The Flyers kick off a season-high, six-game homestand tonight against the Wild, and have 13 of their final 23 games at home… They have a 13-8-7 record on home ice and have earned points in the standings in four of their last five games at home, going 2-1-2… Wayne Simmonds leads the Flyers in goals at home (11) and has scored six goals in his last six games at the Wells Fargo Center, while Jakub Voracek leads the Flyers in points at home (22)… The Flyers have recorded a goal on the power play in seven of their last eight home games, going (8-for-32) at 25 percent, and have scored nearly 50 percent of their overall goals at home in that span on the man advantage (8-of-17).

Both teams come in battling for a wild card position in their conference: The Flyers are five points out of the final spot in the East, held by the Pittsburgh Penguins… The Flyers are battling with one team tied and three teams above them in the standings (Montreal, Ottawa, Carolina and New Jersey) but have two games in hand on all four of those teams… Minnesota is coming off a coaching change, relieving Mike Yeo on Feb. 13 and replacing him with interim head coach John Torchetti, who served as the club’s head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild… Since the change, the Wild have won four of their last five games and have outscored their opponent, 22-12… The Wild are in the ninth position in West, four points behind the Avalanche for the final wild card spot.