Fresh off of a lackluster offensive showing in the 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in their last game, the Philadelphia Flyers hoped to avoid a two-game losing streak as they faced off with the Minnesota Wild. On the opposite side of things, the Wild were aiming to kick start a two-game winning streak after beating the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 6-5 on Thursday and further put themselves back into the Western Conference playoff picture.
Carter Hart got the nod from Alain Vigneault and opposed Alex Stalock on the opposite end of the rink.