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Hart will start Saturday in Minnesota.

Hart allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Flyers' loss in Colorado on Wednesday. Hart has won four of his last five starts while posting an impressive 1.83 GAA and .933 SV%. Tonight he faces a Wild team that is heating up, having won six of their last eight games while scoring 4.00 goals per game.

Carter Hart
Hart will start Wednesday in Colorado.

Hart allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Flyers' win over the Senators on Saturday. Hart extended his winning streak to four, posting a 1.51 GAA and .944 SV% in the process. As terrific as Hart has been, he draws a tough matchup in Colorado. The Avalanche are on a seven-game point streak, going 6-0-1 while scoring 4.29 goals per game.

Carter Hart
Hart will start Saturday vs. the Senators.

Hart allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Flyers' win over the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Hart has been excellent in recent games, winning three in a row while stopping 75 of the 78 shots (.962 SV%) that he faced. This afternoon he faces the Senators for the second time this season-he allowed two goals on 19 shots in a 2-1 loss in Ottawa in mid-November.

Carter Hart
The Maple Leafs have activated Mitch Marner (ankle) from IR; expected to play on Wednesday.

Marner has been out for the last 11 games with a high-ankle sprain but is expected to play Wednesday vs. the Avalanche. Marner is expected to skate with John Tavares and Ilya Mikheyev and will be back on the top power-play unit. Marner has 18 points (4G / 14A) in 18 games this year.

Mitch Marner
Hart will start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Hart stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Flyers' win over the Red Wings on Friday. Hart won his last two starts to close out November, finishing the month at 6-2-3 with a 1.94 GAA and .927 SV%. He's been excellent on home-ice all year, going 6-1-2 with a 1.54 GAA, .942 SV% and one shutout but has a tough matchup with Toronto in town. The Maple Leafs are 4-1-0 while scoring 4.00 goals per game under new head coach Sheldon Keefe.

Carter Hart
Marner (ankle) returned to practice Monday; not expected to play Tuesday.

Marner, who has missed the last 10 games, was back at practice on Monday but is not ruling out a return Wednesday vs. the Avalanche. Marner told reporters that he's taking it "day-by-day" so monitor his status prior to the second half of the Maple Leafs' Tuesday/Wednesday back-to-back. Marner skated on the second line with John Tavares and Ilya Mikheyev on Monday and will re-enter the lineup with 18 points (4G / 14A) in 18 games when he's healthy.

Mitch Marner
Hart will start Monday vs. the Canucks.

Hart allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Flyers' shootout loss to the Flames on Saturday. Hart's inconsistent season continues, as he followed-up his four-game winning streak with a four-game losing skid while allowing just nine goals on 100 shots (.910 SV%). He'll look to get back into the win column on Monday when the Flyers host the Canucks. He stopped 22 of 24 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss in Vancouver in mid-October.

Carter Hart
Hart is in the starter's crease at the Flyers morning skate.

Hart allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Flyers' shootout loss to the Flames on Saturday. Hart's inconsistent season continues, as he followed-up his four-game winning streak with a four-game losing skid while allowing just nine goals on 100 shots (.910 SV%). He'll look to get back into the win column on Monday when the Flyers host the Canucks. He stopped 22 of 24 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss in Vancouver in mid-October.

Carter Hart