The Flyers entered Saturday’s game on a four-game point streak, although it felt a bit hollow after Thursday’s shootout loss in Montreal. The Senators are one of the worst teams in the league but had five wins in their last seven games prior to Saturday night.
This was one of only five games played on Saturday after half of the games scheduled were postponed due to players and staff in COVID-19 protocol. The Flyers have Morgan Frost still on that list and Max Willman was added on Saturday, with Carter Hart not available due to an undetermined illness.