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Time: 08:00 P.M. EST Venue: Wells Fargo Center   Kimmo Timonen watched Chicago clinch the 2010 Stanley Cup with its only victory at Philadelphia in almost two decades. Hoping to finally hoist the Cup as a member of the Blackhawks, the 40-year-old defenseman returns Wednesday night to face a Flyers team that enabled him to chase that elusive dream. Timonen spent seven seasons with Philadelphia, and was on the ice five years ago when Patrick Kane scored in overtime to give Chicago its first Cup since 1961 with a 4-3 victory in Game 6. That remains the Blackhawks' only win in their last 13 regular-season or playoff games at Philadelphia. After the Flyers traded Timonen on Feb. 27, he makes his initial return looking to help Chicago (44-22-6) end an 0-9-1 regular-season skid at Philadelphia that dates to a 4-1 victory Nov. 9, 1996. While it's likely to be an emotional night for the 16-year veteran, it's another on his journey to finally raise the Cup before retiring at season's end." If I'd won the Stanley Cup before I probably wouldn't be (in Chicago)," Timonen told the Blackhawks' official website. "So that is the driving factor here. That's why I'm here." Sidelined because of blood clots discovered in his leg and lungs last summer, Timonen still expected to make his 2014-15 debut with the Flyers (29-29-16). But as their playoff chances dwindled, he talked with general manager Ron Hextall about a trade." If we're out of the playoffs, I asked Kimmo if he wanted to look at going somewhere and taking a run at winning a Stanley Cup," Hextall said." If Kimmo wouldn't have been amicable to being traded, we would not have traded him. He's meant too much to this organization to trade him if it was against his wishes." Advertising Timonen's return on their website, the Flyers likely will pay tribute to the man who ranks third among active NHL defensemen with 571 points." Kimmo's definitely one of the really good guys in the game," Philadelphia goaltender Steve Mason said. Though Timonen doesn't have a point and is a minus-2 while averaging 12:27 minutes in nine games with his new team, Chicago has allowed 13 goals to go 7-1-1 in those contests. The Blackhawks rebounded from Saturday's 4-0 loss at Dallas by winning 3-1 at Carolina on Monday. Andrew Shaw scored twice and Corey Crawford made 43 saves to help Chicago win for the ninth time in 12 games ." We'll do what we have to do to win those tight games," said captain Jonathan Toews, who recorded his 500th point with an assist on Shaw's empty-netter. "We know we could have played better, done some little things better but the main thing is to build off (it)." Ex-Flyer Patrick Sharp added a goal and an assist. With two assists during a 4-0 victory over Philadelphia on Oct. 21, Sharp has six and a goal during a four-game point streak against his former club. The Flyers return from an 0-2-2 trip through Canada where they matched a club record with a ninth straight road defeat, 5-4 in overtime at Edmonton on Saturday." It's frustrating and disappointing," said forward Claude Giroux, who scored twice. Philadelphia is 9-20-10 on the road but 20-9-6 at home, where it's 5-1-1 since dropping three straight to open February. Giroux has three goals in two games after going 10 straight without one. He has one in his last 13 home contests but three scores with six assists in his last six regular-season and playoff meetings there versus Chicago.

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