Ottawa Senators (6-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (0-6-3, in the Metropolitan Division)
Philadelphia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers host the Ottawa Senators after the Senators knocked off the New York Islanders 2-1 in a shootout.
Philadelphia is 0-6-3 overall and 0-2-2 at home. The Flyers have a 0-4-2 record when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.
Ottawa is 6-2 overall and 3-1-0 in road games. The Senators have given up 20 goals while scoring 21 for a +1 scoring differential.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams meet this season. The Senators won 2-1 in the previous meeting.
INJURIES: Flyers: Travis Konecny: out (lower body), Nikita Grebenkin: out (upper-body), Cam York: day to day (upper body), Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper-body).
Senators: Ridly Greig: day to day (strain), Nikolas Matinpalo: out (upper body), Jake Sanderson: day to day (lower-body), William Eklund: out (ankle), Kurtis MacDermid: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.