Flyers Teeter on Elimination Brink After 4-1 Rout

The Flyers stare down the barrel after coughing up a 4-1 loss that puts their playoff lives on life support. Philadelphia's defense, usually a brick wall under Tortorella, sprung leaks that the opponents exploited with surgical precision. With the series hanging by a thread, whispers from the Wells Fargo Center suggest coaching staff tweaks loom if they can't claw back soon.