With the wild-card race intensifying, the Flyers desperately need to defeat a team they are chasing, the New Jersey Devils, in Saturday's matinee at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Flyers are four points behind New Jersey and have two games in hand on the Devils, who began Friday tied with Pittsburgh with 61 points. The Penguins entered Friday in the last wild-card spot because they had played fewer games than New Jersey.
"Every game is a must-win for us," winger Jake Voracek said after Friday's practice in Voorhees. "We have to find a way to get points in our next three games.