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Philadelphia hosts Winnipeg after overtime victory

Winnipeg Jets (32-25-5, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (34-20-7, third in the Metropolitan Division)

Philadelphia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hosts the Winnipeg Jets after the Flyers beat Columbus 4-3 in overtime.

The Flyers are 20-5-4 at home. Philadelphia has converted on 20.5% of power-play opportunities, scoring 41 power-play goals.

The Jets are 16-11-2 on the road. Winnipeg has given up 37 power-play goals, killing 76.3% of opponent chances.

In their last meeting on Dec. 15, Winnipeg won 7-3.

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TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 21 goals, adding 33 assists and totalling 54 points. Claude Giroux has totalled eight assists over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.

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Kyle Connor leads the Jets with 30 goals and has recorded 63 points. Patrik Laine has recorded 12 points over the last 10 games for Winnipeg.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 7-2-1, averaging 3.7 goals, seven assists, 3.3 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while allowing 2.3 goals per game with a .930 save percentage.

Flyers: 7-3-0, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.9 assists, 3.7 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game with a .903 save percentage.

INJURIES: Flyers: Shayne Gostisbehere: day to day (knee), Justin Braun: out (illness).

Jets: None listed.

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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