5 THINGS T O WATCH WHEN T HE F LYERS AND LEAFS MEET

Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen will be going for the homestand sweep this weekend. A week after his 11- round shootout victory in Philadelphia started the ball rolling on a three- game win streak, Andersen, pictured, and the Maple Leafs will look for a win over the Flyers in Toronto. The question is, which team will give Andersen more of a challenge, the visitors or the Leafs, whose slow starts have increased their reliance on his heroics. Here are 5 Things to Watch for when the Flyers and Leafs line up in Toronto on Saturday:

1 ORANGE CRUSH

The Flyers must have sore hands from banging on the door so often of late. Forty regulation and overtime shots against the Leafs last week, 43 more against Carey Price in their 3- 2 overtime win over Montreal on Thursday, all producing just five goals. But they also scored four on just 24 shots in a mid-week tilt against the Hurricanes. Coach Alain Vigneault saw that close loss to the Leafs as a sign of coming success and he has been proven right so far this week.

2 TONIGHT’S MENU SPECIAL

The Leafs insist they’ll unclog the pipes on their power play, but after the well- schooled Golden Knights easily defused five of the first six on Thursday, that remains to be seen. The Flyers have a pretty good penalty kill unit, too.

3 LAST CASTING CALL

This game and Sunday’s in Chicago will be important for the Leafs’ fourth liners trying to stay on the main roster before Zach Hyman’s return necessitates cuts. It’s unknown if Jason Spezza will get back in. He had his best game of the year against the Flyers, but Nick Shore won eight of 13 draws versus Vegas. The Flyers are getting good shifts from their fourth line, too.

4 GOTT A HAVE HART?

Brian Elliott played well in net against Toronto last week, but Carter Hart is Philly’s future and the young Albertan would relish a Hockey Night In Canada opportunity. He lost a 5- 4 home game to Toronto last season.

5 CLOSING NUMBERS

The Flyers rank first in the Eastern Conference in third period goals with 23, having played two games less than Toronto, which has 18.