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Lightning-Flyers preview

 
Published Dec. 16, 2014

.Tonight

Lightning at Flyers

When/where: 7, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

TV/radio: Sun Sports; 970-AM

Key stats: The Flyers (11-13-5) have won two straight, allowing two combined goals to the Devils and Hurricanes, after losing four of five on a road trip. Former Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier is day to day with a lower body injury after begin a healthy scratch for the first time in his career. He has two goals and six points in 16 games. … The Lightning won all three meetings last season, and beat the Flyers 4-3 in Tampa. … The Flyers have the third-ranked power play (24 percent) and 29th-ranked penalty kill (74 percent). … G Evgeni Nabokov, expected to start tonight, is 10-4 with a 2.69 goals-against average in 17 career games against Philadelphia.