The win streak is over but the point streak is not.
The Flyers (24-23-7) on Saturday will try to earn at least a point for the 10th straight game when they host the Ducks (21-25-9).
Let's look at the essentials:
• When: 1 p.m. ET with Flyers Pregame Live at 12:30 p.m.
• Where: Wells Fargo Center
• Broadcast: NBC Sports Philadelphia
• Live stream: NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com and the NBC Sports MyTeams app
• The Flyers' 3-2 shootout loss Thursday to the Kings was doubly frustrating because they didn't play their best against the Western Conference's worst team and the eight-game win streak was ultimately decided by a skills competition.
However, the Flyers need to quickly refocus and realize they still have two more games left on a five-game homestand that can be highly successful if it's punctuated.
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That will be the newest test for the Flyers, who tend to play in streaks.
• Saturday is a busy day in the NHL as 28 teams play. The Flyers will want to take advantage of their matchup.
The Ducks have lost 18 of their last 20 games by a combined score of 76-32. They're currently on a six-game losing streak in which they've been outscored 31-6.
Meanwhile, two teams the Flyers are chasing have difficult road matchups Saturday as the Blue Jackets visit the Golden Knights and the Penguins play the NHL-best Lightning.
A good chance for the Flyers to gain some ground (see standings).
• It's back to the kid for the Flyers as Carter Hart returns to the net. Before receiving a night off Thursday, the 20-year-old had started nine of the Flyers' last 10 games.
Hart, of course, is rolling as he's 8-2-1 with a 2.36 goals-against average and .933 save percentage since Jan. 5.
He has won seven straight games and with a victory Saturday, he would match Jocelyn Thibault's NHL record of most consecutive wins by a goalie before his 21st birthday.
• Sean Couturier has put up at least a point in 11 of his last 12 games, a stretch in which he's been a plus-12 with seven goals and nine assists.
Since Oct. 30, the 26-year-old center has 42 points (19 goals, 23 assists) in 41 games.
Projected lineup
Forwards
James van Riemsdyk-Claude Giroux-Travis Konecny
Oskar Lindblom-Sean Couturier-Jakub Voracek
Scott Laughton-Nolan Patrick-Wayne Simmonds
Michael Raffl-Mikhail Vorobyev-Phil Varone
Defensemen
Ivan Provorov-Travis Sanheim
Andrew MacDonald-Shayne Gostisbehere
Robert Hagg-Radko Gudas
Goalies
Carter Hart
Anthony Stolarz
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