League-worst Flyers host Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to get back into the playoff picture in the NHL's Eastern Conference as they take on the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wachovia Center on Thursday night.

The Maple Leafs enter the road game on a three-game slide following a five-game winning streak, but the team did manage to pick up a single point for reaching overtime in two of those contests.

The most recent setback for Toronto came in a close game with the visiting Islanders on Tuesday. Despite outshooting the Islanders 16-1 in the third period, the Maple Leafs couldn't solve goaltender Rick DiPietro to break a 2-2 deadlock.

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