The Flyers are back home tonight against the New Jersey Devils. Another game against another playoff bound team, another game to figure out if they have broken out of their slump or not.
Season series tied at 2 games a piece. Devils won the last meeting March 1 a 2-1 shootout in Jersey.
The Devils are coming off a 4-0 loss to the Senators on Sunday. The Flyers are coming off a 4-2 win over the Thrashers on Saturday.
Peter Forsberg will be back in the lineup after missing a game with a sore knee.
Also back will be Sami Kapanen from a sore shoulder and Michal Handzus playing thru his shoulder injury.
Even with getting three players back injuries for the Flyers include Kim Johnsson and Chris Therien out with head injuries and of course Keith Primeau is out for the season.
Injuries for the Devils include Darren Langdon and Richard Matvichuck
Antero Niittymaki will get his second straight start in goal.
Flyers are now 4 points behind the Rangers for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Both teams have 14 games remaining. Of those games, 3 are between the two teams. Flyers play the Devils 4 more times, including tonight. Other games for the Flyers are 1 against the Senators, Sabers and Penguins, two against Toronto and the Islanders.
With all the division games, especially against the Devils and Rangers for the Flyers to have home ice advantage going into the playoffs they need to really do well.