Scouting the Flyers

Given their situation — after last night’s rough loss — the Kings didn’t draw the best dance partner tonight. The Philadelphia Flyers were riding high, with a 7-0-1 streak, before they suffered a 5-0 loss to Florida on Monday and a 6-2 loss at Vancouver on Tuesday. Flyers goalie Michael Leighton, who has not played this season after recovering from back surgery, will reportedly start tonight. Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen (lower-body injury) is questionable to play tonight, but forward Jody Shelley will serve the first of his two-game suspension tonight. In stories today, Philly.com looks at Leighton’s return to action, as well as Timonen’s status for tonight. Here’s how the Flyers and Kings are expected to line up tonight, followed by the Flyers’ roster…

FLYERS LINEUP
Andreas Nodl-Mike Richards-Claude Giroux
Scott Hartnell-Danny Briere-Ville Leino
James van Riemsdyk-Jeff Carter-Nikolay Zherdev
Daniel Carcillo-Blair Betts-Darroll Powe

Kimmo Timonen-Braydon Coburn
Andrej Meszaros-Matt Carle
Sean O’Donnell-Oskars Bartulis

Michael Leighton

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KINGS LINEUP
Sturm-Kopitar-Brown
Smyth-Stoll-Williams
Clifford-Handzus-SImmonds
Richardson-Lewis-Westgarth

Johnson-Doughty
Scuderi-Greene
Martinez-Drewiske

Bernier

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FLYERS ROSTER
3 — Oskars Bartulis — D
5 — Braydon Coburn — D
6 — Sean O’Donnell — D
11 — Blair Betts — C
13 — Daniel Carcillo — LW
15 — Andreas Nodl — RW
17 — Jeff Carter — C
18 — Mike Richards — C
19 — Scott Hartnell — LW
21 — James van Riemsdyk — LW
22 — Ville Leino — LW
25 — Matt Carle — D
27 — Erik Gustafsson — D
28 — Claude Giroux — RW
36 — Darroll Powe — C
41 — Andrej Meszaros — D
44 — Kimmo Timonen — D
45 — Jody Shelley — LW
48 — Danny Briere — RW
93 — Nikolay Zherdev — RW

33 — Brian Boucher — G
35 — Sergei Bobrovsky — G
49 — Michael Leighton — G

INJURED-RESERVE LIST
8 — Matt Walker — D
14 — Ian Laperriere — RW
20 — Chris Pronger — D

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