Tortorella's club is 1-4-1 and has been outscored 25-13. The Flyers have scored only one goal through two home games. They were blanked by the Canucks, 3-0, three days ago in their home opener.

The Flyers (28-34-8) are 1-8-0 over their last nine games, a stretch in which they've been outscored 35-13. Since Jan. 23, Tortorella's club has lost 16 of its last 22 games (6-14-2).

The Flyers were swept by the Stars (44-21-4) in their two-game regular-season series. They lost to Dallas, 4-1, in January at the Wells Fargo Center, a “sh–ty” game that elicited boos.

The game will also be broadcast in Spanish on El Jefe which airs on 96.7 FM, 105.3 FM and 810 AM. (El partido también se transmite en español por El Jefe en 96.7 FM, 105.3 FM y 810 AM.) ...

In what was perhaps their worst game of the season, the Flyers dropped a 4-1 decision to the Kraken in which they were outplayed in every facet of the game by a club well out of the playoff race.