NHL Friday: Canucks, Blackhawks highlight seven game night

With Simmonds also out of the lineup, the Flyers are down to 10 forwards for the remainder of the hockey game. They’ve not let Erskine go unnoticed in limited ice time since the hit, either, as Max Talbot and at least one other Flyer have spoken to him after the whistle. We’ll see if anything happens there.

But, back to the hit. Suspension worthy? You be the judge.

Here’s a full look at the schedule and tonight’s starting goaltenders:

It will be the first of three meetings between the teams this season.

With the two teams meeting in the playoffs in three consecutive years from 2009-2011 (all three meetings needing at least six games to be decided and two meetings resulting in a berth to the Conference Final), the Vancouver-Chicago rivalry has heated up quite a bit.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET with local coverage on CSN-Philly and CSN-DC, with Canadian coverage on RDS.