Flyers at Rangers preview

FLYERS (20-23-6) at RANGERS (21-20-7)
7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN, MSG, NHL.TV

Goalie Anthony Stolarz will make his first start since Dec. 15 for Philadelphia, which defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Monday and has outscored opponents 19-10 during its four-game winning streak.
Goalie Alexandar Georgiev will start for New York, which has won its past three games. Georgiev hasn't played since allowing seven goals on 40 shots in a 7-5 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jan. 13.

Players to watch

Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk scored a goal on Monday and has seven goals in his past six games.
Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad has nine points (five goals, four assists) during a five-game point streak.

They said it

"It's important, you always worry when you have breaks like that, you worry about the Christmas break let alone this seven-day one. ... We're all pretty focused now as far as what we have to get done on the ice so I think everyone did the right things [Sunday] and day before."-- Flyers forward Travis Konecny
"Sometimes that break does you an awful lot of good not only physically but mentally as well. " -- Rangers coach David Quinn on his team, which hasn't played since Jan. 19

Flyers projected lineup

James van Riemsdyk -- Claude Giroux -- Travis Konecny
Oskar Lindblom -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
Scott Laughton -- Nolan Patrick -- Wayne Simmonds
Phil Varone
-- Mikhail Vorobyev -- Michael Raffl
Ivan Provorov -- Travis Sanheim
Christian Folin -- Andrew MacDonald
Robert Hagg -- Radko Gudas
Anthony Stolarz
Carter Hart
Scratched: Jori Lehtera, Mike McKenna
Injured: Corban Knight (collarbone), Brian Elliott (lower body), Michal Neuvirth (lower body), Shayne Gostisbehere (lower body)

Rangers projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Vladislav Namestnikov
Jimmy Vesey -- Kevin Hayes -- Brett Howden
Filip Chytil -- Ryan Strome -- Jesper Fast
Cody McLeod -- Boo Nieves
Marc Staal -- Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei -- Adam McQuaid
Kevin Shattenkirk -- Neal Pionk
Brendan Smith
Alexandar Georgiev
Henrik Lundqvist
Scratched: Pavel Buchnevich
Injured: Fredrik Claesson (shoulder), Mats Zuccarello (foot infection)

Status report

The Flyers did not hold a morning skate. ... Gostisbehere will miss his second straight game after sustaining a lower-body injury in warmups Monday. ... Zuccarello is considered day to day. ... The Rangers will go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen, scratching Buchnevich. Quinn said there's a chance one of the defensemen could play wing at some point, depending on the game situation.

Stat pack

The Rangers are 13-3-1 against the Flyers at Madison Square Garden since March 26, 2014. ... New York is 6-1-0 on games played Tuesday this season. ... The Flyers last won five straight games from Feb. 16-26, when they won six in a row. ... Gudas needs two points for 100 in the NHL.