2. BEFORE BUH BYE
The Flyers have won four of their last five games, including three straight games, and are looking for four-straight wins for the first time since nearly a year ago when they won six in-a-row (Feb. 16-26)... The Jets have also won four of their last five, but dropped their last game (4-2 at DAL)... In addition to their overall streaks, the Flyers come in having won three straight games on home ice, while the Jets have dropped three of their last four road games... The Jets are ranked sixth in the NHL for most goals per-game (3.46), while also sixth in the league for fewest goals-against per-game (2.77).
3. CONTINUITY
In the Flyers three-game win streak, they have scored four or more goals in all three games, are averaging 5.3 GPG and have outscored the opposition 16 to 9... During the Flyers surge of four wins in their last five, they are led by James van Riemsdyk, who has six goals - He is tied with Sean Couturier for the lead with eight points... Claude Giroux leads with five assists and Shayne Gostisbehere leads the team with a plus-7 rating in the five games... Carter Hart has gotten the start in all five games, posting a 4-1-0 mark with a .927 save percentage... Overall, the Flyers roster is a +37 in the five games with two of their 20 goals scored at even strength.
4. THE 4 FROM '15
Four players from the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft will take the ice tonight, two for each team: Ivan Provorov (Flyers: 7th overall) has skated in 212 consecutive games since his NHL debut and leads the Flyers in avg. ice time (24:54)... Kyle Connor (Jets: 17th overall) is in his second full season and has 100 career points (52g-48a) in 144 games, while also recording six goals and 10 points in his last eight games... Travis Konecny (Flyers: 24th overall) has 101 career points (47g-54a) and will also play in his 200th NHL game tonight... Jack Roslovic (Jets: 25th overall) is in his first full season with the Jets - he has 79 career games over parts of the last three seasons with the Jets, recording 24 points (7g-17a).
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH:
FLYERS (C: #19 - Nolan Patrick)
Coming off his second two-goal night in his last three games played and has six points in his last three games... Also within that three-game span, his linemates have also taken off - both Wayne Simmonds (2-g-2a) and Scott Laughton (4a) each have four points... Last season following the All-Star break as a rookie, Patrick recorded 10 of his 13 goals and 21 of his 30 points through 33 games to the end of the regular season.
JETS (RW: #26 - Blake Wheeler)
He has not gone two straight games without a point in over two months, recording 37 points (6g-31a) in 29 games that point (Nov. 21)... Wheeler ranks second in the NHL with 52 assists and since the beginning of the 2015-16 season, Wheeler leads all NHL players in the assist department with 220 helpers in 293 games... Against the Flyers, Wheeler has seven points (3g-4a) in his last five games.
