOALTENDER
Petr Mrazek (12-11-4, 2.88 GAA, .905 save %, 4 SO)
INJURY REPORT
G-Brian Elliott (core muscle) out, G-Michal Neuvirth (lower-body) out, D-Johnny Oduya (lower-body) out, D-Robert Hagg (lower-body) out

Probable Blue Jackets Lineup
FORWARDS
Artemi Panarin - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Cam Atkinson
Sonny Milano - Nick Foligno - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Boone Jenner - Alexander Wennberg - Thomas Vanek
Matt Calvert - Brandon Dubinsky - Mark Letestu
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Zach Werenski - Seth Jones
Jack Johnson - Ryan Murray
Ian Cole - David Savard
GOALTENDER
Sergei Bobrovsky (30-21-5, 2.42 GAA, .921 save %, 4 SO)
INJURY REPORT
D-Dean Kukan (upper-body) out, C-Matt Calvert (illness) out"