Philadelphia Flyers (29-20-7, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (15-38-3, eighth in the Central Division)
Chicago; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Chicago Blackhawks after Owen Tippett scored two goals in the Flyers' 6-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Chicago is 15-38-3 overall and 11-14-2 at home. The Blackhawks have given up 198 goals while scoring 117 for a -81 scoring differential.
Philadelphia is 29-20-7 overall and 15-8-5 on the road. The Flyers have a 22-6-4 record when scoring three or more goals.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Dickinson has 17 goals and 10 assists for the Blackhawks. Nick Foligno has scored five goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
Travis Konecny has 26 goals and 28 assists for the Flyers. Tyson Foerster has scored three goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blackhawks: 1-8-1, averaging 1.5 goals, 2.6 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Flyers: 4-5-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.6 assists, 4.5 penalties and 10.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blackhawks: Luke Philp: out (undisclosed), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin), Connor Murphy: out (lower body), Nikita Zaitsev: out (knee).
Flyers: Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper body), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Tyson Foerster: day to day (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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