Takeaways: Flyers losing skid extends to 6 in rout to Bruins

The Philadelphia Flyers suffered a 5-1 defeat against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday, extending their season-opening losing skid to six games. This marks only the second time in franchise history that Philadelphia has started a season with six consecutive losses. Boston dominated the game offensively, outshooting Philadelphia 32-15 with goals from Pavel Zacha, Mason Lohrei, Marat Khusnutdinov, Casey Mittelstadt, and Fraser Minten, while Porter Martone scored the lone Flyers goal.

Philadelphia entered the matchup shorthanded, missing forward Travis Konecny and defenseman Cam York to day-to-day injuries, while defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen was placed on injured reserve. Garrett Wilson and Helge Grans entered the lineup as replacements. The Flyers have now been outshot 216-121 across their first six games, creating a minus-95 shot differential that ranks as the fourth-worst through six games in NHL history.