Jack Skille will sit out tonight’s game due to his shoulder acting up again, and Sean Bergenheim is the healthy scratch. After his recent callup, defenseman Tyson Strachan will get a start in place of Dmitry Kulikov, who is resting due to a “lower body injury.”
Today’s starting lineups, according to NHL.COM
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Forwards
First Line: Scott Hartnell – Claude Giroux – Brayden Schenn
Second Line: Matt Read – Sean Couturier – Wayne Simmonds
Third Line: Tom Sestito – Maxime Talbot – Jakub Voracek
Fourth Line: Jody Shelley – Ben Holmstrom – Harry ZolnierczykDefensemen:
First Pair: Kimmo Timonen – Braydon Coburn
Second Pair: Erik Gustafsson – Andrej Meszaros
Third Pair: Matt Carle – Marc-Andre BourdonFLORIDA PANTHERS
Forwards:
First Line: Tomas Fleischmann – Stephen Weiss – Kris Versteeg
Second Line: Shawn Matthias – Marcel Goc – Mikael Samuelsson
Third Line: Scottie Upshall – John Madden – Tomas Kopecky
Fourth Line: Krys Barch – Mike Santorelli – Matt BradleyDefensemen:
First Pairing: Jason Garrison – Mike Weaver
Second Pairing: Brian Campbell – Erik Gudbranson
Third Pairing: Keaton Ellerby – Tyson Strachan
Ilya Bryzgalov (18-10-4) gets the nod for the Flyers, while Jose Theodore (14-9-5) will start for the Panthers.