Tonight's game notes: Flyers at Penguins

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Flyers at Penguins, 7 p.m., CSN

Records:

Flyers: 21-10-4 (Second in Atlantic Division, fourth in Eastern conference)

Penguins: 21-11-4 (Third in Atlantic Division, fifth in Eastern Conference)

Previous games

The Flyers have lost their last two games. They lost 4-2 to the Rangers in a Winter Classic preview on Dec. 23 and then were beaten 5-1 by the Lightning in Tampa on Tuesday.

The Penguins are riding a four-game winning streak into the Flyers game. They have beaten the Sabres, Blackhawks, Jets and Hurricanes.

In net

Sergei Bobrovsky gets the nod against the Penguins (see full blog post). With Ilya Bryzgalov struggling, it's possible that "Bob" might even get the start in the Winter Classic on Monday.

Who's hot?

Scott Hartnell has a point in the Flyers last four games. He has six points, two goals and four assists in that span.

For the Penguins: James Neal has a goal in the last four games and has an eight-game point streak. Evgeni Malkin also has an eight-game point streak on the line and has 18 points in that span. Malkin (42 points) is two behind Claude Giroux.

Storylines

Jaromir Jagr and Max Talbot will make their returns to Pittsburgh. The last time Jagr was in Pittsburgh, he was a member of the Rangers and was booed by Penguins fans.

This is the last game for the Flyers before the Winter Classic on Jan. 2 at Citizens Bank Park. The Flyers are looking to stop their skid and head into the Classic against the Rangers with some momentum.

Injuries

Flyers: Danny Briere (bruised hand), Sean Couturier (head), Erik Gustafsson (wrist), Chris Pronger (concussion, knee surgery), Blair Betts (lower-body injury).

Penguins: Paul Martin (leg), Robert Bortuzzo (concussion), Sidney Crosby (concussion), Richard Park (fractured foot), Kris Letang (concussion), Dustin Jeffrey (ACL), Boris Valabik (knee).

Sound off

How important is it for the Flyers to win this game going into the Winter Classic?

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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