Flyers (36-32-8) vs. Islanders (35-28-12)
7 p.m. on CSN, CSNPhilly.com and the NBC Sports App; Pregame Live at 6:30
The Flyers welcome the New York Islanders to the Wells Fargo Center Thursday on a busy night in the wild card.
Here are five things to know for the game:
1. Let's get wild
Ready for some movement in the Eastern Conference playoff race?
The four teams ahead of the Flyers for the second wild card are all in action Thursday.
The Bruins (vs. Stars) still lead the pack with 86 points, followed by the Lightning (vs. Red Wings) with 83. The Islanders come to Philadelphia with 82 points, while the Hurricanes (vs. Blue Jackets) also have 82.
And one more team to follow: the Maple Leafs (at Predators), who lead the Bruins by only one point for third place in Atlantic Division.
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2. Time to streak?
With all the inconsistency, the Flyers are looking to win three games in a row for the first time since Jan. 22-25.
The final six contests for the Flyers are no cakewalks because every single one is against the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers are 9-13-2 in divisional play and have a record of 6-9-1 against the remaining clubs on the schedule.
They still have to play the Blue Jackets and Rangers, two top-five NHL teams.
And they also get the Devils twice more, a team that has won the first three meetings between the two by a combined score of 14-3.
We'll see if the Flyers can flip the script and make things interesting.
"We're not going to quit until the end of the season," Travis Konecny said Tuesday. "That's the way we are. It's the character of our team. It's the things we've shown all year.
"Our games may not show it at times, our scores, but I think each and every night we always compete, we always battle. I think things are starting to happen for us."
3. Weal's turning
Jordan Weal has provided a legitimate jolt to the Flyers, who desperately needed offense.
He'll see more and more ice time if he continues to perform the way he has in the past two games, putting up two goals and an assist.
Dave Hakstol has liked the early chemistry on the new second line of Weal, Valtteri Filppula and Wayne Simmonds.
"I think right now, Wayne Simmonds is playing some of his best hockey of the year in terms of a power forward game," Hakstol said Tuesday. "He is just a straight forward, power forward right now. He is very tough to handle down low and I think that is adding an element for Fil and Weal there."
4. Keep an eye on ...
Flyers: Shayne Gostisbehere has looked like his old self offensively the past two games in which he has one goal and two assists. He's been active with nine shots, while his point blast looks sharp. The Flyers will need more of that the rest of the way.
Islanders: It has to be John Tavares, who does so much for the Islanders. The captain has 28 goals and 37 assists this season. Twelve of his 65 points have come in the previous 12 games. He also has put up 15 goals and 14 assists in 37 career games against the Flyers.
5. This and that
* Steve Mason will make his 14th start in the last 16 games. Over his past 13 outings, Mason is 8-4-1 with a 2.10 goals-against average and .926 save percentage.
* Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss has been tough on the Flyers in two starts this season, going 1-0-1 with a 1.95 goals-against average and .951 save percentage.
* New York has lost two straight games and six of its last nine.
* Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk is likely to return from a foot injury that has sidelined him since March 5.