Dave Hakstol’s Philadelphia Flyers (15-12-7) return from an extended Christmas break on Sunday to start a three-game California road trip with a game against Bruce Boudreau’s Anaheim Ducks (12-15-6). For the Ducks, John Gibson is expected to start after coming in as a relief for Frederik Anderson in their last game. It seemed as if the Flyers would back into their five-day hiatus when faced with a 3-0 deficit on Monday against St. Louis, but they scored four times in the final 30 minutes for a 4-3 victory, capped by Evgeny Medvedev’s goal with just over three minutes left. “We have to play that upbeat style and in-your-face style of game”.
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The Anaheim Ducks have recalled former first round selection Shea Theodore twice already this season, but the 20-year-old defenseman has yet to see National Hockey League ice with the club. Nick Schultz fired wide of the net with a one-timer from the top of the left circle, but Voracek played the carom off the end boards and scored into a wide-open net with Gibson way out of position. Getzlaf’s only other goal was an empty-netter on November 16 at Carolina. The longest such streak in franchise history was 12 games, from March 15 through April 5, 2002….
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The Flyers, 2 for 18 on the power play over their previous eight games, grabbed a 2-1 lead at 2:26 of the second period against a penalty-killing unit that came in leading the league with an 87.7 percentage. He will not play in Anaheim but could be activated from the long-term injured reserve list before Wednesday’s game in San Jose. The Ducks will play their next game on Tuesday, when they take on the Calgary Flames. Wayne Simmons led the comeback with a pair of goals while Chris VandeVelde scored and Shayne Gostisbehere added two helpers.
