For better or worse, many non-Texans associate the state with "Friday Night Lights" and a culture based on a near-universal devotion to football. Along with the movie and show about big time high school games in small towns,

James Van Der Beek, the "Dawson's Creek" star, is selling signed jerseys from the 1999 football film "Varsity Blues" to pay for his cancer treatments.

Four weeks ago, James, 47, announced that he has been diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer, adding that he was 'in a good place and feeling strong.'

After being a healthy scratch for four games, Egor Zamula will return to the Flyers lineup against the Blues. The defenseman last played Nov. 20 in the Flyers 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes, a game he had a plus-minus of minus-2. In 16 games this season, he is minus-9 with a goal and six points while averaging 16 minutes, 14 seconds of ice time.

St. Louis Blues forward Brandon Saad tries to poke the puck away from Philadelphia Flyers forward Ryan Poehling during the St. Louis Blues vs Philadelphia Flyers game at Enterprise Center

The Philadelphia Flyers enter tonight's matchup against the St. Louis Blues riding high on the momentum of a dominant 3-1 win over the New York Rangers.