Flyers host the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning

What a snooze fest that 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs was, huh? The Philadelphia Flyers were once again unable to convert on the power play (an ongoing issue that may eventually sink their playoff hopes), and they lost another player to injury. Travis Konecny left the game early with an apparent upper-body injury, and now defenseman Jamie Drysdale has been placed on injured reserve, which means he'll miss the Flyers' next two games at minimum.

This run of injuries couldn't happen at a worse time, as the Flyers' schedule ramps up before the Olympic break and they have a series of difficult matchups. Tonight, they face the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are on an eight-game winning streak, 8-2-0 in their last 10 games, and 26-13-3 on the season. The Lightning are a juggernaut on a regular night; if the Flyers are missing some of their key players, things become even more difficult for the boys in orange and black.

Three Storylines

How will Tocchet adjust the lineup?

With so many injuries, head coach Rick Tocchet has his work cut out for him when it comes to slotting his players in appropriate roles. Will we see a call-up from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms--someone like Alex Bump--if Konecny and Bobby Brink are unable to play? If Konecny is out, who moves up to replace him on the line with Christian Dvorak and Trevor Zegras? Tocchet has options, but the depth that carried the Flyers much of the season is starting to thin. So far, it seems like Tocchet's going with who's already here.

The anemic power play

For as long as the power play remains this ineffective, we will have to keep mentioning it; failing to convert on continued power play opportunities is a great way to lose games by a single goal, as we saw against the Leafs on Thursday. The Flyers are 15 percent on the power play, which is 31st in the league.

Meanwhile, Tampa boasts a top-five penalty kill at 83.6 percent. So an already anemic powerplay will have even more trouble scoring against this unit if they find themselves on the man advantage.

Where is Matvei Michkov?

Michkov returned to the lineup against Toronto after missing a game with a foot injury, but you'd be forgiven for not noticing. Some of that can be pinned on his linemates: Noah Cates is a good middle-six center, and Carl Grundstrom has been a pleasant surprise, but neither is an offensive dynamo. It's been six games since Michkov's last goal, and though his underlying metrics still look good, he needs to start cashing in on some of his chances if the Flyers want to make the playoffs this season.