Cam Talbot

Rangers goalie Cam Talbot, positioning himself to stop a shot by Flyers winger R.J. Umberger, has shut out the Flyers twice this season in two games. (Lori M. Nichols | South Jersey Times)

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers need to rebound fast from a tough week that's included two road losses against teams below them in the standings and a beloved team leader who's expected emotional return Saturday night against the Rangers is off.

Four-time All-Star defenseman Kimmo Timonen, out all season due to blood clots, won't be making his season debut is this nationally televised game because he was traded Friday night to the Chicago Blackhawks for two draft picks.

Other storylines include:

• Flyers goalie Steve Mason will make his first start since undergoing Feb. 10 arthroscopic knee surgery.

• Rangers goalie Cam Talbot, 8-1-2 in net since Henrik Lundqvist suffered a throat injury in early February, will try to make it three shutouts in a row this season against the Flyers.

• The Rangers, 8-0-2 in their last 10 and winners of four straight, is contending for a division title.

• The Flyers, coming off road losses to Carolina and Toronto, will look to gain ground in their playoff chase, which currently has them trailing Boston by six points for the last spot in the East.

• Right wing Jakub Voracek still is making a strong bid to become the first Flyers player ever to win an NHL scoring title, as he'll go into the game in a four-way tie for the lead. Voracek, Islanders center John Tavares, Washington center Nicklas Backstrom and injured Chicago right wing Patrik Kane all had 64 points through Friday's games.

Here is everything that you need to know about how you can watch the game:

Matchup: New York Rangers at Flyers

When: Saturday, 8 p.m.

Where: Wells Fargo Center; Philadelphia

TV: NBC (Mike Emrick, Ed Olczyk and Pierre McGuire)

Radio: 97.5 FM the Fanatic (Tim Saunders, Steve Coates).

Here are the projected lineups:

FLYERS

Forward lines

12 Michael Raffl, 28 Claude Giroux, 17 Wayne Simmonds

24 Matt Read 14 Sean Couturier, 93 Jakub Voracek

25 Ryan White, 10 Brayden Schenn, 18 R.J. Umberger

76 Chris VandeVelde, 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, 40 Vincent Lecavalier.

Defense pairs

55 Nick Schultz, 32 Mark Streit

8 Nicklas Grossmann, 5 Braydon Coburn

15 Michael Del Zotto, 22 Luke Schenn

Goaltender

35 Steve Mason

RANGERS

Forward lines

61 Rick Nash, 16-Derick Brassard, 36 Mats Zuccarello

20 Chris Kreider, 21 Derek Stepan, 26 Martin St. Louis

62 Carl Hagelin, 13 Kevin Hayes, 10 J.T. Miller

15 Tanner Glass, 28 Dominic Moore, 12 Lee Stempniak

Defense pairs

27 Ryan McDonagh, 5 Dan Girardi

18 Marc Staal, 8 Kevin Klein

17 John Moore, 22 Dan Boyle

Goaltender

33 Cam Talbot

Here are 5 stories you need to read before the opening faceoff:

1. Kimmo Timonen enjoyed long run with Flyers, but fired up about trade to Chicago Blackhawks

2. Flyers GM Ron Hextall gave Kimmo Timonen option to stay or go

3. Kimmo Timonen's comeback won't be with Flyers, who deal blueliner to Chicago Blackhawks

4. 49 shots and still lose? Flyers hadn't done that since Craig Berube scored only goal in 1991

5. Ex-ref Paul Stewart on Flyers great Eric Lindros' defamation suit: "The truth is always your shield"

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