Panthers defensemen have a combined seven goals and 14 points in their last six games, while the Flyers defense leads the NHL with 55 points (13g-42a)… Wayne Simmonds has points in three of his last five games (3g-1a), while Michael Raffl has three points (2g-1a) in his last four… Vincent Trocheck leads the team in the last 11 games with 10 points (3g-7a)… The Panthers activated Nick Bjugstad, who has yet to play this season, from injured reserve… He has posted at least 15 goals in each of his last three season for Florida.

2. HOME FOR ONE, ROAD FOR TWO

Florida returns home after a four-game road trip where they went 3-1-0… They have also won four of their last five, and five of their last seven… At home, the Panthers have six of their 10 victories with a 6-3-0 record… The Flyers hit the road for a two-game trip after a four-game homestand where they went 2-1-1… This is the Flyers first road game since Nov. 11 at Toronto and fourth road game in a 22-day span… The Flyers are 3-4-1 on the road.

3. ITS NOT ALWAYS SUNNY

The Flyers play a back-to-back set in the state of Florida… Its their sixth set of back-to-back games owning a 2-3-0 record in the first and a significantly better mark of 4-0-1 in the second… The Flyers have dropped three straight at Florida and four of their last five visits to Sunrise… At Tampa, they have dropped eight of their last nine visits, however their last meeting at Tampa was a 3-1 win to break an eight-game losing skid.

4. VS. EACH OTHER

Nearly half of the Flyers roster (11 of 23 players) were born on or after the year that Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr made his NHL debut in 1990… This will be Jagr's 97th game against the Flyers, he has 120 points (47g-73a) in his career against Philadelphia… Nick Cousins and Shayne Gostisbehere each have one goal in their only game against the Panthers… Flyers captain Claude Giroux scored his first NHL goal at Florida in 2009… Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck has six points (1g-5a) in six career games, while Reilly Smith has six goals and seven points in nine career games against the Flyers.

5. PLAYERS TO WATCH:

FLYERS (RW: #11 - Travis Konecny)

The 19-year-old rookie has three of his four goals, and seven of his 11 points, playing on the road… Konecny also ranks second on the Flyers in even straight points (9), while leading the team in assists at even strength (7)… Recently, he has three of his four goals in the last eight games.

PANTHERS (D: #5 - Aaron Ekblad)

After a tough start to the year, Ekblad has found his scoring touch, posting three goals in his last four games… The 20-year-old d-man leads the Panthers in ice-time, averaging over 23 minutes (23:04), which is over a full minute from his first two seasons average in the NHL… Ekblad was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft held in Philadelphia and scored his first NHL goal against the Flyers.

TODAY AT 50

On November 22, 1998… Against the Florida Panthers, the new version of the Legion of Doom line, now featuring agitating winger Keith Jones as the third member with Lindros & LeClair account for both Philadelphia goals in a 2-1 road win over the Florida Panthers… Eric Lindros sets up Jones, who scored the game-winner just 26 seconds into overtime. Former Panthers goalie John Vanbiesbrouck earns the win with 25 saves in a game in which the Flyers are limited to 16 shots.