Flyers vs. Wild, 7 p.m. -- CSN

Records
Flyers: 26-12-4 (Second in Atlantic Division, fourth in Eastern Conference)

Wild: 22-16-7 (Second in Northwest Division, eighth in Western Conference)

Previous games
The Flyers started off the second leg of their 2011-12 season with a 4-2 loss to the Nashville Predators Saturday night in another rough outing for goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov.

The Wild are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues over the weekend. Minnesota has lost five of its last six games and is winless in its last nine on the road.

Whos hot?
Sean Couturier The 19-year-old rookie has scored a goal in each of his last four games and was recently selected, along with fellow Flyer Matt Read, to participate as one of 12 rookies at the NHL's All-Star Weekend.

Josh Harding In relief of the injured Niklas Backstrom, the backup goaltender stopped 47 of 49 shots in his team's 3-2 overtime loss to St. Louis on Saturday.

Storylines
Backstrom is expected to return to the starting lineup after battling an illness. He is 1-3-0 with a 3.72 GAA in four career games against the Flyers.

The Minnesota Wild have struggled on the road this season and are 0-7-2 away from the Xcel Energy Center since last beating the Phoenix Coyotes on Dec. 10. They are two losses away from matching an 11-game winless skid during the 2006-07 season and four losses away from tying their all-time road losing streak.

Injuries
Flyers: Jaromir Jagr (groin strain, day-to-day), James Van Riemsdyk (concussion), Chris Pronger (concussion, knee surgery), Blaire Betts (lower-body injury), Ian Laperriere (post-concussion syndrome).

Wild: Mikko Koivu (upper-body injury), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (concussion, groin), Jarod Palmer (upper-body injury), Guillaume Latendresse (post-concussion syndrome).

Sound off
Will the Flyers' success against Backstrom continue?