The Golden Knights are on their best stretch since the start of the season. Health has played a factor in that.

So has goaltending.

The Knights (14-6-9) have gotten quality starts from Carter Hart and Akira Schmid over the last four games. They’ve earned points in Hart’s three starts, while Schmid has a shutout in his one.

There’s a case to be made for either one to start Thursday when the Knights face the Philadelphia Flyers (16-9-3) at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

The Knights were expected to go with a platoon approach, alternating between Hart and Schmid, but Hart made his second straight start Tuesday in the 5-4 shootout loss to the New York Islanders .

Hart could start against his former team, which would be his third straight, but that would mean Schmid will have gone over a week since

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