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UPDATE (3 PM EDT)
Alain Vigneault reported that Jakub Voracek is unavailable to play tomorrow against Tampa Bay. No further information was allowed to be given. Joel Farabee will skate in his place on RW1. James van Riemsdyk will re-enter the lineup at LW3.
Additionally, Shayne Gostisbehere will play on Saturday, paired with Justin Braun. Robert Hägg will be scratched.
Carter Hart will get the start in goal, opposed by Andrei Vasilevskiy. Steven Stamkos remains unavailable for Tampa.
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A multi-goal performance by the Philadelphia Flyers' second line, including three assists by center Kevin Hayes, lifted the team to a 3-1 round-robin victory over the Washington Capitals Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Thursday. With the win, the Flyers (2-0-0 in the round-robin) have clinched at least the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. They will play Tama Bay on Saturday for the top seed.
Scott Laughton (2nd goal of the postseason) scored the lone goal by either team in the first period. Travis Sanheim (1st) added to the lead in the second period with a 4-on-4 goal. Laughton (3rd) tallied again at 8:37 but Travis Boyd scored a deflection goal to cut the gap to 3-1 just 12 seconds later.
Brian Elliott went long stretches without seeing a shot but stepped up as needed in making 16 saves on 17 shots. Braden Holtby had little chance on any of the Flyers' goals, and stopped18 of 21 in a losing cause.
For highlights, analysis and more from Thursday's game,
click here . News and notes from Friday's practice inside the Bubble are forthcoming later today.
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