Records:
Flyers: 21-9-4 (Second in Atlantic Division, fourth in Eastern conference)
Lightning: 14-17-3 (Fourth in Southeast Division, 13th in Eastern Conference)
Previous games
The Flyers fell to their Winter Classic counterpart on Friday, losing 4-2 to the Rangers in New York. The Flyers are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games, but have lost three of their last four (one game in a shootout in Colorado).
Tampa fell to the Avalanche, 2-1, on the road on Dec. 23 in overtime. The Bolts are 3-6-1 over their last 10 and own a 3-8-1 record since Nov. 27.
Who's hot?
Well, not the Flyers. Their eight goals during the recent 1-2-1 stretch are a season low for a four-game span. Four have been power-play goals, more than the Lightning have all month.
Scott Hartnell, however, has scored in three straight games vs. the Lightning. He has seven goals and six assists in 11 December games.
For Tampa: Steven Stamkos has five goals and four assists in his last four home games. Martin St. Louis has five goals over his last eight games overall.
Storylines
The Lightning have gone 2-0-1 against the Flyers in Tampa this year, splitting two games in February before a 2-1 victory Nov. 9 on Brett Connolly's overtime goal. Tampa Bay had been on a 4-0-1 run overall in this series before losing 5-2 in Philadelphia on Dec. 10.
In that game, Claude Giroux suffered a concussion that sidelined him four games.
NHL
Brayden Schenn will return to the Flyers' lineup on Wednesday. He was recently sidelined with an upper-body injury.
In net
Ilya Bryzgalov will be in net for the Flyers. He has struggled lately: Bryz has lost his last three starts while allowing 11 goals. His .895 save percentage this season ranks among the league's worst.
Bryzgalov has only faced 40 shots over two meetings with the Lightning this season, allowing two goals in each. He's 3-1-1 with a 2.07 GAA lifetime against them.
Tampa will likely run out Mathieu Garon, who has a 3.63 GAA lifetime vs. the Flyers. If not Garon, look for Dwayne Roloson, who has started each game during the Lightning's 2-0-1 home stretch vs. the Flyers.
Injuries
Flyers: Danny Briere (bruised hand), Sean Couturier (head), Erik Gustafsson (wrist), Chris Pronger (concussion, knee surgery), Blair Betts (lower-body injury).
Lightning: Ryan Shannon (lower-body injury), Nate Thompson (lower-body injury), Matt Gilroy (lower-body injury), Mattias Ohlung (arthroscopic knee surgeries).
Sound off
How important is it for the Flyers to get on a roll ahead of the Winter Classic?
The Associated Press contributed to this report.