The Stars have allowed 2.14 goals per game while going 5-1-1 in their past seven games. They had allowed 2.76 goals per game in their first 37. Philadelphia has lost eight in a row (0-6-2) to fall into last place in the NHL. It's the Flyers longest streak since they lost 10 straight (0-5-5) from Nov. 11-Dec. 2, 2017.
Players to watch
Stars forward Tyler Seguin has 10 points (six goals, four assists) during a six-game point streak Flyers forward Jakub Voracek has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past five games.
They said it
"For big games and big teams our culture here has been we're up for it, we're going to play a good game. For the teams that aren't in the playoffs we tend to let the teams dictate the pace of the game or the style of the game, things like that. We want to start being more dictators. If there's a team we're supposed to beat, let's beat them 4-0." -- Stars forward Tyler Seguin "We're working hard but we're not working smart. I think we've probably had one game in this stretch where we didn't play up to our capability physically. Everything else has been mentally just not working smart enough. We've got to get our minds back into the game and we've got to start right now and be prepared for tonight." -- Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds
Honka will play after being scratched against St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, replacing Carrick. Stars coach Jim Montgomery said Honka's foot speed is needed to match against the Flyers' rush play. ... MacDonald, who has missed the past four games, took part in the morning skate but will not play.
Stat pack
Radulov has eight points (one goal, seven assists) during a four-game point streak. ... Couturier, who has three points (one goals, two assists) in his past seven games, is two points away from 300 in his NHL career.
