(Photo: Kate Frese)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Tuesday's loss in Washington marked eight straight for the Flyers, who are closing in on another 10-game losing streak for the second straight year.
The Dallas Stars come in on Thursday night with wins in five of their last seven games. The Flyers will look to avoid a ninth straight defeat.
Game time is at 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Dallas Stars | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 43 | 14 | 33 | 47 | Tyler Seguin | 44 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| Jake Voracek | 43 | 11 | 24 | 35 | Alexander Radulov | 34 | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| Sean Couturier | 41 | 15 | 16 | 31 | Jamie Benn | 43 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| Travis Konecny | 43 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Jason Spezza | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 43 | 13 | 6 | 19 | Miro Heiskanen | 44 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 93 Jake Voracek | 91 Tyler Seguin |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 4 A, 5 P, -3 | Last 5 Games: 6 G, 3 A, 9 P, +3 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 79 Carter Hart | 35 Anton Khudobin |
| 7 GP, 2-4-1, 2.68 GAA, .909 SV% | 19 GP, 8-7-2, 2.52 GAA, .924 SV% |
Since winning his first two starts, Carter Hart has lost the last five, though four of them have hardly been his fault. Hart made 33 saves on 35 shots in his last start on Monday against the Blues, despite taking the 3-0 loss.
It seems like the way to go is to start your backup against the Flyers. It's been working for a stretch of games now. With the Flyers facing Anton Khudobin, another backup will be in goal, but he has solid numbers this season and has played well for Dallas.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: Michal Neuvirth, Andrew MacDonald, Brian Elliott, Anthony Stolarz, Corban Knight
Scratches: Jori Lehtera, Jordan Weal
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 25 James van Riemsdyk | 28 Claude Giroux | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 21 Scott Laughton | 19 Nolan Patrick | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 44 Phil Varone | 22 Dale Weise |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 6 Travis Sanheim | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 26 Christian Folin | |
| Goalie | ||
| 79 Carter Hart |
Lineup Notes
No changes are expected to the Flyers lineup from Tuesday's game.
Stars Projected Lineup
Injuries: Jason Dickinson, Stephen Johns, Marc Methot, Martin Hanzal
Scratches: Brett Ritchie, Connor Carrick
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 14 Jamie Benn | 91 Tyler Seguin | 47 Alexander Radulov |
| 17 Devin Shore | 90 Jason Spezza | 27 Erik Condra |
| 43 Valeri Nichushkin | 12 Radek Faksa | 18 Tyler Pitlick |
| 13 Mattias Janmark | 24 Roope Hintz | 15 Blake Comeau |
| Defense | ||
| 23 Esa Lindell | 3 John Klingberg | |
| 4 Miro Heiskanen | 45 Roman Polak | |
| 6 Julius Honka | 42 Taylor Fedun | |
| Goalie | ||
| 35 Anton Khudobin |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (29th, 24th at home), Stars (9th, 14th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (28th, 23rd at home), Stars (8th, T-7th on road)
- Recent History vs. Stars
- Dec. 16, 2017 – Flyers 2, Stars 1 (F/OT) (at PHI)
- March 27, 2018 – Stars 3, Flyers 2 (F/OT) (at DAL)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Stars
- Shayne Gostisbehere – 5 GP, 3 G, 3 A, 6 P
- Claude Giroux – 15 GP, 3 G, 10 A, 13 P
- Jake Voracek – 23 GP, 3 G, 16 A, 19 P
- James van Riemsdyk – 15 GP, 5 G, 7 A, 12 P
- Milestone Watch
- Travis Konecny needs two points to reach 100 for his career.
- Sean Couturier needs two points to reach 300 for his career.
- Claude Giroux needs four assists to reach 500 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
