Flyers' Voracek returns for critical showdown with Penguins

Jakub Voracek has arrived at the chase for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

After missing nearly a month with a lower-body injury, Voracek has returned to the Philadelphia Flyers lineup for Saturday's marquee matinee clash with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Flyers have seized control of their postseason destiny in the absence of Voracek, their leading scorer from a season ago. They took 15 from nine games over a stretch that included wins over the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and two victories over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

He began skating on a line with Nick Cousins and Matt Read, leaving Sam Gagner in a top-six role.