If you exclude an empty-net score in Game 2, the Flyers have just five goals in their Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, an average of 1.67 goals per game.
Coach Dave Hakstol said Monday he hasn't made a decision on whether he will alter the lines or add a player to the lineup to try to get more production Wednesday in Game 4 at the Wells Fargo Center.
But he sounded as if he was going to make some changes.
"We always take a close look at it and try to consider whether it's a tweak in combinations, whether it's potentially a change in personnel," he said. "I think that all has to be on the table on a daily basis during the playoffs. That doesn't mean there will be (changes), but I can tell you we are looking close at everything."
Among his options: playing winger Jordan Weal for the first time in the series, and flip-flopping third-line winger Travis Konecny and first-line winger Michael Raffl. He could also play defenseman Robert Hagg.
Hakstol said he was looking at "how we can get a little more out of our team and be a little bit better in our five-on-five play."
The third-year coach said he didn't want to overreact to the 5-1 loss in Game 3, but "you have to look a little deeper into what's the best lineup for Game 4 ... and what gives us the best chance in this series. We've got a group of guys _ some who have been out of the lineup _ and they're as big a part of this as guys who have been in the lineup every single day. So if we feel by putting someone new in the lineup who can help us and spark us and help a combination, we'll do that."
Weal had four points in the regular season against the Penguins. No Flyer had more points.
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