Stars at Flyers preview
Dallas looks to end five-game skid; Philadelphia back home after winless road trip
by David Satriano @davidsatriano / NHL.com Staff Writer
STARS (1-7-1) at FLYERS (2-2-1)
7 p.m. ET; ESPN+, NBCSP, FS-SW, NHL.TV
The Game
The Dallas Stars seek to end a five-game losing streak when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.
Goalie Ben Bishop will start for Dallas, which has been outscored 17-7 during the streak (0-4-1). The Stars have played in six one-goal games this season, losing five of them (1-4-1).
The Flyers have lost three straight games, going 0-2-1 in a Western Canada road trip, following opening the season with two straight wins.
Players to watch
Stars forward Joe Pavelski has two points (one goal, one assist) in nine games this season after he had 38 goals and 64 points with the San Jose Sharks last season.
Flyers forward Jakub Voracek had three points (two goals, one assist) in a 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday after he had no points in his first four games of the season.
They said it
"We have the opportunity tomorrow to bounce back. That's the only fortunate thing in our game right now is you get another chance and we got to do something." -- Stars forward Tyler Seguin after a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday
"We like playing at home, we're going to turn this around. We have two games at home. The teams that are coming in (Stars, Vegas Golden Knights) are going to be a good test for us and we're looking forward to it." -- Flyers forward Claude Giroux
Stars projected lineup
Jason Dickinson -- Tyler Seguin -- Alexander Radulov
Jamie Benn -- Roope Hintz -- Corey Perry
Mattias Janmark -- Radek Faksa -- Joe Pavelski
Andrew Cogliano -- Justin Dowling -- Denis Gurianov
Esa Lindell -- John Klingberg
Andrej Sekera -- Miro Heiskanen
Jamie Oleksiak -- Taylor Fedun
Ben Bishop
Anton Khudobin
Scratched: Joel Hanley, Rhett Gardner
Injured: Blake Comeau (lower body), Roman Polak (sternum), Martin Hanzal (back), Stephen Johns (headaches)
Flyers projected lineup
Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny
Oskar Lindblom -- Kevin Hayes -- Jakub Voracek
James van Riemsdyk -- Scott Laughton -- Tyler Pitlick
Carsen Twarynski -- Michael Raffl -- Chris Stewart
Ivan Provorov -- Matt Niskanen
Travis Sanheim -- Justin Braun
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Robert Hagg
Carter Hart
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Samuel Morin
Injured: Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. ... The Flyers sent forward Connor Bunnaman to Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Friday.
Stat pack
The Stars have been outscored 15-7 in the third period this season. ... The Flyers lead the League in face-off percentage (55.5). ... Gostisbehere has seven points (four goals, three assists) in seven games against the Stars. ... Voracek has 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) in 25 games against the Stars. ... Radulov has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in eight games against the Flyers.